DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
: The idea was to create a self-closure necklace.
DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
: I wanted to create a necklace that could be closed on the front without showing a closure.
DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
: I would like to distribute this in the best design and fashion concept stores.
DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
: Designing was easy, developing the design not so easy, it took me some months to find the right materials .
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
: It is part of my Design Jewelry Collection called Pianeti.
DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
: For now I produce my own work.
DI: What made you design this particular type of work?
: My creativity...the need to realize something I only imagined possible but wasn't sure it could be done until I completed the first prototype.
DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
: NO, it's just an evolution of the basic Lalla's Pianeti collection you can find on my website www.lallas.it
DI: Who is the target customer for his design?
: Women and men who love wearing an Italian handmade piece of art and not just a necklace.
DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
: This necklace has a unique design , has been made totally by hand and there are 5 different suppliers of materials.
DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
: As I said before it's part of my Pianeti range. It means Planets, in this range there are round objects ( Murano glass pearls in this case ) sliding on a thread just like planets rotate in their orbit.
DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
: Mainly my hands and pliers.
DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
: The necklace closure.
DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
: 5 different Italian suppliers.
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
: It was difficult to make the idea of the closure work .
DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
: I don't know, I thought it might have been an interesting challenge and eventually a great thing winning.
DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
: No thank you.