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4 C Jewellery Collection by Hanna Korhonen Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Hanna Korhonen honored for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that 4 C Jewellery Collection by Hanna Korhonen, designed for Hanna K Design & Jewellery, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. 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.
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.
More About 4 C Jewellery Collection
4C is a jewellery collection of necklaces and earrings made of recycled sterling silver. The pieces show diamond outlines instead of real stones, offering an ethical and ecological alternative to genuine diamonds. The shapes are created with 3D modelling, wax printing and lost wax casting, and are then assembled and finished by hand. Four cuts are included: brilliant, princess, marquise and pear. Polished, matte patina and gilded finishes add contrast and highlight the three-dimensional form of each piece.
About Hanna Korhonen
Hanna Korhonen is a designer who believes in Art ReNouveau and that the light will conquer the world. Her designs revolve around contrasts in form, colours, textures, light and shadow. Hanna's works in the world of design have been noticed and awarded internationally. Hanna contributes her knowledge and help through the field of jewellery design by teaching new designers, participating in the revolution of jewellery to promote the knowledge of the production and creators of jewellery, and by working in positions of trust in this field.
Award Record
With this recognition, Hanna Korhonen 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/126078
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126078
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126078
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/309591
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.hannakorhonen.fi
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- 4 C Jewellery Collection
- Function
- Jewellery Collection
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray, Gainsboro and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Hanna K Design & Jewellery
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hanna Korhonen
- Country
- Finland
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #126078
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Teemu Töyrylä, Studio Töyrylä, 4C collection, 2020 Images #2-5: Photographer Hanna Korhonen, Hanna K Design & Jewellery Oy, 2020 Images #4-5: Hanna K Design & Jewellery Oy, 2020
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- 4C jewellery collection provides a new way to wear diamonds and acts as an ecological and ethical alternative to genuine diamonds and their sparkle and status. The diamonds in the collection are made with 3D-technology to resemble the outlines of different gem cuttings created with precise mathematics and technique, and show the beauty which is usually left unseen. There are four different cuts; brilliant, princess, marquise and pear, and a limited edition heart cut. The different finishes; mirror polish and matte patina or gilding, provide contrast to highlight three-dimensionality of the collection.
- Inspiration
- The name of the 4C collection comes from the components that affect the value of the diamond: cut, carat, colour and clarity. Stripping a prestigious and valuable diamond into a wire pattern puts it in a new light. The removal of the sparkle gives space to the shape and the jewellery becomes a very graphic object, the inner and outer surface of which can be viewed at the same time. Ethical and ecological aspects of the diamond industry are the talking point right now. 4C collection are jewellery with diamonds without diamonds. This is my statement piece.
- Research
- Project began as wire jewellery tests made first in metals and paper. Accurate 3D wax printing entered in the industry to create precise models and print as wax to cast them in silver. Details in gem cutting is the hidden gem in the industry. At the same time ethical perspective of gems is the talking point in our field. The 4C collection points an ethical view for this and shows the beauty of the diamond cuts by four most familiar cuts. 4C is a statement piece for the user and the designer.
- Challenge
- The design challenge was to create jewellery which is beautiful and delicate by itself but at the same time would play as a conversation starter about ethical and ecological aspects. The design provides light and shadow in its finishing to support this point. The realization challenge for me was to step out from my comfort zone and instead of creating jewellery collection by hand I was to choose computer aided 3D technology, which offers the perfect tools for this project. Accurate enough 3D wax printing technology had entered in the industry just in time.
- Realization and Technology
- Design was created with 3D-modeling, high resolution wax printing, and lost wax casting in recycled sterling silver, made by advanced professionals. It's assembly; soldering, filing and sanding, and finishing; polishing, matte finishing, gilding and patina, is made by hand with traditional goldsmith work. The 3D-technique was chosen to support the idea behind the jewellery collection; precise gem and diamond cutting practise.
- Operation and Interaction
- 4C necklace is a long, solid chain with a small and large diamond pendant. Small diamond connects the chain which works without a lock. The necklace is put on easily just by hanging it around one's neck. Individual pendants in omega chain have a silver carabiner lock in the chain. Different versions can be used separately or layered for a more prestigious gala styled look.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in the beginning of 2017 with the first necklace and earring set. The whole collection, four different necklaces and a dozen different earrings, was finished in September 2020 in Kuopio, Finland.
- Specifications
- Length of the necklace chain 800 mm. Sterling silver chain is 2.3 mm thick anchor chain. Optional omega chain length 450 mm and thickness 1.8 mm. For example brilliant large "diamond" Width 35 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 35, small "diamond" Width 10.5 mm x Depth 6 mm x Height 10.5 mm. The 4C jewellery collection comes in the classic Hanna K Design & Jewellery box with a logo. Materials: carton, suede. Colours: black, rose gold.
- Keywords
- diamond, diamond jewellery, statement jewellery, silver, jewellery, necklace, gemstone, ethical, controversy, gala jewellery
