Press Release
Siting Ye Is Honored with the A' Design Award for The Door of One’s Heart Necklace in Jewelry Design
Siting Ye 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/ The Door of One’s Heart Necklace by Siting Ye has been granted the A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 assessed 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.
About The Door of One’s Heart Necklace
The Door of One's Heart is a necklace made of 18K gold, diamonds and enamel. The pendant is formed of two layers shaped like doors. When the back piece is moved to the right, the two doors rotate and together form a heart. A new bearing structure inside the pendant allows the movement, and a fine buckle fixes the doors at an angle of 90 degrees. The necklace can be worn in two forms, each with its own appearance and meaning. The design uses simplified lines to express the idea of opening the door of the heart.
Award Record
Siting Ye 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/107642
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/107642
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!107642
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/280665
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Door of One’s Heart Necklace
- Function
- Necklace
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Silver, Misty Rose, Light Gray and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Siting Ye
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #107642
Credits
- Team
- Designer： Siting Ye and Technique：Fanyue Lin
- Image Credits
- Designer:Siting Ye
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Made of 18K gold, diamonds and enamel, the element is composed of two classic symbols. The product tries to reflect the sense with the most simplified lines, and uses dynamic forms to express the emotional collision in the product design. Open the love door and walk with the light.
- Inspiration
- The work revolves around the theme of love. According to the two classic shapes of heart and door, two doors are rotated and opened to form a heart inspiring the emotional connection between people. The product is cleverly combined with a new bearing structure to trigger the moment of emotion by opening the heart. It will be an emotional expression or emotional need to achieve the best balance of business value from the complex to the simple.
- Research
- Before designing the pendant, the doors of different styles and periods were studied. While exploring how to relate the door to the meaning of happiness, it gradually evolved into the door of heart and simplified the shape. This project is very meaningful. It conveys good faith through commercial design. It is simple, profound, comfortable and durable.
- Challenge
- Through extensive research on the luxury jewelry market, how to balance the artistic and commercial value, how to give the product a profound emotional significance, how to symbolize the brand to create a classic and sustainable upgrading product, how to achieve novelty and be suitable for daily wearing, meet these points will be the most challenging part of business design.
- Realization and Technology
- Necklace in gold 18K with diamonds and enamel technique, diamonds 0.11ct. CNC machine tool is used during process. A new bearing structure is created inside the necklace, providing a function of 90-degree spin, which makes two forms of necklace. The design was visualized in MatrixGold and KeyShot 9.
- Operation and Interaction
- The main body of the necklace is formed with two layers of door shape pieces. Hold your finger on the back door and move it to the right to get a heart, meaning open the door of one’s heart. The inside is set with a fine buckle, which can be fixed at a perfect angle of 90°. The necklace can be worn in two forms and has its unique beauty and meaning in either way.
- Project Duration and Location
- The necklace was designed in March 2020 in Hangzhou, China.
- Specifications
- Length 13.0mm xWith 6.8mm xHigh 2.4mm Total Weight：4g
- Keywords
- Necklace, Gold, Jewelry design, Diamonds，Pendant，Enamel
