Press Release
Sienna Liang Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Tears In Heart Crystal Jewelry Design in Jewelry Design
Sienna Liang acknowledged for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category for Tears In Heart Crystal Jewelry Design by Sienna Liang. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 Tears In Heart Crystal Jewelry Design
Tears in Heart is a jewelry collection composed of a pendant, earrings and a bracelet. The set is made of aquamarine, platinum and diamonds. The main stone measures 2.2 centimeters in diameter, and the necklace is 48 centimeters long. Wave-like textures form many small surfaces that let light enter the round aquamarine. A central curve set with diamonds recalls a rising wave and spreads light in several directions. The surface pattern is inspired by star trails. Traditional methods such as wax modeling, cutting and polishing are used.
About Sienna Liang
Ms. Yujie Liang is a multidisciplinary jewelry designer based in Beijing, China. Having studied classical sketching from childhood, she has long held a deep passion for art, even while pursuing a finance degree and building an eight-year career in the technology sector, followed by a role at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO).
Award Record
Sienna Liang 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/182131
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/182131
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!182131
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/380688
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tears In Heart Crystal Jewelry Design
- Function
- Crystal Jewelry Design
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Light Gray, Sky Blue, Cadet Blue, Slate Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sienna Liang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #182131
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In an era dominated by silicon and algorithms, “The Primal Echo” serves as a spiritual bridge between our ancient biological origins and a virtual future. This collection — comprising a pendant, earrings, and a bracelet — is crafted from aquamarine, platinum, and diamonds. It acts as a profound reminder that the essence of life originated in the deep ocean, not the digital void. As we transition into a high-tech civilization, this work functions as a “Universal Companion.”
- Inspiration
- My journey spans a decade of diverse experiences, from nine years of study and work in Australia and New Zealand to high-stakes national security service in conflict zones across Iran, Lebanon, and Pakistan. Witnessing the stark realities of war firsthand instilled in me a profound sense of compassion and a visceral understanding of life’s fragility. These experiences have shaped me into a “spiritual tool” for empathy.
- Research
- This work was inspired occasionally from a conversation with a wise man traveled through history's, this 74-year-old gentleman carries the wisdom of someone who has bridged the gap between East and West. From his early days on experiencing wars as frequent daily life but learn to create inner power to purify and stabilized his life, he worked very hard in Wall Street to his investment ventures in Europe, but still got stuck in conflicts of different cultures ,but finally, he spoke to me of the harmony between Islamic and Christian faiths or even other cultures,-teaching me that beyond any form of beliefs , there exists a universal beauty of the 'Natural Heart'—a truth that has deeply...
- Challenge
- Breaking away from the traditional use of round Aquamarines—which are typically seen in beaded bracelets—presented a significant design challenge. I wanted to preserve the gemstone's natural roundness and softness while magnifying its inner brilliance. Inspired by structural light-play in architecture, I crafted wave-like textures to create multiple facets for light entry.
- Realization and Technology
- This piece integrates traditional jewelry-making techniques such as wax modeling, polishing, and cutting, while preserving the pure stone-bead style characteristic of natural-crystal jewelry.
- Operation and Interaction
- I hope people every time see it think of the way back-home, the pattern applied here inspired by star trails, it is an ancient but forever existence since human evolved, this soft gentle color creates a vibe of sense of belonging.when people wearing it and look down they look at the position of heart and there would be filled of flow or human emotions, the tears the memory the happiness.
- Project Duration and Location
- The product draft patterned came around 2022.1.1,formed and refined at 1.1.2026 when I was having a business travel in Lebanon with my mentor, finished at 20.2.2026 back home.
- Specifications
- the main stone is 2.2cm diameter，necklace 48cm.use pt gold，Aquamarine，diamond
- Keywords
- Natural ,Crystal, jewelry, necklace, bracelet ,earrings, star-trail,Roma
