Mushroom Fantasy Òrùka by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Mushroom Fantasy Òrùka by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara Competition Category.

IdẹOhun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara· 2021

Mushroom Fantasy Òrùka

by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Client: Sanaz Doost Studio

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

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The Design

About Mushroom Fantasy Òrùka

Mushroom Fantasy jẹ́ òrùka tí ó gba ìmísí láti inú ayé àwọn mushroom àti àwọn ìtàn àlọ́ ìgbà èwe. A ṣe òrùka náà pẹ̀lú wúrà 18K aláwọ̀ ofeefee, tí a sì fi ọwọ́ ṣe láti ìpìlẹ̀ dé òpin. Àlùmọ́nì náà, àwọn àwo, wáyà àti tubu ni gbogbo wọn ni a fi ọwọ́ ṣe. Àwọn ìpele wúrà náà rántí gills mushroom, nígbà tí àwọn sapphire aláwọ̀ búlúù àdánidá ní onírúurú àwọ̀ ṣàpẹẹrẹ àwọn ìdẹ̀ òjò. Àwọn ìpele náà àti àwọn sapphire dàbí ẹni pé wọ́n dúró sí afẹ́fẹ́, láìsí ìpìlẹ̀ tí ó hàn kedere. Ìwò ẹ̀gbẹ́ tẹ̀lé àpẹrẹ spiral wúrà kan. Ìparí tí ó ní ìtẹ̀ẹ̀tì matte bo gbogbo ojú rẹ̀. Òrùka náà ní ìwọ̀n 30 mm ní ibú, 20 mm ní ìjìnlẹ̀ àti 30 mm ní gíga.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Mushroom Fantasy Òrùka jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Mushroom Fantasy Òrùka yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Mushroom Fantasy Òrùka ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Mushroom fantasy is a ring inspired by magic world of mushrooms. This ring is a wearable piece of art which brings back the joy of surreal childhood fantasies and dreams to the user. the ring has an eye catching appearance with it's unique design and the bold contrast between 18k yellow gold and different shades of natural blue sapphire which represents drops of rain. From side view it has golden ratio design which is pleasant to the eye. This ring is completely hand fabricated from scratch, I also have made the alloy myself and then made the sheets, wires and tubes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 30 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 30 mm
Tags: jewelry, ring, jewelry design, gold ring, mushroom ring
Production Technology: 18K yellow gold which is hand fabricated 100% from scratch. I made the alloy, forged, rolled, made wires/sheets, designed and made the ring. it has natural sapphires which I've set them myself. The ring has mat textured finish by using European wheel brush. As you can see in the photos the layers/gills and the raindrops which are natural sapphires are suspended without any base to hold them, so it was super challenging to solder them in place.
Design Challenge: the most challenging part was to create gills with gold and to solder them parallel to each other without melting them. another challenge were sapphires because they were suspended and I had to solder the settings one by one without melting them, and then cleaning and setting them on that position was super difficult. this design needed lots of attention, patient and craftsmanship.
Research: For this design I researched and read a lot about mushroom structure, shape, different types and the growth process. I focused on the gills of mushrooms and found a solution to recreate those with 18k gold. the finishing part with European wheel to have mat textured surface in all the areas was also challenging because of the shape of the ring.
Inspiration: Mushroom fantasy ring is inspired by magic world of mushrooms and the childhood fairytale stories. When I was a kid I used to walk in jungles, play with mushrooms and blow the rain drops all the time. Mushrooms existed for 1 billion years and somehow have managed to remain full of mysteries, these mostly earth-dwelling organisms even can stimulate rain in the atmosphere. Therefor I mixed these two mysterious elements: form of mushroom gills with the golden spiral for the side view, and designed this mysterious ring.
Project Duration: started in november 2019 in Toronto and finished in April 2020 in Toronto/Canada.
Operation Flow: This is an ergonomic ring and it sits very well on the hand. it's unique but comfortable.
Image Credits: Paul Ambtman