Waves Ẹ̀gbà Ọrùn by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Waves Ẹ̀gbà Ọrùn by Anna-Reetta Vaananen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara Competition Category.

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Waves Ẹ̀gbà Ọrùn

by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Client: Anna's Darling

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara Category

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The Design

About Waves Ẹ̀gbà Ọrùn

Waves jẹ́ ẹ̀gbà ọrùn tí a ṣe láti inú fàdákà sterling tí a tún lò padà. Ìrísí ẹ̀gbà ọrùn náà ń fara wé ìṣípòpadà omi àti irun tí ó ní ìdìkún. Ojú rẹ̀ tí kò dán ni a ṣe pẹ̀lú ọgbọ́n ìṣàngbé abẹ́rẹ́, ó sì fara jọ awọ suede. Ẹ̀yà ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ fún ríró àti ṣíṣe àwọ̀nà ni a ṣe ní ọwọ́, nípa yíyí àwọn abẹ́ epo-oyin gbígbóná pẹ̀lú irin tí ń fún ní ìrísí. Ẹ̀yà kọ̀ọ̀kan ẹ̀gbà ọrùn náà ní ìgbì tí ó tóbi jù ní àárín rẹ̀, tí àwọn ìgbì kékeré yí i ká, láti ṣẹ̀dá ìṣípòpadà àdámọ́ àti àpẹrẹ tí ó dọ́gba. Ẹ̀gbà ọrùn náà jẹ́ ti àjọ̀dún síbẹ̀ ó fúyẹ́ láti wọ̀. Fàdákà náà kò ní awọ̀ tí a fi bò ó, ìṣèjáde sì ń wáyé ní orílẹ̀-èdè Finland.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

Waves Ẹ̀gbà Ọrùn jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Waves Ẹ̀gbà Ọrùn yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Waves Ẹ̀gbà Ọrùn jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The design project has started from the idea of womanhood diversity and a need to create something that is precious. Waves necklace form expresses water and hair. The necklaces matt surface is suede like but made from silver. The original piece for casting and mold making has been hand made by bending warm wax sheet with form giving irons. The flowing form was accomplished by controlled artisan skills. Casted silver parts have been finished by hand and joined together. The necklace is made from recycled silver in Finland.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length of the necklace 475 mm (can be customized in every 20 mm)
Width of the necklace 23 mm
Thickness of the necklace 4 mm
Size of one piece 25 x 23 mm
Weight of 475 mm long necklace 85 g
Tags: waves, matt, hair, suede, silver, jewelry, women, festive, water
Production Technology: Lost wax casting
Needle matt technique
Recycled sterling silver
Design Challenge: The hardest part of the design process was to make something as balanced and at the same time ambitiously beautiful for women to wear. Fitting is always important and I has to come naturally.
Research: Waves project started with my admiration to women of all kinds. I see women as unique individuals who deserve more encouragement for themselves. It should be easy to love yourself everyday no matter what. First models were made from reindeer suede. Then the experimental design process moved onwards to wax sheets. I formed wax with heat and different shaped jewelry making irons and hand tools. The final product has the light feeling and the looks of suede even though it is made from silver. Waves necklace has grown in to a jewelry set with bracelet, two different sized pendants and earrings.
Inspiration: Waves necklace is based on Botticellis painting The birth od Venus. Waves is a praise to womanhood in all of its forms. The jewelry design reflects waves of water and hair and the curves of a woman.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2017 and the first necklace was finished in September 2018 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
Operation Flow: Necklace is massive and very festive but still very light for its looks. Waves finishes the red carpet look for everyone who wears it. The Waves necklaces length can be adjusted to fit different sized women. Each piece adds the length approximately 2 cm.
Patents: Copyright Belongs to Anna's Darling Ky, Anna-Reetta Vaananen 2021
Image Credits: Image #1: Tuomo Jalkanen, photographer, Alias Creative, 2020
Image #2: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #3: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #4: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #5: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020