Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Jewelry Design Goes to Lily of the Valley Ring by Yi Xiong
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yi Xiong for jewelry design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Lily of the Valley Ring by Yi Xiong, designed for Aris Fine Studio, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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 Lily of the Valley Ring
Lily of the Valley is a ring made of 18K gold, chrysoberyl and pink sapphire. The design is inspired by the symbiotic relationship between lily of the valley and wild strawberry. Layered gold branches form a controlled asymmetrical structure with an open construction. The open form replaces traditional enclosed gemstone settings and gives the ring a sense of lightness. Green and pink gemstones create a color contrast that acts as part of the structure. The open structure also allows the ring to fit a range of finger sizes.
About Yi Xiong
Aris Xiong (Yi Xiong) is the founder and creative director of Aris Fine Studio, established in New York. She began designing jewelry for local clients during her university years. Her work is grounded in sustained observation of nature and a sensitivity to memory, translating elements such as plants, light, shadow, and temporal change into a contemporary jewelry language. Characterized by nuanced color relationships and sculptural structures, her designs balance organic forms with rational composition. She adopts a restrained approach to emotional expression, allowing jewelry to function as a vessel for memory and personal experience.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yi Xiong 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/183380
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/183380
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!183380
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/381604
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://arisjewelry.co/
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
- Lily of the Valley Ring
- Function
- Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Black, Dark Green, Dark Olive Green, Gainsboro and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Aris Fine Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yi Xiong
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #183380
Credits
- Image Credits
- Aris Xiong (Yi Xiong)
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Inspired by the symbiotic relationship between lily of the valley and wild strawberry, this ring translates their organic growth into a controlled asymmetrical structure. Layered gold branches create a fluid spatial hierarchy, while the open construction departs from traditional enclosed gemstone settings. This ring evokes a subtle sense of suspension, shifting it from mere adornment to an expression of emotion and personal presence, reflecting a balance between softness and structural strength.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the symbiotic relationship between lily of the valley and wild strawberry, this ring does not replicate botanical forms directly, but instead translates their underlying growth logic into a dynamic structure. The contrast between green and pink gemstones reflects the harmony and variation found in nature. An open construction combined with layered elements enhances fluidity and spatial balance, translating natural rhythms into a contemporary jewelry language.
- Research
- This design explores how the logic of organic growth can be translated into a controlled asymmetrical structure. Through structural balance and a reconstructed spatial hierarchy, it captures the rhythm and fluidity of nature without directly replicating botanical forms. The open structure maintains stability while introducing a sense of lightness and freedom, resulting in a dynamic yet restrained composition. It reflects the resilience and strength associated with contemporary femininity.
- Challenge
- The core challenge lies in achieving both structural stability and visual lightness within an open, asymmetrical form. Through multiple rounds of structural testing, the support relationships between gold branches and the positioning of the gemstones were refined to ensure stability and durability during wear. The gemstones are integrated into the overall structural system, aligning visual expression with functional integrity and moving beyond the constraints of traditional jewelry construction.
- Realization and Technology
- Materials: 18K gold, chrysoberyl, and pink sapphire Craftsmanship: This ring reinterprets botanical jewelry through structural abstraction rather than literal representation. Controlled asymmetry is introduced while maintaining visual balance, with visual weight distributed across an open form to create a sense of suspension. Sculptural metalwork is integrated with precise gemstone setting, while color contrast functions as a structural element rather than decoration.
- Operation and Interaction
- The open structure accommodates a range of finger sizes, allowing flexibility in wear. The asymmetrical composition is carefully calibrated to maintain both visual harmony and structural stability. As the wearer moves, subtle shifts in angle reveal changing spatial relationships, creating a dynamic visual experience. Layered metal elements reduce visual density while maintaining structural clarity, balancing everyday wearability with artistic expression.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in February 2026 in New York.
- Specifications
- Ring size: US 6.25 (inner diameter approx. 16.7 mm) Center stone: 2.2 ct chrysoberyl Material: 18K gold, total weight approx. 6 g Custom sizing available upon request
- Keywords
- Organic Growth, Symbiotic Relationship, Asymmetrical Structure, Open Construction, Fluidity, Sense of Suspension, Gold Branches, Spatial Hierarchy, Sculptural Metal, Contemporary Femininity
