DESIGN NAME: Hortensia Bouquet Ring
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Ring
INSPIRATION: The Illuminated Garden Collection of contemporary gemstone rings was envisioned to seduce the senses. Hortensia Bouquet ring design was inspired by the ethereal beauty of one of nature's masterpieces, the perfection and symmetry of the hydrangea. Hortensia is a flower that evokes a powerful sensuality; an emotion I wanted to capture in my design. My vision was to create a unique collection of treasured and innovative gemstone rings celebrating the glorious Hortensia blossoms in brilliant color, fashioned of the highest quality.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Precious gemstones are delicately set into intricate gold settings which are created using an ancient lost wax technique. Pave stones are skillfully mounted by hand by master jewellers to create a striking, textural gemstone pattern. Diamonds are juxtaposed with bold and vibrant jewels. The philosophy of the Maison is to embrace the power of the feminine spirit with bravura and innovative design.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: We provided the light to pass trough the bottom of the ring to the stone dome to gain better luster to the pave stones and have more briliance and bright colors.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: This project started in March 2018 in Ljubljana and finished in Oktober 2018 in Ljubljana. The ring has not been made public yet.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The Hortensia Bouquet ring is hand made by master jewellers of 18K rose gold in combination of 18K white gold hydrangea petals with blue sapphire centers which encircle a vibrant jeweled cupola. Three shades of pink and blue sapphires surrounded by pave diamonds form the dome of this rare and seductive ring.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Hight 27 mm, Width 28 mm, Depth 30 mm, Weight 25,7 gr.
Total weight of sapphires and diamonds is 3,14ct.
TAGS: jewellery, fine jewellery, ring, bespoke, gold, diamonds, sapphires
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Research started in the garden while admiring the beauty of the colorful Hortensia bushes when not yet all little flowers are open in full blossom. Studying this masterpiece of nature and its' effortless perfection begged an intense focus on the expressive lines. The idea was to capture the intensity of light and color of the perfect small flower petals and craft a jewel that would allow the impression to last forever.
CHALLENGE: The challenge was to successfully fasten the small gemstone flowers onto the ring and at the same time create strength and durability. We wanted the ring to look fragile like wearing real Hortensia flowers. To mimic the lightness and live motion of the petals, the structure had to endure the pressure of wear and therefore needed be strong and resilient.
ADDED DATE: 2019-02-24 07:59:52
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Nina Vidmar
IMAGE CREDITS: All photo credits: Andraž Jenkole
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: ''Copyrights belong to Nina Vidmar, 2019''
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