Press Release
Mai 12 Collection Silver Jewelry by Sontaya Pansupa Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Sontaya Pansupa acknowledged for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Mai 12 Collection Silver Jewelry by Sontaya Pansupa, designed for Grajang, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
Regarding Mai 12 Collection Silver Jewelry
Mai 12 Collection is a set of silver jewelry that includes a bangle and a ring. The design is inspired by the twelve indented corners, known as Mai 12, a feature of traditional Thai architecture in which the corners of a square structure are recessed. The collection reinterprets the indented stupa form by twisting the shape and shifting the corners to create dimension. A grajang pattern decorates the surfaces and gives the pieces a contemporary character. Production is carried out in silver with computer aided design and manufacturing technology.
About Sontaya Pansupa
I am Jewelry design in modern style, design Jewelry by Digital technique, Cad & Cam Technology, I like Thai and Asian art and craft include culture. I design and develop jewelry that inspiration by the Thailand motif, normally Thai art and craft is the exquisite and delicate shape and form but I design in a contemporary form with computer technique and modern production technology. I want to combine the beauty of handicraft and modern production process together, known as digital craft jewelry
Award Record
This recognition makes Sontaya Pansupa a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Typical entries include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. The awarded jewelry designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/jewelry
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/121218
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121218
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121218
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/259347
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.grajang.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mai 12 Collection Silver Jewelry
- Function
- Silver Jewelry
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Lavender, Gainsboro, Silver, Dark Gray and Tan
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Grajang
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sontaya Pansupa
- Country
- Thailand
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121218
Credits
- Image Credits
- Sontaya Pansupa : Photographer / Designer Mai12 Collection :Name of Work 2021 :Year of Image. Sontaya Pansupa : Image Main image and Optional Image Photographer
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Grajang draws inspiration from traditional Thai patterns, jewelry, and lore, which are simplified, adapted, and combined with contemporary trends in jewelry and modern production techniques, resulting in modern vintage designs that give a more universal appeal to the aesthetics of Thai arts and allow it to be appreciated in a novel approach.
- Inspiration
- Mai 12 Collection is inspired by the twelve indented corners (Mai 12: Thai word), which is the design of the Thai architectural style. The twelve indented corners were used in the design of this collection. Re-design of form and shape, add delicacy by twisting the shape and creating dimension by shifting the 12-corners indented stupa. And adding a grajang pattern to decorate and design pieces to be a more contemporary shape.
- Research
- Indented corners are a feature of traditional Thai architecture where the corners of a rectangular structure are broken up into multiple recessed corners. The most common form features three angles at each of the structure's four corners, and is referred to as twelve indented corners, or Mai12. The form is featured extensively in the religious architecture of the late Ayutthaya period, and can be found in stupas (chedi), building columns, and the tiered spires of the prasat architectural form
- Challenge
- The difficulty of this piece is both in design and manufacture. In terms of design we try to design an architectural work which is a geometric shape, to delicate and beautiful ornament. In the form of contemporary Thai art In terms of the production of the bangle, we have to think of a way to turn it on and off. It retains the shape of 12 indented corners, but can actually be worn. In addition, the workpiece has many corner. Making it difficult to produce It requires a relatively high craftmanship skill.
- Realization and Technology
- Silver Jewelry with Cad/Cam Technology
- Operation and Interaction
- This design is a new type of jewelry that Bringing one form of Thai architecture to the design of jewelry. Still decorated with Thai art patterns, which are refined and delicated in the style of Thai art. Creating a modern contemporary art of modern form but delicacy in the style of Thai art
- Project Duration and Location
- Mai 12 design collection - Start the process of finding design information In October 2020 - sketch and design the Mai 12 collection in November 2020 - Design and develop prototype by computer program December 2020 - Production of prototypes sent to the jewelry manufacturing process in January - February 2021 Mai 12 collection is the newest collection from the brand Grajang.
- Specifications
- 7cm x7cmx5cm (Bangle) 2cmx2cmx2cm (Ring)
- Keywords
- Modern, Thai, ornament, Jewelry, Contemporary
