Front 手鈪 by Nardin Sabounchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

銀珠寶· 2021

Front 手鈪

by Nardin Sabounchi

Client: Ela.store

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Front 手鈪

Front係一個手鈪系列，設計理念係從正面觀賞時方能領略其美態。每隻手鈪都形成一個完整嘅圓形，而構成裝飾嘅線條會同外圈相交。裝飾係擺放喺鈪身內側，而唔係外表面，所以尺寸同一般標準有所不同。每件作品喺垂直軸上對稱，喺水平軸上則不對稱。呢啲手鈪係透過立體設計同打印蠟模，再以銀鑄造而成。成品輕巧耐用，適合日常佩戴。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Front 手鈪是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Front 手鈪將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Front 手鈪是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In the FRONT bracelets collection, as the name implies, to comprehend the design of the work, it has to be observed face front. The general state of the work is in the form of a complete circle, and the lines that form the decoration of the bracelet intersect with the outer circle.
Dimensions & Packaging: Weight of bracelet 1: 13.03 grams diameter: 69.45mm elevation: 3 mm thickness: 1.5 mm pipes size: 1.35 mm.
Tags: Fine jewelry, Bracelets, Poetic, Jewelry, Ela.store, Front bracelet
Production Technology: Pair of 3D-designed and 3D-printed wax mold and cast silver bracelets with the best available material (s925).
Variable in every metallic material: gold, steel, silver, platinum, or different plating in every possible color.
Design Challenge: The most challenging and frustrating part in designing the bracelets, In contrast to other fine jewelry that has their decorations on the outer surface, this collection has internal and interlacing decoration which causes this obstacle makes it harder to scale the final product fit on the wrist.
The next problem was due to the 3D cast making. As for having several 3D printing methods the most important factor for choosing wax modeling was accuracy which in other cases cause the internal lines to overlap.
In addition to 3D prints and casting operation was which materials to use as filaments, for instance, plastic-based filaments (ABS/PLA) wouldn’t make it through the heat casting process and would stick to the product causing impurity in the final product. But SLA wax modeling technique won't cause problems as the wax would evaporate in the contact of extreme of kiln leaving the hot cast empty of any other materials resulting in a pure product.
Research: Sohrab Sepehri had a major idol role in designers' life, so they felt a need to pay back in their own ways. As for their adoration towards all his life works, they felt an existential love for "the footsteps of water", they set their minds to build a relationship with the blank verse and their works. In order to establish a balance between the work and the blank verse, designers animated Sohrab's lifestyle of simplicity, modesty, and receptivity.
Inspiration: The FRONT collection is inspired by a poem of a great Persian poet, Sohrab Sepehri, acknowledged worldwide for his paintings, in Iran he was known for his blank verses. His poem, named "The footsteps of water", points out the necessity of changing the point of view toward all phenomena: "Wash up the eye, See the otherwise"; this verse is the foundation of this design. The designer, inspired by the blank verse, strongly believes that point of view is much more essential than perception itself.
Project Duration: The idea of the project stroke the mind of the designers in Nov 2019 and by Dec 2020, the production steps were completed in Tehran, Iran.
Operation Flow: Lightweight, durable for everyday use. Chic and stylus.
Team Members: Nardin Sabounchi, Masoumeh(Niloufar) Salehi,
Image Credits: Photographer and Videography: Tina Tinati 2021