Press Release
The Emperor's New Gem Modern Jewelry by Anqi Zhao and Tianyi Zhang Wins the A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Anqi Zhao and Tianyi Zhang 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 confirmed the A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category for The Emperor's New Gem Modern Jewelry by Anqi Zhao and Tianyi Zhang, designed for Zhao & Zhang Studio. The result belongs to 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
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 The Emperor's New Gem Modern Jewelry
The design fully interprets the balance between the three-dimensional and planar structure design. Divide the earrings into multiple spaces and interlace them with each other. There are no unnecessary complicated graphics, and the center of gravity is perfectly coordinated with simple lines. Makes people feel a clear sense of space. The combination of different surface treatment methods and material colors is also very harmony.
About Anqi Zhao and Tianyi Zhang
Getting inspiration from life to design has always been a passion and happiness for Anqi Zhao.She earned her Master's degree in Product Design from Domus Academy in Milan in 2015.Then she returned to China in 2017 and founded a jewelry design studio.She has always maintained her fantasy and curiosity about the future world, loves to explore innovative combinations of different structures and materials, and at the same time fully brings this idea into her life and works.
Award Record
With this recognition, Anqi Zhao and Tianyi Zhang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/114406
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/114406
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!114406
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/292554
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Emperor's New Gem Modern Jewelry
- Function
- Modern Jewelry
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Linen, Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhao & Zhang Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Anqi Zhao and Tianyi Zhang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #114406
Credits
- Image Credits
- Total Image : Photographer Xi Ai, Anqi Zhao. / Illustrator Anqi Zhao, Xi Ai.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This earring only uses one wire to support everything, forming a three-dimensional structure. Make it visually form three surrounding flat shapes, but these surrounding shapes are only make a transition in one flat. Then they are interspersed and combined at different angles to form the final three-dimensional space. Overall use of metalworking and inlay craftsmanship.The position of the "None Gem" gemstone holder uses a surface frosting treatment to make it more distinctive from the main part.
- Inspiration
- Niceness are always easy to be overwhelmed, just like gems. It will make people trance, and also make people no longer satisfied with appreciation. The fairy tale of "The Emperor's New Clothes" gave us lots of inspiration.At the moment when many people are chasing excess material desires and endless comparison psychology, we want to express through this work to tell people whether they have it or not，all is well.
- Research
- The starting point of this project comes from the problems and feelings we encountered in the actual design and production of products in the past year by talking to hundreds of customers and trying to understand their needs.We find that many people have misunderstandings about the material, and they will simply judge the value and price of a work based on whether it has a complicated shape and beautiful gems etc.. Even our family.In many cases, the size of a gem in the eyes of consumers is even greater than to feel a work. This reminds us of many fairy tales we have seen when we were young.
- Challenge
- The most difficult part of this project is how to achieve consistency in the perspective of each product when making it. Because it is purely handmade, there will be some slight deviations when adjusting each different spatial angle, but any slight deviation will also change the final shape. So we spent a lot of time and energy to adjust it when making the plate, and because of the characteristics of the silver material itself, we still need to constantly adjust its load-bearing capacity and center of gravity and whether the final weight is acceptable.
- Realization and Technology
- Metalworking and inlay craftsmanship, s925 silver material. Artificial stone.Silver plated platinum and gold finish.
- Operation and Interaction
- According to different light exposure and different structural space display, it creates different visual effects. It looks like a separate picture from every angle.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2019 in Beijing and finished in April 2020 in Wuhan.
- Specifications
- 66mm long, 25mm wide.
- Keywords
- Contemporary, Modern Jewelry, Geometry, Metalworking
