2026

Design Awards Silver Winner - SANYI JEWELRY

Dawn in Dusk

Entrant

SANYI JEWELRY

Category

Jewelry - Jewelry Collections

Client's Name

Country / Region:

China

Dawn and dusk are not mirrors of each other, but distinct moments within the same cycle—just as a single leaf takes on entirely different forms in morning light, daylight, and dusk. This philosophical notion of a "cycle of life" became the inspiration behind the Dawn in Dusk design, allowing the wearer to experience the healing energy and inner balance born from the symbiosis of nature and beauty.
Dawn in Dusk features an innovative three-leaf embracing structure, where the three leaves—like dawn, day, and dusk—each unfurl and nestle into one another, naturally converging at their intersection to complete a full movement from opening to gathering. Additionally, the three leaves are interpreted through three distinct textural expressions—together embodying the single imagery of a leaf:
1. The brushed leaf—with its fine texture that recreates botanical surfaces, offering a warm touch and soft glow that speaks of tactility and temperature;
2. The pavé‑set diamond leaf—with closely set diamonds whose scintillation echoes the glint of dew under light;
3. The optical contrast between the brushed leaf's diffuse reflection and the diamond's sharp fire—a material dialogue that embodies both the collision of textures and the tension of life.
Besides, the marquise‑cut lab‑grown diamond leaf, whose flowing contour alone suggests a leaf form, achieves the most essential expression of nature. Each leaf is complete and luminous in its own right; when joined, they naturally unfold a rich layering and tension—metaphorically suggesting that amid everyday life, one may move fluidly between three states of self, yet always remain complete and whole.
Dawn in Dusk weaves its philosophical concept through material selection and craft expression, echoing the organic warmth of leaves and natural vitality, while also ensuring the necessary hardness and resilience for lasting wear, and transforming the "cycle of life" from an abstract idea into a tangible, wearable experience, where philosophy, aesthetics, and ethics of Dawn in Dusk become one. With this design philosophy, the wearer may always hold onto a sense of inner wholeness and the gentle power of being in the recurring rhythm between dawn and dusk.

Credits

Shuyang Xiang
Tong Zhu
Lin Yang
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