Press Release
Golden A' Design Award in Jewelry Design Goes to The Dome Ring by Fatma Altinbas
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Fatma Altinbas for jewelry design
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ The Dome Ring by Fatma Altinbas, designed for Mevaris Jewellery, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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 Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About The Dome Ring
The design takes its inspirations from the unique blend of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman architectures. The Dome ring, as unique in its design that it is a modern interpretation of famous Domes of Hagia Sophia. The design is an outcome of the Phd research that Fatma Altinbas had held in Grand Bazaar for 2 years, about the history of jewellery manufacturing in the area. The Dome ring is crafted from 18-carat rose gold and adorned with a total of 0.22 carats of G color, VS1 clarity diamonds, both on the inside and outside.
About Fatma Altinbas
MEVÁRIS Jewelry is London based company that offers unique aesthetic reinterpretations of Istanbul's heritage and its renowned Grand Bazaar through a celebration of past and present, and the colors and cultural wealth of the contemporary city. Fatma Altinbas, creative director of Mevaris, is a third-generation member of a distinguished jeweller family from Istanbul. She had inherited her family’s love and admiration for precious stones and the craftsmanship which turn these stones into priceless pieces of art. Gaining acclaim for their meticulous workmanship, her family founded two of Turkey’s largest jewellery brands.
Award Record
Fatma Altinbas 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://desingers.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://desingers.org/158290
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/158290
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!158290
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/352393
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.mevaris.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Dome Ring
- Function
- Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Indian Red, Rosy Brown, Tan, Black and Sienna
- Images
- 4
- Client
- Mevaris Jewellery
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Fatma Altinbas
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #158290
Credits
- Image Credits
- Fatma Altinbas
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design takes its inspirations from the unique blend of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman architectures. The Dome ring, as unique in its design that it is a modern interpretation of famous Domes of Hagia Sophia.
- Inspiration
- Ring takes it's inspiration from one of the world's revered structures,Hagia Sophia of Istanbul..The famous domes of Hagia Sophia has been built in the sixth century and it is one of the masterpieces of Byzantine architecture with its thenunparalleled dome construction and the light of its forty windows creating an etheral ambiance. Domes are always prominent in the design language of Istanbul.
- Research
- The design is an outcome of the Phd research that Fatma Altinbas had held in Grand Bazaar for 2 years, about the history of jewellery manufacturing in the area. She has evaluated the artisans and their designs and their inspirations for years. Her observations of the the architectural visuals of historical buildings has inspired her. Her Phd research has been published as a book by Rizzoli in 2019, named 'Stones of The Grand Bazaar'
- Challenge
- The hardest part was to find the perfect measurements for the perfect appearance and also make the design easy to use.
- Realization and Technology
- The Dome ring is a visual feast of elaborate ornamentation of 18 carat rose gold and 0.22 carat, G color, VS1 diamonds both in the inside and outside.
- Operation and Interaction
- The white enamel of the Dome is comes also in turquoise and burgundy color.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2018 in İstanbul and finished in April 2019 and was exhibited in Burlington Arcade of London.
- Specifications
- The diameter of the dome is 17mm x height 10mm, the width of the ring is 6mm x its size is optional. The visual with all the measurement details is available in the documents section.
- Keywords
- Mevaris, Dome, Ring, Haghia Sophia, Gold, Diamond, Enamel
