Eco-jew and Decorative Objects 珠寶、裝飾擺件 by Roberta Sa Faustini

Eco-jew and Decorative Objects 珠寶、裝飾擺件 by Roberta Sa Faustini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

銅珠寶· 2020

Eco-jew and Decorative Objects 珠寶、裝飾擺件

by Roberta Sa Faustini

Client: Roberta Sa Faustini

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Eco-jew and Decorative Objects 珠寶、裝飾擺件

《Eco-jew》環保珠寶及裝飾擺件系列,係一系列以紙為材料製成嘅首飾同裝飾品。當中嘅手鈪、頸鏈同擺件,都係用廢棄嘅廁紙筒同手工再造紙製作而成。所有作品均以人手裁剪技術完成。呢個系列由巴西一個社會共融項目負責製作,專門服務有精神疾病同社會弱勢嘅低收入人士。呢個系列賦予每日被人丟棄嘅材料全新用途,由物料到生產過程都維持住成個循環嘅可持續性。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Eco-jew and Decorative Objects 珠寶、裝飾擺件是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Eco-jew and Decorative Objects 珠寶、裝飾擺件將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Eco-jew and Decorative Objects 珠寶、裝飾擺件出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Cardboard jewerly and decorative objects made in Brazil by Oficina de Papel, a social inclusion project that serves the population with mental disabilities and social vulnerability.
The pieces were developed by the designer and architect Roberta Sa Faustini with the idea of reusing the cardboard roll of toilet paper discarded daily.
They are also made by recycled paper produced by Oficina de Papel.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are small pieces as bracelets and necklaces, that measure:
Bracelets: 60mm x 10mm x 60mm or 20mm x 20mm x 60mm
Necklaces: 15mm x15mm x 400mm or 20mm x 20mm x 300mm
And big pieces as decorative objects that can mesure 40mm x 40mm x 4000mm.
Tags: Ecojew, Paper Jewelry, Jewelry, Cardboard Jewelry, Paper Decorative objects, table necklace, Paper Chain
Production Technology: They are all made manually with reuse of toilet paper roll and handmade recycled paper, with cutting technique.
Design Challenge: The great challenge was to give a new meaning to a material such as the toilet paper roll. How to make eco-jewelry and decorative objects that please the eyes and are beautiful pieces.
Research: It was thinking about how do reuse a material that is discarded every day in the whole world that the first piece of what is now a collection of paper jewelry and decorative objects was born.
This first bracelet was made with the reuse of the toilet paper roll tube.
I wanted the whole cycle to be sustainable, from material to production, and I research about social projects.
The production is all make by Oficina de Papel, an institution that serves low-income people with mental illness and vulnerability. They also make colorful recycled craft papers.
Inspiration: The pieces were developed with the idea of reusing the cardboard roll of toilet paper discarded daily.
The hole cycle is sustainable, from materials to production.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2013. The first bracelet was finished a few months after that. Since then, a lot of new pieces were developed, as new bracelets, necklaces and decorative objects as table and wall necklaces, paper chains.
This piece won an honorable mention in the Brazilian Object Award at the A Casa Museum.
Operation Flow: It was because of a nuisance - the garbage we make every day - that the first piece of what is now a line of Eco-jewelry and paper objects was born.
This first bracelet was made with the reuse of the toilet paper roll tube.
I wanted the whole cycle to be sustainable, from material to production, and I went after a social project.
The production is all make by Oficina de Papel, an institution that serves low-income people with mental illness and vulnerability. They also make colorful recycled craft papers.
Together we managed to do this work with purpose.
Team Members: Roberta Sa Faustini
Oficina de Papel
Image Credits: Image #1 Roberta Sa Faustini, Image #2 Roberta Sa Faustini, Image #3 Roberta Sa Faustini, Image #4 Roberta Sa Faustini, Image #5 Roberta Sa Faustini
Video Credits: Roberta Sa Faustini