DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
MN : I often get inspired by my architectural designer experiences, and from the organic shapes that exist in nature.
DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
MN : By transferring this award-winning design into the metaverse, I plan to create a macro-scale architectural space experience from it.
DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
MN : almost 2 years
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
MN : It's purely an abstract reflection of my architectural background.
DI: Who is the target customer for his design?
MN : Anyone who admires art and design.
DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
MN : For the production, I collaborated with the 3D printing service provider, Shapeways.
DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
MN : The objective of the research was to create a parametric, organic pattern that fits whole products(necklace, bracelet, earring, and ring) at the same time. I started analyzing and researching organic patterns in nature. As the main 3d parametric design software, I used the Grasshopper plugin for Rhino3d. It took me a lot of web research and experimentation to find the right parametric design formula that fits all products.
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
MN : As a macro-scale architecture designer, BIROI collection is the first micro-scale jewelry I have created. My biggest challenge was to move the elegance I am familiar with from the heights of the macro dimension to the micrometric precision of 3d printing.