Marilyn Ẹ̀ẹ̀ Ohun-Ọ̀ṣọ́ by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Marilyn Ẹ̀ẹ̀ Ohun-Ọ̀ṣọ́ by Anna-Reetta Vaananen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Ara Competition Category.

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Marilyn Ẹ̀ẹ̀ Ohun-Ọ̀ṣọ́

by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Client: Anna's Darling Ky

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

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The Design

About Marilyn Ẹ̀ẹ̀ Ohun-Ọ̀ṣọ́

Marilyn jẹ́ ẹ̀ẹ̀ ohun-ọ̀ṣọ́ tí a fi fàdákà 925 tí a tún-lò tí kò ní ìtẹ̀síwájú (non-plated) ṣe. Ẹ̀ẹ̀ náà ní ẹ̀gba-ọrùn, ẹ̀gba-ọwọ́ àti ohun-etí. Àwọn ìrísí tí ń sàn wọ̀nyí ń fi ìrísí ìyí àti ẹ̀fúùfù tí ń fẹ́ lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ etí-òkun hàn. A ṣe ẹ̀yà kọ̀ọ̀kan nípasẹ̀ ọ̀nà ìsùyọ epo-oyin tí ó ti sọnù (lost wax casting) àti àwọn ọgbọ́n ìbílẹ̀ oníṣẹ́ ìlàrí, tí a sì parí pẹ̀lú ojú tí kò dán (needle matt surface). Àwọn ẹ̀yà ẹ̀gba-ọrùn ni a so pọ̀ ní ibi tí ó dọ́gba, tí ó mú kí ẹ̀ẹ̀ náà máa tẹ̀lé ìrìn àti ìgbésẹ̀ ẹni tí ó wọ̀ ọ́. Ẹ̀gba-ọwọ́ náà tẹ̀lé ìrísí ọrùn-ọwọ́, nígbà tí àwọn ohun-etí náà fúyẹ́ tí wọ́n sì tẹ̀ mọ́ ojú lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́. Ẹ̀ẹ̀ náà bá àwọn ayẹyẹ tí ó ní ìlànà àti àwọn tí ó ní ìlànà díẹ̀ mu. Ìṣelọ́po rẹ̀ wáyé ní Sonkajärvi, Finland.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Marilyn Ẹ̀ẹ̀ Ohun-Ọ̀ṣọ́ 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 Marilyn Ẹ̀ẹ̀ Ohun-Ọ̀ṣọ́ 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. Marilyn Ẹ̀ẹ̀ Ohun-Ọ̀ṣọ́ 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: Marilyn jewelry set is flowy and showy. It expresses curls and wind by the beach. These matt surfaced jewelries are made from recycled non-plated 925 silver at Sonkajarvi, Finland. The Marilyn jewelry series includes necklace bracelet and earrings. The jewelry set suites events and fine occasions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Necklace 500 mm x 29 mm x 40 mm Bracelet 68 mm x 68 mm x 35 mm Earrings 20 mm x 30 mm x 10 mm and stud
Tags: mairlyn, jewelry, marilyn monroe, silver jewelry, finnish, design, necklace, earrings, bracelet, matt, surface
Production Technology: The Marilyn Jewelry set is made from recycled 925 silver. It's made by lost was casting and traditional goldsmiths techniques. It has needle matt surface.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this design project was to create light and luxurious feeling into a celebrity inspired jewelry. It was to make the jewelry user feel the perfection and child like joy in design. It was also important to express the movement and bring Marilyn's personality in to the jewelry.
Research: In Marilyn jewelry project the main fields of study were in luxury feeling flowy design that expresses the actress Marilyn Monroes character and makes the jewelry user to feel itself confident and beautiful when appearing in events for dress code Formal or Semi-formal. It was also important to reach the feeling of steady and stable weightless wearability of big and showy jewelry. This was achieved with good balance experiments and several fittings with different body types.
Inspiration: Marilyn makes us think of how we treat people who live by publicity and being a star. Where is the line between personal life and show business or politics. Marilyns life is well stored in photographs. Through them it s possible to see her as a human being who faces changes and winds of life. All though her hair might be done perfect she is still the same wild, loving and caring person as she was in the beginning of her career. She deserves to be admired as herself.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in October 2023 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
Operation Flow: Marilyn necklace can be manufactured in different lengths to fit the customer. The necklace pieces are attached in to each other in balanced and movement securing points. The jewelry set is made to follow the users movements. It is made to be noticeable by the audience but not the user itself. The bracelet follows the shape of a wrist and bone structure to feel stable and fit. Marilyn earrings are light and they curve by the face when worn.
Patents: All rights for Marilyn Jewelry set Anna's Darling Ky, Sonkajarvi, Finland
Image Credits: Image #1 : Photographer Elina Manninen, Marilyn jewelry set, 2023
Image #2: Photographer Elina Manninen, Marilyn jewelry set in perspective, 2023
Image #3: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2023
Image #4: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn necklace, 2023
Image #5: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn earrings, 2023