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Salvi Samiei Kashi and Salomeh Sorouri Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Orosi Jewelry in Jewelry Design

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Salvi Samiei Kashi and Salomeh Sorouri for jewelry design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Orosi Jewelry by Salvi Samiei Kashi and Salomeh Sorouri, designed for Atelier Sorouri, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

About Orosi Jewelry

Orosi is a ring inspired by the Orosi windows of traditional Iranian architecture. Orosi windows are tall casements that reach from the ceiling to the floor and hold tinted glass in geometric patterns. The ring recalls the windows of Golestan Palace in a small form worn on the hand. The ring is made of pure silver and is shaped by hand with traditional Iranian methods, including cutting, shaping and silver fusing. A simple visual form was chosen for ease of use. The intent is to present the culture and the art of Iran.

Award Record

Salvi Samiei Kashi and Salomeh Sorouri is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

About the A' Jewelry Design Award

The A' Jewelry Design Award is an international jewelry design competition recognizing good jewelry designs by best jewelry designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Entries typically include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. Awarded jewelry designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/jewelry

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Orosi Jewelry
Function
Jewelry
Category
Jewelry Design
Discipline
Fashion Design
Industry
Luxury and Fashion
Colors
Lavender, Dark Gray, Silver, Light Gray and Gray
Images
5
Client
Atelier Sorouri

The Recognition

Laureate
Salvi Samiei Kashi and Salomeh Sorouri
Country
Iran
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#102868

Credits

Team
Salomeh sorouri

Design Details

Unique Properties
Ororis are large windows extending from ceiling to the floor, and each of its casements provides an enchanted feeling in both exterior and interior, by using tinted glasses and geometric shapes. To provide illumination and make sound balance are two features of Orosi Windows.
Inspiration
This particular ring has been made by inspiration of Orosi windows which had various functionality in traditional Iranian architecture.The design is mainly inspired from glamourous forms of Orosi windows of Golestan Palace to resemble a miniature embodiment in user’s hand.
Research
This ring has been designed and crafted by the inspiration of old Iranian architecture. This wearable architecture has embodied a 453 years of history of Golestan Palace (Unesco world heritage site) in itself.
Challenge
In middle Persian9, Orosi translates as illumination and light. The challenge in this project was to exhibit the resulting outcome of illumination and light from unique colors of Orosi windows in designing a glamorous ring.
Realization and Technology
Making of silver jewelry is known to be one of the oldest traditional arts in Iran and this ring has been made by the same traditional methods and out of pure silver - through handcrafting like cutting, shaping and silver fusing.
Operation and Interaction
In the design and crafting process of this ring, visual appeal, in its simplest form and ease of use, has been prioritized. The attempt was to design and produce a ring which represents the culture and art of Iran.
Project Duration and Location
The project research started in 2017 and in 2019 was finalized after design and prototyping.
Specifications
Size:56 Weight: 13 gr Ring Dimensions : 2,5 × 2,3 × 2
Keywords
Jewelry, ring, art jewelry, handmade, orosi

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