Iron Jewelry Design · 2023
The Ray Brooch
by Wonhee Kim
- A' Design Award 2023 Iron Winner in Jewelry Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
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About The Ray Brooch
The Ray is a brooch inspired by a ray of sunlight appearing through the clouds on a cloudy day. The base color of the brooch is dark, as the piece uses black rhodium plated metal and a black diamond. Bright gemstones are combined with the dark base to brighten the whole piece. The pearls give a soft glow, while the diamonds add sparkle next to the dark metal. The brooch was developed as a three-dimensional digital model. The Ray measures 50 by 30 by 17 millimeters.
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- Unique Properties
- The base color of the brooch is dark since it's using black rhodium plated metal and a black diamond, but mixing with a bright gemstones brightens up the entire piece.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Brooch: 50 x 30 x 17(mm)
- Tags
- Creative, Jewelry, CAD, Ray, Pearl, Diamonds
- Production Technology
- The brooch was created in 3D model. The body for the baguette diamonds and the
- Design Challenge
- The most challenging part of this piece was transforming the dark image into bright object, still containing the dark element.
- Project Duration
- The project was designed and completed in June 2022 in Milan, Italy
- Research
- My research began first by observing the cloudy day and capture the moment of the ray that comes out from the cloud. After I understood the shape and movement of the light, I then researched how to incorporate and design a piece that is fine, and balanced. I researched everything using online resources.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration of the brooch comes from the ray of sunlight appearing through the clouds on a cloudy day. The luster of the pearls gives and extra soft glow and the sparkle of the diamonds stands out like a ray of sunlight next to dark metal and black diamonds.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Wonhee Kim, 2022
Image #2: Wonhee Kim, 2022
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Image #5: Wonhee Kim, 2022