Unbound Heart 戒指 by Xuehui Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 珠宝设计 Competition Category.

铁珠宝· 2020

Unbound Heart 戒指

by Xuehui Liu

Client: Grace.H Jewelry

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 珠宝 Category

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The Design

About Unbound Heart 戒指

《无束之心》是一系列配有可活动主石的戒指。主石可固定于三种位置，因此一枚戒指提供三种佩戴方式。当主石向上时，戒指形成闭合的圆环，呈现复古气息；当主石处于中间位置时，戒指呈半开状，宝石与戒臂平行，营造现代感；当主石向下时，造型显得柔和而修长。戒指以9K金打造，镶嵌小颗珍珠，并搭配托帕石、坦桑石或祖母绿。其机械结构巧妙利用未硬化黄金天然的韧性，使主石得以稳固保持于每一个位置。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Unbound Heart 戒指是 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Unbound Heart 戒指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。Unbound Heart 戒指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: These series of rings feature in the 3 styles of wearing as the most shining main stone can be changed into 3 positions where each one can be of different tastes. When the ring is upward, a complete close circle is formed， Retro style is shown through the 18k gold dotted with small pearls and jewelries. When the ring is at the middle, it is semi open. The ring parallels with the ring arm, making ones seem fashion and modern. When it is downward, the visual effect is soft and lengthened,
Dimensions & Packaging: The mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
Tags: Stylish，Changeable，Matching different occasions
Production Technology: The original purpose for the design is to make it stylish and changeable. Thus, we have tried many functions making it feasible while at the same time stable at exact positions. This mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
The ring is made of 9K GOLD. Our series has three shapes, ellipse triangle and rectangle. The gemstones on it are topaz, tanzanite, and emerald. There are little pearls around.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to make the ring smooth when changing the angle, and at the same time to reach the fixed angle, it should be stable and motionless. For this reason, we have done a lot of experiments, and finally found a mechanism to achieve the ideal state.
Inspiration: We wear jewelry for a very important purpose, which is to match clothes and occasions. Many of my friends have their own precious jewels, which may be valuable because of the precious gem stone . I love it but I can't wear it everyday because of the style of clothes or the occasion. So I designed this ring mechanism to make a ring present three styles, which can match all most styles and occasion.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 and finished in September 2019.

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