Jul 19 2007Family Ring
Designer Gerd Rothmann from Germany has created the Family Ring, which is similar to the fingerprint wedding band, except that instead of just putting your spouse's fingerprint on your ring you can put your entire family's. Well, up to four of them at least. Unfortunately, the ring itself is hideous. This is what you would get if you were asked to design a ring and put as little effort into it as possible. They just took a block and drilled a hole through it.
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Reader Comments
1. Morono - July 19, 2007 12:03 PM
LOL FIRST WAZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
2. whoneedsenemies - July 19, 2007 12:16 PM
1 Your name should read just 'moron'
How can you call that thing a ring. More like some bavarian cock ring or something..
3. Morono - July 19, 2007 12:18 PM
I just figured, all these other people are having fun doing it, why shouldn't I?
4. SuperStoned420 - July 19, 2007 12:19 PM
first it was clocks now it's fingerprint rings. c'mon man. wtf.
5. whoneedsenemies - July 19, 2007 12:22 PM
I didn't say you couldn't have fun....
BTW Do you pronounce your name Moron-o? Or Mor-a-no? LOL
6. Morono - July 19, 2007 1:21 PM
The second O is pronounced as in "Automobile" (The Au)
7. cyril - July 19, 2007 1:34 PM
Why wouldn't the designer just make the ring round, it would fit more fingerprints and not look like you found the ring in a toolbox...
8. betch - July 19, 2007 3:55 PM
that thing is huge if you wore that you wouldn't be able to close your fingers together!
which is the worst fate.
9. Amy - July 19, 2007 4:01 PM
That looks almost painful to wear.
10. the bgu - July 20, 2007 12:15 AM
as a jewelry major i can already tell you that;
a) the piece is cast. he made it in wax and did a lost wax cast. he did not just drill through it.
b) square rings are really not that bad. that ring is smaller than it looks.
c) as far as contemporary art jewelry is concerned, this ring is conservative.
check these rings out...
http://www.velvetdavinci.com/allimages.php?action=show&id=40
remember, these are wearable art pieces.
11. Cory M. - July 20, 2007 2:57 PM
I'm still waiting for his most private piece, the Family Jewels.
12. Mathew - January 16, 2009 7:05 AM
I like the design.
I used to design modern jewelry years ago when it first came out. I might have used a larger number of faces for bigger families, which might have a visual advantage, but basically it is a somewhat original design which I appreciate.