Faster Than Light 吊坠和耳环 by Olga Yatskaer

Faster Than Light 吊坠和耳环 by Olga Yatskaer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 珠宝设计 Competition Category.

铁珠宝· 2021

Faster Than Light 吊坠和耳环

by Olga Yatskaer

Client: Queensberg

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 珠宝 Category

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The Design

About Faster Than Light 吊坠和耳环

Faster Than Light 珠宝套装通过静止的金属珠宝呈现速度和加速度。这一概念通过仔细计算的形状几何和精美的雕刻得以体现。该设计的灵感来自于不断加快的生活节奏，从发明到技术再到人类互动。根据相对论，当物体、结构和粒子加速到光速时，它们会变小，质量会增加，最后塌陷成一个点。超越这一点，当速度超过光速时，未知就开始了……

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Faster Than Light 吊坠和耳环是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Faster Than Light 吊坠和耳环将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Faster Than Light 吊坠和耳环因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This design visualizes the accelerating objects, structures and particles. The further the speed increases, the smaller the objects get, and the structures turns into chaos. Finally, at the speed of light, everything collapses into one single point. But beyond this point everything resets, and something completely new and unknown begins, getting into a new dimension.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are two versions of the pendant, a regular one that is approximately 3,4x2,2cm in size, and large one that is around 5,4x3,2cm. The earrings are 3,4x2,2cm. The pieces are available in 6 types of metal, namely 18k and 14k white gold with palladium, 18k and 14k yellow gold, as well as rhodium-plated sterling silver and vermeil.
Tags: Queensberg, faster, light, olga, Yatskaer
Production Technology: The production involves manual design, 3D design and prototyping, high precision casting, laser and manual welding, as well as manual finishing. For sterling silver rhodium-plated and 24k gold vermeil versions, it also involves electroplating.
Design Challenge: The design challenge was to express the speed and acceleration of objects into a still piece of jewelry. The production challenge was to reproduce all small details accurately.
Research: As part of the design preparation, I have double-checked my understanding of the theory with an engineer. When modeling the piece, the proportions of details have been calculated to create the impression of increasing speed, while ensuring the feasibility and practicality of production.
Inspiration: This piece is dedicated to the ever increasing speed of everything going around that we witness, especially since the beginning in the 21st century. Faster inventions, faster computing clouds, social networks, shorter attention spans, everything gets faster and faster. As per Einstein, when objects approach the speed of light, they get smaller and heavier, and even the time itself slows down. Now imagine what happens beyond the speed of light...
Project Duration: Faster than Light was first conceived in 2017, and first presented to public in 2018 on 10eme Salon Creations de Brabant Wallon, Belgium.
Operation Flow: You can wear the pendant on a chain as a necklace. A good fit is the chain type called "Gourmette", just like the one you can see on the pictures. The same design also exist as earrings. For evening gowns, one can use larger size pendant in the front, and a smaller size backdrop pendant, combined with earrings. You may choose the metal color to match your style, dress, or mood.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Queensberg, 2018
Image Credits: Image #1: Melting Prod
Image #2: Melting Prod
Image #3: Melting Prod
Image #4: Aleksandra Rowicka
Image #5: Aleksandra Rowicka