Press Release
Dandelion Ring by Jingcheng Wu Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Jingcheng Wu acknowledged 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/ Dandelion Ring by Jingcheng Wu, designed for Wu High Jewelry, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Dandelion Ring
Dandelion is a ring inspired by the form of the dandelion flower. The ring is composed of a group of petals, and each petal carries different details. Some petals are twisted, some are set with diamonds, and others are carved with fine lines. The piece is made of 18 carat gold in two colors, using several complex goldsmithing techniques. Curves and lines are used to express lightness and freedom. The engraving and the diamonds reflect light by day and by night. The shape of the band is formed to make the ring easy to wear.
About Jingcheng Wu
Richard Wu is a designer of jewelry, not only that, he was started as a jade carver, and then whom learnt goldsmith, stone setting, wax carving and etc. The brand Richard Wu Art Jewelry which he founded, is pursuing the most possibilities of jewelry, both design and Technic side. They have shown to the world that the boundaries jewelry is unlimited.
Award Record
This recognition makes Jingcheng Wu a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2021 - 2022 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/127812
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/127812
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!127812
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/304623
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.amber.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Dandelion Ring
- Function
- Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Tan, Linen, Rosy Brown, Wheat and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Wu High Jewelry
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jingcheng Wu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #127812
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This dandelion ring consists with a bunch of petals, each petal gets different details on it, whether if it's twisted, stoned, or carved with countless fine lines. It's fun to watch and to wear.
- Inspiration
- After a thorough and closely observation of dandelion, the poetic imagery of it becomes more and more clearer, and that means lights and freedom, two things we need especially at this post-Covid-19 era.
- Research
- Observation and sketches have been done and research of all skills of jewelry technics. the dandelion ring is trying to explain the freedom of its spirit, by making a maximum combination such as twisting wires, stretching gold lines and hammering, engravings, different settings, to fulfill the possibilities of jewelry making, and through out the lines pointing to all directions symmbolise all the choices we can have. Just as the dandelion.
- Challenge
- In the making process is the real challenge, there is no short cuts to finish the piece with so many different goldsmithing and settings. But to try on and on until the piece matches the design perfectly.
- Realization and Technology
- I see dandelion as the spirit of freedom and lightness. So I made the ring with curves and lines to symbolize the same spirit. The ring uses two colors of 18ct gold, and using several highly complicated goldsmith technics for finish the product.
- Operation and Interaction
- The dandelion ring is designed to be elegant, eye-catching. The engraving and diamond gives it maximum shining during night and day. and the shape of the ring is made to easy to wear.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was designed in April, 2020 in Shenzhen, China. and finished in August, 2020.
- Keywords
- engraving, ring, dandelion, diamond, rose gold, 18ct, yellow gold
