Insinuations 珠寶系列 by Barbara D'Ambra is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

銀珠寶· 2023

Insinuations 珠寶系列

by Barbara D'Ambra

Client: Bárbara D'Ambra

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Insinuations 珠寶系列

Insinuations係一個當代珠寶系列，旨在作為藝術品咁佩戴。系列包括戒指、手鐲同頸鏈。每件作品都以參數化三維軟件開發，然後由資深金匠以純銀手工打造。每個表面都經過拋光，達到潔淨精準嘅效果。簡約嘅造型貼合身體線條，彷彿柔和地流淌喺肌膚之上。系列探索個人空間、親近感同人類對親密關係嘅需求，將藝術同概念價值結合到日常佩戴之中。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Insinuations 珠寶系列是 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Insinuations 珠寶系列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。Insinuations 珠寶系列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: Insinuations Art-to-Wear strikes a balance between a piece with artistic and conceptual value and, at the same time, one that is also functional and usable. Insinuations Art-to-Wear strikes a balance between a piece with artistic and conceptual value and, at the same time, one that is also functional and usable. As a designer, I strive to create an intimate connection between each piece and the wearer. Through meticulous design, I achieve the ideal morphology that sensually flows and spills over the body, creating a unique and personal experience for each individual.
Dimensions & Packaging: Drop Ring
Long Drop Ring
Rosary Ring
Oxytocin Ring 45 x 20 X 20
Drop Bracelet
Drop Necklace
Tags: jewelry, jewellery, silver, art, ring, necklace
Production Technology: As an independent art-to-wear designer, I focus on designing and producing unique and high-quality jewelry. Each piece is made by hand by expert manufacturers. Jewelry craftsmanship is a skill that takes many years to perfect, and care, patience and passion are essential in every step of our process.
It is a enormous satisfaction to merge my profession as an Industrial Designer with an ancient trade, such as goldsmithing, to create these pieces that I call "Art to Wear", which finds the balance between a piece with artistic and conceptual value and, at the same time, functional and usable.
Design Challenge: The design, created in a parametric way through 3D programs, challenged the production to realize all the details to achieve the perfect final result.
The relationship with the proffesionals in charge of production is very important. Maintaining respectful and assertive communication when planting and launching the project is key to get an optimal final product.
Each piece is handcrafted in silver and polished to perfection, thus making a unique piece with a surreal image.
Research: My work focuses on creating pieces with a minimalist and pure aesthetic, using clean forms and neutral materials to highlight the form. I strive to tell an idea through the minimum expression. I try to save resources and reduce them as much as possible to focus on purely formal issues. I use materials in the most neutral and precise way possible to generate immaculate surfaces.
I like to make use of abstraction and reduction to suggest an idea without completely defining it, and in doing so, I offer the viewer a sense of doubt that can sometimes lead to complicity or curiosity, but also uncertainty.

I would like to push the boundaries of the concepts I have been working on, taking Haptics and Proxemics as main concepts. I am interested in generating reflection and questioning about the employment and perception that human beings make of their physical space, their personal privacy, how and with whom they use it. I am exploring the need for intimacy, which can be understood not only as sexual intimacy, but also as a sense of closeness. I believe that sensitivity is important in topics such as sensuality, erotism, curiosity, desire, freedom, and empowerment.
Inspiration: Insinuations Art-to-Wear is born from encounter the depths of intimacy. The sensuality of shapes arouses curiosity, provokes and invites us to perceive them. How far do we allow ourselves to explore our own sensitivity?

Insinuations Art-to-Wear sparks questions about the use and perception that humans have of their physical space, their personal privacy, and how and with whom they share it. It highlights the need for intimacy, which is not limited to sexual intimacy but also encompasses closeness and emotional connection.
Project Duration: In 2016, I created Insinuations, a contemporary jewelry line, as a result of my university work. The line quickly gained recognition beyond the academic sphere. In 2018 and 2019, my work was selected to be exhibited at Schmuck, one of the world's most prominent international fairs for jewelry. I was also a notable finalist for the Metropolitan Design Center Award and received two Creation Grants from the National Fund for the Arts in 2018 and 2021. In addition, I received the Good Argentine Design Hallmark recognition in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. These recognitions have had a significant impact on my career and have allowed me to continue exploring and expanding the boundaries of contemporary jewelry design.
Operation Flow: Each piece is meticulously designes and crafted to achieve the perfect morphology that slides and spills softly on the body, creating a unique and sensual experience for the wearer.
Patents: Bárbara D'Ambra Arte Para Usar

Arte para Usar
Team Members: Industrial Designer Bárbara D'Ambra
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