Press Release
Desire in Life Jewellery Category by Jiangang He Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Jiangang He for jewelry design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category for Desire in Life Jewellery Category by Jiangang He, designed for ONESWEAR Design Co., Ltd.. The result belongs to 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Desire in Life Jewellery Category
Desire in Life is a jewelry series built from sculptural bone shapes. The series includes three pieces. A ring shaped like a skull presents a figure holding a diamond, expressing the desire for wealth. A second ring is formed by crossing ribs in a triangular structure. A necklace holds a red heart-shaped gem set within a three-dimensional sternum. Wax models are carved to form the bone shapes and are then cast in gold. Parts of the series are finished in 18K black gold. The series invites reflection on desire and life.
Award Record
Jiangang He 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. 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/99780
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/99780
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!99780
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/271656
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Desire in Life Jewellery Category
- Function
- Jewellery Category
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Gray, Dim Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- ONESWEAR Design Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jiangang He
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #99780
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Desire in Life Series creatively apply Stereo sculpture to create a skeletal shape. This series consists of three products: 1) The diamond ring of skull shape shows a person holding a diamond, which express one's desire for wealth; 2)The rib is used to form a triangular structure. 3)The necklace inlaid a red jewel in three-dimensional sternum to express one's desire for power. Part of the series uses 18K black gold, with black satire, expressing the designer's thinking about "desire for life ".
- Inspiration
- The series is inspired by the designer's reflection on the relationship between desire and life. Wealth and power are represented by ”diamonds" and"gems" while life is represented by "skull,"" sternum" and "ribs". Through the coexistence of three desires, the designer let the wearer think about the relationship between desire and life to reflect on whether you are pursuing unnecessary desires? And have you forgotten the other meanings of life?
- Research
- The jewelry design expresses the new trend; Exploration on contemporary art in jewelry design; Study on emotional resonance in jewelry design;Innovative research on 18K metal materials; Study on three-dimensional sculpture technology. The study found that: The combination of philosophical thinking with jewelry design can elevate jewelry from a single wearing function to an expression of emotional resonance. In the Bible, God created Eve with one of Adam's ribs and made her a companion for Adam.
- Challenge
- 1, arouse the viewer's emotional resonance In thinking about the theme of "desire in life ", designers deliberated and tried repeatedly about design style, styling and use of materials. Finally, the black gold material was adopted, with difficult toning process. 2,The shape of the bones Design is not completely realistic. The more important is to take its design elements, reasonably use them in the design. And the appropriate subtraction is the most challenge for designer.
- Realization and Technology
- 1, Stereo Sculpture Craft: The combination of art sculpture and jewelry make jewelry line smooth and full of tension. The whole series boldly use the semi-realistic method, using wax molds to carve out human bones, ribs and other skeletal shapes and then pouring gold to make jewelry. 2, Material: The series of diamond and men's rings are coated with a layer of 18K black gold; Women's ring is 18K platinum imbue diamonds; The necklace was inlaid with a red gem in the shape of love.
- Operation and Interaction
- The skull shape diamond ring abstractly presents a person holding a diamond with a fixedgaze, which expresses wealth desire; The triangular structure ring formed by intersecting ribs, which expresses male and female’s interdependence passions desire; a heart-shaped red jewel is inlaid in stereo chest ribs of necklace, which expresses the desire for power. Punk looks highlight personality and 18K black gold is more visual, attracting people to think about the theme of "desire and life".
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began its conception and conceptual design in Shanghai, China in July 2018, completed in Shanghai in March 2019, and released in China in June 2019.
