Coral קאָראַל by Andrea Ragazzo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award אין זילבער in צירונג דיזײַן Competition Category.
זילבערצירונג· 2020
Coral קאָראַל
Client: Ragazzo Design Studio
A' Design Award אין זילבער Winner in צירונג Category
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About Coral קאָראַל
קאָראַל איז אַ פּאָר מאַנזשעטן־קנעפּ געמאַכט צו האַלטן די מאַנזשעטן פֿון אַ העמד צוזאַמען. אַ סך מאַנזשעטן־קנעפּ זענען גראָב און שווער. קאָראַל, אַנשטאָט, גייט נאָך אַן איטאַליענישן טראַדיציע פֿון פּשטות און דרך־ארץ פֿאַר אָרגאַנישע פֿאָרעמס. די אָפֿענע, דורכזעעוודיקע פֿאָרעם גיט אַ לײַכטן אויסזען, בעת די גראָבע אינערלעכע טעקסטור לייגט צו קאָנטראַסט. יעדער מאַנזשעט־קנאָפּ איז האַנט־געמאַכט פֿון סטערלינג זילבער דורך פֿאַרלוירן־וואַקס גיסן. יעדער שטיק איז פּאָלירט און פּלאַטירט מיט פּלאַטין אָדער ראָזעווע גאָלד צו האַלטן דעם גלאַנץ. דער פֿלאַכער, פֿין־ענלעכער שטענגל פֿאַרמײַדט דרייען און מאַכט די מאַנזשעטן־קנעפּ גרינג אָנצוטאָן און אַראָפּצונעמען.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award אין זילבער
Coral קאָראַל איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין זילבער, אַן אויסערגעוויינלעך פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו שיינע, דערהויבענע און איבערצײַגנדיקע שפּיץ-דיזײַנס. זילבער-געווינער זענען העכסט בריליאַנטע און זייער קרעאַטיווע ווערק וואָס ילוסטרירן די אויסגעצייכנטע מומחיות, טאַלאַנט און שאַרפֿזיניקייט פֿון זייערע דיזײַנערס. פֿון Coral קאָראַל ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ וווּנדערלעך, מוסטערהאַפֿט ווערק וואָס איז אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק פּראָפֿעסיאָנעל און טיף אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין זילבער איז אַ זייער אויפֿפֿאַלנדיקע, באַוווּנדערטע דערפֿינדונג וואָס ברענגט נוצן און שטופּט פֿאָרויס די גרענעצן פֿון קונסט, וויסנשאַפֿט, דיזײַן און טעכנאָלאָגיע. Coral קאָראַל איז אַ באַשאַפֿונג וואָס מען מקנא זײַן זי ברייט, וואָס וועקט תּאוות, ברענגט פּאָזיטיווע געפֿילן און וועקט חידוש און פֿאַרוווּנדערונג.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- These cufflinks are designed in the best tradition of Italian love for simplicity and respect for organic shapes. They are featuring a unique see-through look, which creates lightness, while the rough inner texture creates added contrast.
Each cufflink is hand made from Sterling Silver. To keep its shine, they are individually polished and either Platinum or Rose Gold plated. The flat, fin-like stem prevents them from rotating while making it easy to put on and take off. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Sterling Silver with Rhodium plating and Rose Gold plating, ∅20 x 22mm
- Tags
- Cufflinks, Men's Accessories, Sterling Silver, Gold Plated, Italian Design, Luxury Accessories, Men's Fashion, Modern Design
- Production Technology
- The cufflinks are made by lost wax casting, which is commonplace in jewelry making. All files were created in Creo 4.0 and rendered in Keyshot to get an accurate representation of the final design before production. A Makerbot 3D-printer was also used, to get preliminary parts made in PLA. These were used to fine-tune the look and size.
- Design Challenge
- There was not much of a research challenge for this project since cufflinks have been around for a very long time. Also in terms of manufacturing and materials, the choice to use Sterling Silver and Lost Casting were straight forward. A high-quality material was necessary, and therefore, only silver or gold would have been appropriate. Using pure gold would set a too high selling price. Therefore the choice to use Sterling Silver and gold plate them.
- Research
- During the initial phase of the design, several directions were taken, including designs featuring enamel. The enamel was placed in the inner part of the cufflinks, creating contrast and making the design feel alive. The idea came from the underside of a starfish, which reveals an inner color, different from the outer skin. It makes it more vulnerable and fragile, enhancing its lightness even more. Unfortunately, it was not possible from a technical point of view, since reaching the inner surface was very difficult and time-consuming.
- Inspiration
- Cufflinks in itself are meant to hold the cuffs of a shirt together. The tighter, the better. They can be bulky and overloaded, usually made of expensive materials to show the status of its wearer. The inspiration was to create something opposite to that. Something that still made of a single, pure material and which replicated lightness. Something that even when holding the cuffs, would so not by weight, but by its structural integrity.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2018 and the first production of three SKU's (Rose Gold, Silver, Gun Metal) arrived in Hong Kong around March 2019.
- Operation Flow
- There are several types of cufflinks - Whale Back, Bullet Back, Chain Link, Ball Return, ... The Coral Cufflinks come as Fixed Backing design, which usually is a little harder to put on. Due to the slim design and functional shape; however, this is not the case. These cufflinks slide easily into the cuffs cuts, keeping them tightly together.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Ragazzo Ltd., Hong Kong, 2019
- Image Credits
- #1: Maxime Chambigneulle, 2019
#2: Andrea Ragazzo, 2019
#3: Andrea Ragazzo, 2019
#4: Andrea Ragazzo, 2019
#5: Maxime Chambigneulle, 2019
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