Affinity Oruka by Ensieh Yazdani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara Competition Category.

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Affinity Oruka

by Ensieh Yazdani

Client: Ensieh

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

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The Design

About Affinity Oruka

Apẹrẹ oruka ibaramu jẹ idapọ ti iṣẹ ọna ati didara itan pẹlu ara ode oni. Iwọn yi jẹ apẹrẹ ni apẹrẹ ti iṣan ti nṣàn. Ninu ohun elo rẹ, enamel, eyiti o ni itankalẹ itan-akọọlẹ ninu aṣa ati aworan ti o ti kọja, ni a lo pẹlu irisi awọ alawọ ewe lori goolu dudu. Ero apẹrẹ gbogbogbo ti oruka obinrin yii ni atilẹyin nipasẹ apẹrẹ ti Ile-iṣẹ Heydar Aliyev ni Baku, Azerbaijan, eyiti o jẹ ọkan ninu awọn apẹrẹ ti Zaha Hadid.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Affinity Oruka 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 Affinity Oruka 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. Affinity Oruka 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: The Affinity ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve, which looks like a twist. On the surface of the ring, rows are repeated in a curved shape and in a parallel direction with a distance of 0.5 mm from each other, which have the material of black gold and enamel with a spectrum of green color, respectively.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 19.9mm, Width 33.2mm, Height 33.6mm
Tags: Jewelry, Jewellery, Gold, Black gold, Enamel, Green enamel, Ring
Production Technology: 18k Black gold with Enamel.
Design Challenge: The research challenge of this design is to decide on the number, size, and distance of the rows from each other so that they are curved and parallel, and the first and last rows have the same material.
Research: The type of research is applied. Data collection and the research tool used is the library method and the study of documents. Objective is to implement the idea of modern ring design using material with a historical and artistic background. According to the results, enamel is a good option because gold and silver do not oxidize in combination with it. Also, it has antiquity, beauty and reasonable price which increase in demand will improve the business and economic prosperity of the society.
Inspiration: This ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve. In its design, black gold material is used, and rows of enamel with a spectrum of green color are placed on it in a curved and parallel way. The design of the Affinity ring is inspired by the design of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is one of Zaha Hadid's designs.
Project Duration: In Turkey in the year 2021
Operation Flow: A ring for women that is easy to use.