Crocheted 项链 by Camilla Marcondes 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

Crocheted 项链

by Camilla Marcondes

Client: Camilla Marcondes Llc

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Crocheted 项链

《鉤織》係一條古董金色調嘅大型項鏈。呢個設計以巴西東北部婦女手工編織嘅蕾絲為靈感來源。蕾絲上嘅花卉圖案同埋佢哋精緻嘅鏤空細節,被用作呢個作品結構入面嘅主要元素。由於尺寸夠晒搶眼、存在感十足,《鉤織》係一件適合作為聲明式珠寶佩戴嘅作品。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Crocheted 项链是 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Crocheted 项链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。Crocheted 项链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: Crocheted is a piece of jewelry, more precisely, a maxi-necklace. The design uses the Brazilian handcrafted lace patterns and their delicate cutouts as the main elements in the structure of the project. Crocheted necklace is made of brass and has a slightly tarnished finish.
Dimensions & Packaging: 12 laser cut pieces made of brushed and tarnished brass joined by mini rivets and grosgrain ribbon.
Dimensions: 180 mm x 210 mm x 0.6 mm
Tags: necklace, statement jewelry, brass jewelry, lace
Production Technology: Crocheted necklace was designed in vector software to be reproduced on sheet metal through laser cutting. The metal used was brass with a brushed and slightly tarnished finish. The necklace consists of 12 cut-out pieces imitating floral lace joined by mini rivets. For the lashing on the neck, a grosgrain ribbon was chosen which gives the piece a light and romantic touch.
Design Challenge: In Crocheted design, two major challenges were faced. The first one was to put so many cut details into small pieces, the laser cut precision and the size of the hollow spaces was something that always had to be considered. The second challenge was how to put these pieces together so that the necklace wouldn't be too rigid, not following the person's movements. The rivets were the solution found for the necklace to have this slight movement.
Research: Crocheted necklace was designed using as inspiration the handcrafted lace made in the northeast of Brazil. The necklace was developed for a large fashion exhibition in Sao Paulo that had Brasilidade ("Brazility") as its main theme. The lace work was chosen not only for its beauty, but for the northeastern tradition. It is a handcrafted work done exclusively by women and passed from mothers to daughters for more than 200 years.
Inspiration: Crocheted necklace was designed using the handcrafted lace made in northeast of Brazil as an inspiration. The lacemaking has been carried out in Brazil since the beginning of the 18th century. The lacemaking is a tradition brought from Portugal to Brazil. Initially, only Portuguese women were the ones who mastered the technique and soon afterwards the Brazilian northeastern women learned their craftwork. The lacemaking technique has been passed down from mothers to daughters, for generations, over 200 years ago.
Project Duration: Crocheted necklace had its first sketch in March/2014 and was produced in June of the same year.
Operation Flow: Crocheted is a maxi-necklace and was created to be used as a Statement Jewelry.
Team Members: Design: Camilla Marcondes
Laser Cut: Harpia Tec Ltda
Mounting: Camilla Marcondes
Finishing: Maria de Fatima Oliveira
Image Credits: Image #1: Photografer Ernane Pinho
Image #2: Shutterstock License, Edition: Camilla Marcondes
Image #3: Photografer Ernane Pinho
Image #4: Camilla Marcondes