Colosseum ring: Rehan Sheikh, Punjab, Pakistan

Prize: T-Splines T-Shirt.

Designer quote:

I was asked to make an architectural ring during the Class of Advance Manual Jewelry Designing 2011 held at PGJDC Lahore. The project was to design any concept: hand rendering, technical drawing, and then manufacturing.

When it came to architecture I could only think of Greco Roman architecture, especially the Colosseum of Rome, so I decided to make a Colosseum Ring. Of course, the ring needed to be manufactureable and wearable, so when I translated the colosseum into a ring, I reduced the division of arches to 42 to make sure that it wasn't too small to handle during the manufacturing process.

As I was finalizing the technical drawing of colosseum ring, I planned to model it in Matrix 6.3. Meanwhile, the T-Spline Contest 2011 was announced and I decided at once to make it in T-Splines. This was a strange decision, since I was a newbie at T-Splines, and I wasn't immediately sure if this was the best idea. But when I jumped into the T-Splines Ocean, I was surprised to know that it helped me swim and float quite smoothly.

With every single moment I spent modeling in T-Spline I was convinced that modeling this ring in T-Splines was a good choice.

I started to make the shank using tsSkin, and got a nice smooth surface with a continuity that was previously impossible for me to get. The symmetry command was very useful during this process.

Then I started to make arches. First, I developed a single arch, then arrayed it along an oval curve 42 times. I merged the edges of arches in T-Splines to get a single wall.

I used EnVisionTec RP Model to cast my model in silver.

Judges quote:

An intricate ring that was smoothly manufactured. A great example of how a bunch of tools and some abilities can take you from concept to the real thing...

A good use of T-Splines to make smooth surfaces and tight details by repetition of elements.