Reflection Amacici by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ubucwebe Competition Category.

IsilivaUbucwebe· 2023

Reflection Amacici

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubucwebe Category

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The Design

About Reflection Amacici

I-Reflection ingamacici angalingani anhlangothi mbili enziwe ngegolide elimhlophe le-18ct elisetshenziswe kabusha. Igolide lidonswa libe yintambo ukuze lakhe umzimba wecici eliyinhloko. Icici elikhulu langakwesobunxele ligaxa endlebeni, kanti icici langakwesokudla liyisitadi esincane. Ingxenye ehlukile elengayo ingaxhunywa kunoma yiliphi icici noma ishushuluzwe eketangeni bese igqokwa njengomgexo olengayo. Amasafire namadayimane afakwe ngesandla ngendlela ye-grain set neye-bezel set. Umklamo ugqugquzelwe yinyoni ebuka isithombe sayo emanzini, kanye nomehluko phakathi kohlangothi olubonisiwe nohlangothi olugcinwe lufihliwe.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Reflection Amacici iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Reflection Amacici ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Reflection Amacici iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: These one of a kind earrings feature an asymmetric design with a drop section that can be added to left the left or right earring or removed and worn as a pendant
Dimensions & Packaging: Left side Height 60mm width 40mm depth 12mm.
Right side Height 15mm width 11mm depth 7mm
Drop attachment height 35mm width 9mm depth 5mm
Tags: Reflection earrings, GCDC awards2022, Werk jewellers ,awards
Production Technology: Repurposed 18ct white gold drawn into metal wire to form body of main earring ,Hand crafted , laser welding. Hand finishing, grain set and bezel set sapphires and diamonds , polishing.
Design Challenge: Production possibilities with gemstone availability.The wire drawing and formation and balance of the earring in ear.
Research: Following my initial image of bird on a branch viewing reflection I spent time researching bird image and reflection in water and how what’s seen is it a mirror image . I spent days re sketching the image to its basic wire form and from their transformed the initial shape using cad cam and by stretching the shape it took on a hook shape which inspired the hook design around the ear with the reflection part progression to a removable drop .Methods included sketching, layout tracing , hand rendering and cad cam with the making using hand craftsmanship.
Inspiration: Originally based on a bird viewing its own reflection in the water
we do not always see the perfect reflection of ourselves.
I wanted to design based on the the side we show and the side we keep hidden.The right earring is flamboyant were the left is more subtle
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 in York finished in February 2022 in York and was exhibited in London March 2022.
Operation Flow: The object can be handled easily with the left earring that hooks easily around the ear and with a right hand stud fitted easily with pin through eat .The drop section can easily hook on to either earring or slide on to a chain and worn as a necklace.