The Golden Viper 吊坠 by Bettina Gomez Latus

The Golden Viper 吊坠 by Bettina Gomez Latus is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 银奖 in 珠宝设计 Competition Category.

银珠宝· 2025

The Golden Viper 吊坠

by Bettina Gomez Latus

Client: 1Karat

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 珠宝 Category

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The Design

About The Golden Viper 吊坠

金色毒蛇（Golden Viper）是一款专为将戒指安全固定于项链上而设计的吊坠。其造型灵感源自蛇——一个自古以来象征治愈的图腾。当戒指无法佩戴于手指时，例如医护人员在工作期间，该吊坠可将戒指妥善收纳于链上。戒指沿着链条穿过吊坠后再回扣定位，因此无需取下项链即可完成佩戴。作品采用18K金铸造，并经高光抛光处理。其内径设计可适配多种戒指尺寸。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

The Golden Viper 吊坠是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计The Golden Viper 吊坠将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。The Golden Viper 吊坠是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: "The Golden Viper" pendant elegantly serves as secure storage for a ring. If circumstances prevent a ring from being worn on the finger, it can be swiftly and safely placed onto the pendant without removing the necklace. Utilizing an intuitive method, the ring seamlessly slides onto the pendant and can be effortlessly removed, enhancing both practicality and aesthetics.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: 18k gold (750)
Weight: approximately 9 grams.
Dimensions: Width 17.40 mm x Height 24.40 mm.
Tags: Jewelry, Necklace, Collier, Pendant, Snake Pendant, Doctor, Doctors, Ring, Wedding band, Wedding ring, Gold, Precious Metals
Production Technology: The Golden Viper pendant was initially hand-sketched, digitally rendered using CAD software, prototyped, and subsequently cast in 18k gold (750). The finished piece is meticulously polished to a high gloss, ensuring a premium aesthetic.
Design Challenge: Significant creative and technical challenges arose during prototyping and casting phases. Achieving consistently flawless casting without shrinkage cavities or distortion demanded multiple iterations. Overcoming these obstacles ensured structural integrity and aesthetic excellence in each finished pendant.
Research: The design required thorough empirical research into varying ring sizes to determine optimal pendant dimensions. Multiple prototypes were developed to test the snake pendant's adaptability and functionality. Insights from these tests allowed precise tailoring of the snake’s belly diameter, ensuring compatibility with different ring sizes and delivering a practical, user-friendly jewelry piece with tangible benefits for medical professionals.
Inspiration: The snake has symbolized medical virtues, healing, and immortality since ancient times. Recognizing that medical professionals cannot wear rings at work due to hygiene regulations - often leading to misplaced or lost wedding bands - this pendant was specifically designed as a practical and elegant solution in the form of a snake. Doctors and medical staff can securely store their rings on this necklace, preventing losses commonly associated with hospital attire while ensuring their rings remain easily accessible.
Project Duration: The project commenced in September 2024 and was completed in March 2025 in Steinbach (Taunus), Germany.
Operation Flow: To secure a ring, the wearer guides it along the necklace chain through the snake-shaped pendant from the top, looping it back upwards, thus safely positioning it. To remove the ring, the wearer simply reverses the process without needing to take off the necklace.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Bettina Gomez-Latus, 2025
Image Credits: Images #1-5: Photographer Achim Küst, The Golden Viper, 2025.
Video Credits: Michael Schäfer, The Golden Viper, 2025.