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Nardin Sabounchi Receives the A' Design Award for Monir Earrings in Jewelry Design

Nardin Sabounchi recognized for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Monir Earrings by Nardin Sabounchi, designed for Ela.store, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.

About the A' Design Award

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding Monir Earrings

Monir is a pair of earrings inspired by an artwork of Monir Farmanfarmaian, an artist known for her interest in geometry and mirror mosaic work. Each earring has a cross form with four equal sides. The angles and corners create bright reflections, giving an effect of light and shadow. The earrings are made of S925 silver. The first sketches were drawn by hand, then modeled with software and printed as resin patterns for casting. Each piece is sanded and polished by hand. The low weight of 5.44 grams suits daily use.

Award Record

This recognition makes Nardin Sabounchi a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2021 - 2022 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Monir Earrings
Function
Earrings
Category
Jewelry Design
Discipline
Fashion Design
Industry
Luxury and Fashion
Colors
Dark Goldenrod, Peru, Dark Khaki, Sienna and Khaki
Images
5
Client
Ela.store

The Recognition

Laureate
Nardin Sabounchi
Country
France
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#140607

Credits

Team
Nardin Seyedsabounchi, Sara Keramati and Sadaf Shafie
Image Credits
All photos credits: TinaTinati Model 1: Paniz Khakpour Model 2: Maryam Ariana

Design Details

Unique Properties
The earrings are inspired by an art piece of Monir Farman Farmanian that will make it a special work. according to this, Monir earrings will have a cultural effect on the owner and others. Angles and corners of the earring are making it shinier; It feels like the dance of light and shadow. Monir earrings are not heavy which makes them suitable for daily use.
Inspiration
In fact, everything in this world is fragile; from the heart to light and horn and to bone. Eventually, two parallel lines intersect at infinity and become a broken line. Monir earrings have been inspired by an artwork of Monir Farmanfarmaian that is preserved in Courtesy Hains Gallery. She was a brilliant woman who was fascinated by the geometry and mirror works of Iran. When the geometrical lines enter the realm of mirrors, the exotic meaning of being will be born.
Research
Monir earrings belong to a collection with the name: "EXO". Exo is an abbreviation for Exotic, and we believe that "exotic" is a wonderful description for Monir Farmanfarmaian. She was an astonishing artist with fabulous artistic taste. Around the 1970s, she visited the Shah Cheragh mosque in Shiraz, Iran. With the shrine's high-domed hall ... covered in a tiny square, triangular, and hexagonal mirrors, similar to many other historical Iranian mosques, this event acted as a turning point in Farmanfarmaian's artistic journey, leading to her interest in mirror mosaic artwork.
Challenge
One of the most difficult parts of this design project was Farmanfarmaian herself! This ring, and actually this collection was a short story of her artworks; Being loyal without interruption in her designs was difficult. Sanding and polishing was the most challenging step of production. Because of the edges and angles, it was too important to be more careful.
Realization and Technology
As mentioned before, these earrings are inspired by artworks of Monir. The primitive sketches were performed by hand and inverted to Matrix Gemvision software to get Projet 3D printed resin models. The final product got polished and sanded by hand after casting with S925 and the molding process. sanding and polishing was the most challenging step of production.
Operation and Interaction
Durable for daily use, lightweight, minimalistic, suitable for all ages and styles.
Project Duration and Location
The initial idea of the design and inspiration from the Monir began in 2020. Research about Monir's artworks, simulations, and sketches continued until 2021. The production process finished in December 2021. The process from idea to implementation has been done in Tehran.
Specifications
weight: 5.44g length: 38.5 mm thickness: 3 mm Each earring is like a cross whose side is equal to the other. The width of each side is 7.5 mm.
Keywords
#jewelry , #earring , #LightAndShadow , #Mirror , #Monir , #silver

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