Bronze Jewelry · 2026
Her Decree Ring
by Yutong Shen
- Bronze A' Design Award 2026 in Jewelry
- CLIENT: Yelonne Chatonne
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 8,466
- Verification code E7069210D9 · Verify this award
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About Her Decree Ring
Her Decree is a ring that can also be used as a pen. The design is inspired by the quill pen, a historic symbol of knowledge and authority, reinterpreted as a contemporary expression of power. The tip incorporates an inkless alloy pen point, allowing the ring to serve as a discreet and precise signing instrument. The feather form is shaped through precision 3D modeling and produced by high-detail lost-wax casting, giving the structure both sculptural fluidity and strength. The ring represents the power of a woman to write her own destiny.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Her Decree Ring is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Her Decree Ring is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Her Decree Ring splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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- Unique Properties
- A ring that can write. A pen that can be worn. Inspired by the quill pen, this piece transforms a historic symbol of knowledge and authority into a contemporary expression of power. The tip incorporates an inkless alloy pen tip, allowing the ring to function as a subtle and precise signing instrument. It represents the power of a woman to define, declare, and write her own destiny.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 26mm x 22mm x 28mm
- Tags
- quill pen, female empowerment, wearable design, functional jewelry, symbolic design, contemporary jewelry, inkless pen
- Production Technology
- The ring is developed through precision 3D modeling and produced using high-detail lost-wax casting. The feather structure is digitally engineered to maintain both sculptural fluidity and structural strength.
- Design Challenge
- The primary challenge of this project was translating the symbolic meaning of the quill pen into a contemporary ring form without reducing it to literal decoration. The design required balancing sculptural elegance with structural durability. Integrating an inkless writing mechanism within a fine jewelry scale presented technical constraints related to precision, material strength, and wearability. Additional challenges included maintaining aesthetic refinement while ensuring functional reliability. These obstacles were addressed through iterative digital modeling, structural reinforcement strategies, and material testing to achieve both conceptual integrity and practical feasibility.
- Research
- This project investigates the historical symbolism of the quill pen as an instrument of knowledge and authority from the sixth to seventh century onward. Research focused on the relationship between writing, power structures, and gender identity in European history. Methods included historical literature review, visual analysis of royal documentation artifacts, and material experimentation through digital modeling and prototyping. The design integrates symbolic abstraction with functional innovation by incorporating an inkless writing mechanism within a wearable object. The result is a ring that reinterprets authorship as a contemporary expression of female agency and personal sovereignty.
- Inspiration
- This ring is inspired by the quill pen, widely used across Europe from the sixth to seventh century onward. In that era, knowledge was inseparable from divine authority and writing symbolized power and order. Reimagined as a ring, the flowing feather express grace and softness while the pen represents intellect and discernment. It embodies a balance of elegance and wisdom and symbolizes a woman writing her own power.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Dec 2025 in New york and finished in Feb 2026
- Patents
- Yutong Shen
- Image Credits
- Yutong Shen
