Ruby Pixels 耳环 by Nima Nazem Zomorodi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 珠宝设计 Competition Category.

铜珠宝· 2021

Ruby Pixels 耳环

by Nima Nazem Zomorodi

Client: Zomorrodi Jewelry Gallery

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 珠宝 Category

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The Design

About Ruby Pixels 耳环

红宝石像素（Ruby Pixels）的设计灵感源自80年代的电子游戏与都市广告中的霓虹红光，同时在设计中可见对伊斯兰纹样马赛克式排列的借鉴。主要挑战在于满足市场对各类护身符形态珠宝的需求，将自然形态转化为具有同样情感张力的有机环形，在实现性能与美学统一的同时，建立耳环与佩戴者之间的情感联结。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Ruby Pixels 耳环是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Ruby Pixels 耳环将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Ruby Pixels 耳环出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The unique features of this earring is the originality of its design and two separate parts of it, the first part lying on the surface of the earlobe and flush with the ergonomic lines of the ear, and the lower part is a ruby piece with a teardrop cut. The suspended face hangs from the ear.
Dimensions & Packaging: (L) 44 mm * (W) 32 mm * (H) 4 mm
Tags: Ruby, Earing, Modern, Classic, Puzzle, Pixels
Production Technology: The upper part includes princess cut diamonds and rubies. The lower part includes tear-shaped ruby. The base material is 18K gold.
Design Challenge: The contrast of combining an unconventional and modern design of the earrings at the top with the classic design (teardrop-like hanging at the bottom) and creating a work with high visual dynamics has been the main challenge in this design.
Research: How the asymmetrical color arrangement of red and white jewelry on the upper part and also the difference in height of these stones and the use of common claws to mount them, ergonomic placement of the upper part of the ear and hanging tears-shaped stone at the bottom, all with many Prototypes and multiple trials were obtained.
Inspiration: The design of this earring is inspired by the turning on and off of light pixels on screens such as 80s video games (like Atari) on a black background or even neon red lights in urban advertising, as well as inspiration from the mosaic arrangement of Islamic patterns in this design that is visible.
Project Duration: The project has been designed and produced in Tehran, Iran in 2020.
Operation Flow: It visually remembers the start of the spring with an asymmetrically combination of white and pink blossoms. The asymmetrical and random variety of colors create excitement in a modern atmosphere that calms by leading to a big tear at the end of the earring.