Press Release
Wonhee Kim Receives the A' Design Award for The Ray Brooch in Jewelry Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Wonhee Kim for jewelry design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that The Ray Brooch by Wonhee Kim has been granted the A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 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 Ray Brooch
The Ray is a brooch inspired by a ray of sunlight appearing through the clouds on a cloudy day. The base color of the brooch is dark, as the piece uses black rhodium plated metal and a black diamond. Bright gemstones are combined with the dark base to brighten the whole piece. The pearls give a soft glow, while the diamonds add sparkle next to the dark metal. The brooch was developed as a three-dimensional digital model. The Ray measures 50 by 30 by 17 millimeters.
About Wonhee Kim
Wonhee was born in Seoul, Korea and came to San Francisco, USA in 2014 to complete her BFA degree in Jewelry and Metal Arts at the Academy of Art University(AAU) in May 2018. She received the Best in Category Award for Director Choice BFA at the AAU Spring Show in 2018. Wonhee then attended Jewelry Design and Technology program at the Gemological Institute of America(GIA) to learn CAD/CAM and design skills and received the Students’ Choice Award at the GIA Design Show in 2019. She also finished hand rendering class, Graduate Gemologist course in GIA.
Award Record
Wonhee Kim is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2022 - 2023 editions 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. 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/142196
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142196
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142196
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/241536
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Ray Brooch
- Function
- Brooch
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Peru, Gray and Dark Khaki
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wonhee Kim
- Country
- Republic of Korea
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142196
Credits
- Image Credits
- Wonhee Kim, 2022
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The base color of the brooch is dark since it's using black rhodium plated metal and a black diamond, but mixing with a bright gemstones brightens up the entire piece.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration of the brooch comes from the ray of sunlight appearing through the clouds on a cloudy day. The luster of the pearls gives and extra soft glow and the sparkle of the diamonds stands out like a ray of sunlight next to dark metal and black diamonds.
- Research
- My research began first by observing the cloudy day and capture the moment of the ray that comes out from the cloud. After I understood the shape and movement of the light, I then researched how to incorporate and design a piece that is fine, and balanced. I researched everything using online resources.
- Challenge
- The most challenging part of this piece was transforming the dark image into bright object, still containing the dark element.
- Realization and Technology
- The brooch was created in 3D model. The body for the baguette diamonds and the
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was designed and completed in June 2022 in Milan, Italy
- Specifications
- Brooch: 50 x 30 x 17(mm)
- Keywords
- Creative, Jewelry, CAD, Ray, Pearl, Diamonds
