Unbound Heart 戒指 by Xuehui Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

鐵珠寶· 2020

Unbound Heart 戒指

by Xuehui Liu

Client: Grace.H Jewelry

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Unbound Heart 戒指

《解束之心》係一系列鑲有活動主石嘅戒指。主石可以固定喺三個唔同位置，令一隻戒指提供三種截然不同嘅佩戴方式。當主石處於向上位置時，戒指形成一個閉合嘅圓形，散發出復古嘅氣息；當主石處於中間位置時，戒指呈半開放狀態，寶石與戒臂平行排列，展現現代感十足嘅視覺效果；當主石處於向下位置時，整體造型顯得柔軟而修長。呢個系列嘅戒指以9K金打造而成，並鑲嵌小珍珠，配以托帕石、坦桑石或祖母綠作點綴。其獨特嘅機械結構巧妙運用未經硬化處理嘅黃金本身柔韌嘅特性，令主石得以穩固喺每個設定位置。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Unbound Heart 戒指是 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Unbound Heart 戒指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。Unbound Heart 戒指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: These series of rings feature in the 3 styles of wearing as the most shining main stone can be changed into 3 positions where each one can be of different tastes. When the ring is upward, a complete close circle is formed， Retro style is shown through the 18k gold dotted with small pearls and jewelries. When the ring is at the middle, it is semi open. The ring parallels with the ring arm, making ones seem fashion and modern. When it is downward, the visual effect is soft and lengthened,
Dimensions & Packaging: The mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
Tags: Stylish，Changeable，Matching different occasions
Production Technology: The original purpose for the design is to make it stylish and changeable. Thus, we have tried many functions making it feasible while at the same time stable at exact positions. This mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
The ring is made of 9K GOLD. Our series has three shapes, ellipse triangle and rectangle. The gemstones on it are topaz, tanzanite, and emerald. There are little pearls around.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to make the ring smooth when changing the angle, and at the same time to reach the fixed angle, it should be stable and motionless. For this reason, we have done a lot of experiments, and finally found a mechanism to achieve the ideal state.
Inspiration: We wear jewelry for a very important purpose, which is to match clothes and occasions. Many of my friends have their own precious jewels, which may be valuable because of the precious gem stone . I love it but I can't wear it everyday because of the style of clothes or the occasion. So I designed this ring mechanism to make a ring present three styles, which can match all most styles and occasion.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 and finished in September 2019.

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