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Cesare Zuccaro Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for Argo Timepiece in Jewelry Design
Cesare Zuccaro of Gravithin acknowledged for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Argo Timepiece by Cesare Zuccaro of Gravithin has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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 Golden A' Design Award Means
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.
More About Argo Timepiece
Argo by Gravithin is a timepiece whose design is inspired by a sextant. It features an engraved double dial, available in two shades, Deep Blue and Black Sea, in honor of the Argo ship mythical adventures. Its heart beats thanks to a Swiss Ronda 705 quartz movement, while the sapphire glass and the strong 316L brushed steel ensure even more resistance. It is also 5ATM water-resistant. The watch is available in three different case colors (gold, silver, and black), two dial shades (Deep Blue and Black Sea) and six strap models, in two different materials.
About Cesare Zuccaro
Gravithin is a modern watch brand founded in 2017 and based in Italy. The word “Gravithin” blends the concepts of gravity (which keep people rooted) and thin together, to highlight the products lightness and resistance. The brand conceives its designs keeping its feet on the ground, while reaching for the stars. All Gravithin’s collections pays a tribute to exploration and adventure, combining both minimal traits and unconventional features for a versatile and modern timepiece. Gravithin believes in customization, originality, fine workmanship, high-quality materials, and always has an eye for modern trends.
About Gravithin
Gravithin is a modern watch brand based in Italy. We conceived our designs keeping our feet on the ground, while reaching for the stars. Gravithin watches take inspiration from the universe, combining both classical and minimal features, for a versatil
Award Record
This recognition makes Cesare Zuccaro of Gravithin 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. 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/87700
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/87700
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!87700
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/252077
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.gravithin.com/argo/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Argo Timepiece
- Function
- Timepiece
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, White, Black, Dim Gray and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Cesare Zuccaro
- Country
- Italy
- Brand
- Gravithin
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #87700
Credits
- Team
- Fabrizio Cirfiera
- Image Credits
- Main Image Cesare Zuccaro, 2019 Image #No1 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019. Image #No2 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019. Image #No3 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019. Image #No4 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project was aimed at creating a timepiece whose design is one of a kind. It features a double dial watch, engraved in different points and available in two color shades, Deep Blue and Black Sea, in honor of Argo's mythical adventures.
- Inspiration
- This design pays a tribute to the Argo constellation and it is inspired by the ancient sextants used for celestial navigation. The incisions around the dial recall the graduated arc of the sextant, while the red hand mimics the lens on the sextant, which helps to measure the elevation angle of celestial bodies.
- Research
- The main goal has always been a unique design, combined with a careful choice of materials. The project started bytaking inspiration from an ancient astrolabe, so that the design could be a tribute to the Argo constellation, but it has been decided to give it a modern twist, opting for a sextant instead, a more recent instrument which is also more in line with Gravithin's concept of beauty and design. After going from paper to prototype, the testing phase of the timepiece began. It has been tested within a group of selected people, asking them to give Gravithin feedbacks about the product and its design. The response was 100% positive.
- Challenge
- The most complex part in the project was to carry out a design recalling the sextant on the watch dial without any sketches. Initially, a bas-relief was considered, but after running a few tests, it has been noticed it was not the desired outcome for the timepiece, therefore it has been decided to use a double dial, with an engrave dial on a plain one, to make the final design memorable.
- Realization and Technology
- Argo's heart beats thanks to a Swiss-made Ronda 705 quartz movement with date, while the sapphire glass and the strong 316L brushed steel used for the case ensure even more resistance. It's also a 5ATM water resistant.
- Operation and Interaction
- The best way to test its quality and functions is by wearing it. Despite its 40 mm case, Argo is as light as significantly smaller watches. There are three different color options (gold, silver and black) available for the case; two (Deep Blue and Black Sea) for the dial and also six straps in two different materials (mesh and leather) and six different colors. Argo is extremely customizable and ready to fully represent the style of the person wearing it.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Jannuary 2019 in Nardò and finished in May 2019 in Lecce.
- Specifications
- Case diameter 40 mm, thickness 9,5 mm, glass aperture 35 mm, strap width 20 mm
- Keywords
- watch, product, minimal, details, timepiece, design, unconventional,
