Press Release
Affinity Ring by Ensieh Yazdani Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Ensieh Yazdani acknowledged for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category for Affinity Ring by Ensieh Yazdani, designed for Ensieh. 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Affinity Ring
Affinity ring design is a fusion of artistic and historical elegance with modern style. This ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve. In its material, enamel, which has a historical background in the culture and art of the past, is used with a spectrum of green color on black gold. The overall design idea of this women's ring is inspired by the design of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is one of Zaha Hadid's designs.
About Ensieh Yazdani
Ensieh Yazdani is a designer with an MBA background whose work spans jewelry and product design. She began her professional journey in 2019 in Tehran, Iran, and has developed a practice shaped by advanced training and interdisciplinary research. Her approach focuses on the relationship between concept development and material realization, emphasizing precise visualization and refinement. She continues to expand her professional activities through international collaborations and participation in global design platforms, contributing to contemporary design discourse through a practice grounded in clarity, method, and thoughtful execution.
Award Record
Ensieh Yazdani 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/151002
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/151002
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!151002
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/259020
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Affinity Ring
- Function
- Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Lavender and Sea Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ensieh
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ensieh Yazdani
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #151002
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Affinity ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve, which looks like a twist. On the surface of the ring, rows are repeated in a curved shape and in a parallel direction with a distance of 0.5 mm from each other, which have the material of black gold and enamel with a spectrum of green color, respectively.
- Inspiration
- This ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve. In its design, black gold material is used, and rows of enamel with a spectrum of green color are placed on it in a curved and parallel way. The design of the Affinity ring is inspired by the design of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is one of Zaha Hadid's designs.
- Research
- The type of research is applied. Data collection and the research tool used is the library method and the study of documents. Objective is to implement the idea of modern ring design using material with a historical and artistic background. According to the results, enamel is a good option because gold and silver do not oxidize in combination with it. Also, it has antiquity, beauty and reasonable price which increase in demand will improve the business and economic prosperity of the society.
- Challenge
- The research challenge of this design is to decide on the number, size, and distance of the rows from each other so that they are curved and parallel, and the first and last rows have the same material.
- Realization and Technology
- 18k Black gold with Enamel.
- Operation and Interaction
- A ring for women that is easy to use.
- Project Duration and Location
- In Turkey in the year 2021
- Specifications
- Length 19.9mm, Width 33.2mm, Height 33.6mm
- Keywords
- Jewelry, Jewellery, Gold, Black gold, Enamel, Green enamel, Ring
