Reflection Yíyẹtí (Earrings) by Mandy Morris

Reflection Yíyẹtí (Earrings) by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara Competition Category.

FàdákàOhun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara· 2023

Reflection Yíyẹtí (Earrings)

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

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

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The Design

About Reflection Yíyẹtí (Earrings)

Reflection jẹ́ yíyẹtí méjì tí kò dọ́gba tí a ṣe láti inú wúrà funfun 18ct tí a tún lò. A fa wúrà náà di okùn wáyà láti ṣe ara yíyẹtí àkọ́kọ́. Yíyẹtí òsì tó tóbi jù ni ó kọ́ mọ́ etí, nígbà tí yíyẹtí ọ̀tún jẹ́ stud kékeré. Apá ìsàlẹ̀ ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ kan wà tí a lè so mọ́ yíyẹtí èyíkéyìí tàbí kí a fi sórí ẹ̀wọ̀n kí a sì wọ̀ ọ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí pẹ́ńdáǹtì. A fi ọwọ́ ṣe ìtòpọ̀ àwọn òkúta sáfáyà àti dáyámọ́ńdì nínú ọ̀nà grain set àti bezel set. Ìmísí àwòṣe yìí wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ ẹyẹ kan tí ó ń wo ojú ara rẹ̀ nínú omi, àti láti inú ìyàtọ̀ láàárín ẹ̀gbẹ́ tí a fi hàn àti ẹ̀gbẹ́ tí a fi pamọ́.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

Reflection Yíyẹtí (Earrings) 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 Reflection Yíyẹtí (Earrings) 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. Reflection Yíyẹtí (Earrings) 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: These one of a kind earrings feature an asymmetric design with a drop section that can be added to left the left or right earring or removed and worn as a pendant
Dimensions & Packaging: Left side Height 60mm width 40mm depth 12mm.
Right side Height 15mm width 11mm depth 7mm
Drop attachment height 35mm width 9mm depth 5mm
Tags: Reflection earrings, GCDC awards2022, Werk jewellers ,awards
Production Technology: Repurposed 18ct white gold drawn into metal wire to form body of main earring ,Hand crafted , laser welding. Hand finishing, grain set and bezel set sapphires and diamonds , polishing.
Design Challenge: Production possibilities with gemstone availability.The wire drawing and formation and balance of the earring in ear.
Research: Following my initial image of bird on a branch viewing reflection I spent time researching bird image and reflection in water and how what’s seen is it a mirror image . I spent days re sketching the image to its basic wire form and from their transformed the initial shape using cad cam and by stretching the shape it took on a hook shape which inspired the hook design around the ear with the reflection part progression to a removable drop .Methods included sketching, layout tracing , hand rendering and cad cam with the making using hand craftsmanship.
Inspiration: Originally based on a bird viewing its own reflection in the water
we do not always see the perfect reflection of ourselves.
I wanted to design based on the the side we show and the side we keep hidden.The right earring is flamboyant were the left is more subtle
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 in York finished in February 2022 in York and was exhibited in London March 2022.
Operation Flow: The object can be handled easily with the left earring that hooks easily around the ear and with a right hand stud fitted easily with pin through eat .The drop section can easily hook on to either earring or slide on to a chain and worn as a necklace.