Mandarinfish 吊墜 by Mohammad Amin Moradi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

鐵珠寶· 2025

Mandarinfish 吊墜

by Mohammad Amin Moradi

Client: Delmor

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Mandarinfish 吊墜

錦鯉魚吊墜係一款以18k金打造嘅中性設計吊墜。呢個設計靈感嚟自麒麟魚(錦鯉魚)呢個喺唔同文化中被視為和諧、幸福同長久情誼象徵嘅魚種。唔同顏色同色調嘅藍寶石、祖母綠同鑽石重現咗魚身鮮艷嘅花紋。彎曲嘅魚鰭同弧形嘅尾巴帶出流暢嘅動態感。呢件作品先以立體形式建模，然後經過打印、鑄造、拋光同電鍍等工序，當中大量細小嘅寶石係以微鑲手法鑲嵌上去。錦鯉魚吊墜亦可以當做胸針佩戴。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Mandarinfish 吊墜是 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Mandarinfish 吊墜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。Mandarinfish 吊墜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: This 18k gold pendant is designed to capture the essence of the mandarin fish's radiant hues, Using different shades and different colors of Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond as gemstones symbolize vitality, beauty, and good fortune, making the pendant not only an exquisite adornment but also a talisman of positive energy. Designing it's curved fins and a gracefully arching tail, is to show the fluid motion and grace of this fish. Due to the large number of gemstones Micro-setting can be hard.
Dimensions & Packaging: (W) 45.10mm X (L)27.53mm X (H) 11.54mm Weight : 9.320g Gemstones : sapphire- Brilliant Cut - 1.2 X 1.2 mm sapphire- Brilliant Cut - 1 X 1 mm sapphire- Marquiz Cut - 2.5 X 1.5mm Diamond - Brilliant Cut - 1.2 X 1.2 mm Emerald - Brilliant Cut - 1.2 X 1.2 mm
Tags: Mandarin, pendant, fish
Production Technology: This design is 3D modeled in MatrixGold software after hand sketching. As 18k Gold has been considered as the material, For the production, 3D printing, casting, polishing, and simple electroplating are required. selective Silver electroplating is optional.
Design Challenge: Considering the rich colors of the mandarin fish, designing the patterns of the body using different shades of colors was one of the challenges of the project.
Research: In this design, the features and unique characters of mandarin fish have been researched, and the Delphi method was employed. These investigations led to the refinement of the ideation process.
Inspiration: This unisex pendant is inspired by the stunning Mandarinfish, a species renowned for its strikingly colorful and intricate appearance. This fish is often revered in various cultures for it's symbolism of marital harmony and happiness, as it is known to swim in pairs, representing unity and lasting bonds. A fascinating fact about them is that they don't have scales, Also, their bright coloration is not for attracting a mate, but It is to mislead predators into believing that they may be toxic.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2025 in Tehran, Iran and finished in January 2025 in Tehran, Iran.
Operation Flow: This piece is designed as a pendant but it can easily transform into a brooch.
To be used as a pendant, the suggestion weight of the chain is at least 1.5gr.
Image Credits: video music: Hillsong UNITED, oceans, 2013