Blue Daisy 多功能戒指 by Teong Yan Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 珠宝设计 Competition Category.

铜珠宝· 2019

Blue Daisy 多功能戒指

by Teong Yan Ni

Client: Ivy Teong

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 珠宝 Category

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The Design

About Blue Daisy 多功能戒指

黛西是复合花，两朵花合二为一，内层和外花瓣。它象征着两个代表真爱或最终联系的交织在一起。该设计融合了雏菊花的独特性，使佩戴者能够以多种方式佩戴蓝色雏菊。花瓣蓝色蓝宝石的选择是为了强调希望，欲望和爱的灵感。选择用于中央花瓣的黄色蓝宝石让穿着者感受到一种快乐和自豪感，让穿着者完全平静并有信心展现其优雅。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Blue Daisy 多功能戒指是 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Blue Daisy 多功能戒指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。Blue Daisy 多功能戒指出色地满足需求，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: Blue Daisy is a hand fabricated piece meant for elegant, versatile though it may sound technical but a feminine one. It can be wear as a ring and can be detach to wear as a pendant. It suits wearer whom like to mix and match or wear at different occasions. The choices of gems are blue sapphire for petals and yellow sapphires at the center with white metal for ring which in contrast. The petals were made unequal to make the design more alive as it is floating.
Dimensions & Packaging: Weight of ring 4.94gram, weight of pendant 5.82gram, height 28mm, ring size Asian 11, thickness of ring 3mm
Tags: versatile jewelry, multifunctional jewelry, blue daisy jewelry, blue daisy ring, blue daisy pendant
Production Technology: Number of sketches were made for design elements such as size, shape, arrangement and practicality. I also used clay and paper cut to assist me better. Discussions between manufacturer, checking result or progress at every stage was utmost important for accuracy, good workmanship and common understanding.
Design Challenge: The most challenging was the technical part of the hinges and lock whereby it has to be practical, and yet unnoticeable. Couple of trials and errors made and communication to manufacturer also has taken up some time.
Research: Firstly, to check the characteristic of the flower such as the petals, colors and composites. Actual flowers and pictures were gathered. Then, ratio and size of the flower was taken. Multiple sketches were made in order to translate it into jewelry. Other than basic tools, clay was used for initial concept and changes. It then translated into wax carving as a model before fabricated it to the shapes and form. Technical part such as size, weight, hook, tail and flexibility were also tested to ensure meeting the versatility yet modelling blue daisy without compromising the practicality.
Inspiration: The inspiration was from blue daisy flower which the color is rare, unique and mystic in compare to pink or peach daisies. Imagined from a lady holding a blue daisy flower in between fingers, the idea of ring is created. Initially, ring was the only choice, but since the flower part is big, I thought perhaps can add a hidden hook, detachable and make into a pendant too. More research went on by checking the real flowers, pictures, bracelets, necklaces, doors, cabinets for the technical part.
Project Duration: This piece started in March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and ended June 2018.
Operation Flow: Blue Daisy is meant for multifunctional or interchangeable. From ring to pendant or vice versa at different occasions. It is very simple to operate. From ring to attach and detach, simply open, unlock at the back of the band and pull out gently. Once detached, it can wear as a pendant, where the bail designed hidden at the back. To attach back to the band, simply slide back in accordingly to the top of the band, close and lock it.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Teong Yan Ni, 2019 (AR2019001780)