Monir 耳環 by Nardin Sabounchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

鐵珠寶· 2022

Monir 耳環

by Nardin Sabounchi

Client: Ela.store

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Monir 耳環

Monir係一對耳環,靈感嚟自藝術家Monir Farmanfarmaian嘅作品,佢以對幾何圖形同鏡面馬賽克工藝嘅興趣而聞名。每隻耳環都呈十字形,四邊等長。當中嘅角度同棱角營造出明亮嘅反光效果,呈現出光影交錯嘅視覺效果。呢對耳環以S925純銀製成。設計最初以手繪草圖構思,其後利用電腦軟件建模,並打印成樹脂模型以作鑄造之用。每一件成品都經過人手打磨同拋光。成品重量僅為5.44克,質地輕盈,適合日常配戴。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Monir 耳環是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Monir 耳環將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Monir 耳環因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The earrings are inspired by an art piece of Monir Farman Farmanian that will make it a special work. according to this, Monir earrings will have a cultural effect on the owner and others. Angles and corners of the earring are making it shinier; It feels like the dance of light and shadow.
Monir earrings are not heavy which makes them suitable for daily use.
Dimensions & Packaging: weight: 5.44g
length: 38.5 mm
thickness: 3 mm
Each earring is like a cross whose side is equal to the other. The width of each side is 7.5 mm.
Tags: #jewelry , #earring , #LightAndShadow , #Mirror , #Monir , #silver
Production Technology: As mentioned before, these earrings are inspired by artworks of Monir. The primitive sketches were performed by hand and inverted to Matrix Gemvision software to get Projet 3D printed resin models. The final product got polished and sanded by hand after casting with S925 and the molding process. sanding and polishing was the most challenging step of production.
Design Challenge: One of the most difficult parts of this design project was Farmanfarmaian herself! This ring, and actually this collection was a short story of her artworks; Being loyal without interruption in her designs was difficult.
Sanding and polishing was the most challenging step of production. Because of the edges and angles, it was too important to be more careful.
Research: Monir earrings belong to a collection with the name: "EXO". Exo is an abbreviation for Exotic, and we believe that "exotic" is a wonderful description for Monir Farmanfarmaian. She was an astonishing artist with fabulous artistic taste. Around the 1970s, she visited the Shah Cheragh mosque in Shiraz, Iran. With the shrine's high-domed hall ... covered in a tiny square, triangular, and hexagonal mirrors, similar to many other historical Iranian mosques, this event acted as a turning point in Farmanfarmaian's artistic journey, leading to her interest in mirror mosaic artwork.
Inspiration: In fact, everything in this world is fragile; from the heart to light and horn and to bone. Eventually, two parallel lines intersect at infinity and become a broken line. Monir earrings have been inspired by an artwork of Monir Farmanfarmaian that is preserved in Courtesy Hains Gallery. She was a brilliant woman who was fascinated by the geometry and mirror works of Iran. When the geometrical lines enter the realm of mirrors, the exotic meaning of being will be born.
Project Duration: The initial idea of the design and inspiration from the Monir began in 2020. Research about Monir's artworks, simulations, and sketches continued until 2021. The production process finished in December 2021. The process from idea to implementation has been done in Tehran.
Operation Flow: Durable for daily use, lightweight, minimalistic, suitable for all ages and styles.
Team Members: Nardin Seyedsabounchi
Sara Keramati
Sadaf Shafie
Image Credits: All photos credits: TinaTinati
Model 1: Paniz Khakpour
Model 2: Maryam Ariana