Louis Filosa's 3D printed Cobble Necklace has won the FOC Talents
Challenge 2011 summer edition which was held in cooperation with
designer Ross Lovegrove.

The summer edition of the FOC Talents Challenge 2011 was awarded to
designers who interpreted designer Ross Lovegrove's brief for a vision
of "organic essentialism".

Says Lovegrove about the Cobble: "I find erosion a fantastic provider of form and it could be a metaphor for infinite form."

"What I also like about this work is the contained object which has
an almost tribal quality and something more contemporary in the way it
is worn... I like its strength and wearability almost as if emotions can
crawl inside and live there... ritualistic."
Says FOC, "The Cobble Necklace is a precious collectible, visually
intriguing as a complex piece of jewellery or as a beautiful, organic,
and self-contained object."

Second place was awarded to the Park necklace design by Pekka
Salokannel. "The design is inspired by the concept of parks
incorporating two separate and distinct styles (man-made and natural
scenery) to express their intrinsic beauty."

"The double faced necklace also has two distinctly unique sides that
allow the wearer to express a different mood for different occasions.
"It's all about your mood at the moment - which side you love the most"
explains Pekka.
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