Press Release
Spring Blooming Brooch by Ying Li Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Ying Li acknowledged for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Spring Blooming Brooch by Ying Li, designed for My.wance Jewelry and Gemstone, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 evaluated 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.
About Spring Blooming Brooch
This is a pair of spring-inspired brooches, designed in a flat geometric style with two layers forming a petal motif. They are crafted to evoke nature when worn. Featuring irregular gemstones in a uniform color, specifically pink spinel, reflecting the romantic hues of spring. Wearable in multiple combinations, the collection includes 18K white gold, 5.724cts of pink spinel, and 0.376cts of diamonds, totaling 14.345g.
About Ying Li
A professional and experienced jewelry designer, Ying Li has a wealth of experience in the field. She has been designing bespoke jewelry for over 6 years. With her designs, you can find stories and different concepts, giving people a different kind of experience than just decorating.
Award Record
Ying Li is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2022 - 2023 and the 2023 - 2024 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://desingers.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://desingers.org/151858
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/151858
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!151858
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/299457
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://mywance.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Spring Blooming Brooch
- Function
- Brooch
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Indian Red, Pale Violet Red, Silver, Rosy Brown and Plum
- Images
- 5
- Client
- My.wance Jewelry and Gemstone
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ying Li
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #151858
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Choosing pink spinels not only reflects the romantic color palette of spring but also showcases the often overlooked beauty of these small and irregular gemstones. The style of these brooches is flat design, emphasizing the minimalist use of simple elements and flat colors. Each of them is semi-circular and can be combined to form a geometric circle, with the pink part representing a petal. There are various ways to wear them - you can wear them in different combinations or just wear one of them.
- Inspiration
- This design aims to capture the essence of spring blooming and provide a soothing and stress-relieving experience.
- Research
- The study on value factors of colored gemstones reveals that gemstones that are small in size and have irregular shapes are considered to have low value. As a result, the purchase rate of these gemstones in the retail market is very low. However, the designer of this collection can appreciate their beauty and uniqueness from a different perspective and showcase it with this pair of brooches. These brooches depict pink flowers blooming in spring using a flat design style. Their purpose is to evoke a sense of nature and alleviate people's stress.
- Challenge
- The gemstones used for this collection are irregular in shape and have the same color. They also need to have the same quality. It took a significant amount of time to find and acquire them from the market.
- Realization and Technology
- The process begins by creating a sketch and rendering. Next, a CAD drawing is created, and then the piece is cast in 18K white gold. After casting, the item is polished and final adjustments are made to achieve the perfect appearance. The collection is set in 18K white gold and features 5.724cts of pink spinel and 0.376cts of diamonds. The total weight is 14.345g.
- Operation and Interaction
- To wear the brooch, start by pulling out the top of one pin, then, press the other pin to the side of the hook. Attach the brooch to your clothes by pinning it on, and finally, press the pin back and the top back. They can be worn in different combinations or just worn individually.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2022 in Zhejiang and finished in August 2023 in Yunnan China.
- Specifications
- 15.64x31.48x7.87mm, 15.67x31.55x7.84mm
- Keywords
- blooming, pink, spring, brooch, spinel, jewelry, Bespoke, petal
