Forme Truss Hoops

The initial spark came while observing the repetitive rhythm of truss frameworks in an architectural context. What struck me was not only their efficiency but also their inherent aesthetic quality. The triangulated patterns created a sense of order, movement, and lightness that felt surprisingly sculptural. I began wondering what would happen if that language could be removed from its conventional scale and context and translated into something intimate and wearable. The moment I first saw the finished piece in gold was particularly meaningful because it revealed qualities that weren't fully apparent in the drawings or digital models. The metal softened the industrial reference while simultaneously highlighting the precision of the geometry. Light moved through the open framework, creating depth and shadow in a way that reinforced the architectural origins of the design. On a personal level, the project represented a convergence of two disciplines that have shaped my creative thinking. Architecture has always taught me to value structure, proportion, and spatial relationships, while jewelry offered an opportunity to explore those ideas at a human scale

Architectural jewelry need not be everyone's cup of tea. But I do feel this niche has great potential. It simply shows that design in universal. My architectural background fundamentally changed the way I approach jewelry because I don't begin with decoration—I begin with structure. In architecture, every line, connection, and proportion has a purpose. You're constantly thinking about how forces move through a system, how components relate to one another, and how form emerges from underlying logic. When I designed the Forme Truss Hoops, I brought that same mindset into a much smaller scale.What interested me was the possibility of translating architectural principles rather than simply architectural imagery. The goal wasn't to make earrings that looked like miniature buildings, but a simpler version that brings in balance between strength and lightness, complexity and clarity.

The Forme Truss Hoops seem to participate in a larger shift in contemporary jewelry: moving beyond the traditional sources of inspiration—nature, preciousness, and historical ornament—and drawing from the visual language of infrastructure, engineering, and the built environment. That shift is culturally significant because it reframes adornment not as something separate from the systems that shape modern life, but as something that can actively engage with them.Industrial design and jewelry have historically occupied different cultural spaces. Industrial design is often associated with function, efficiency, structural logic, and mass production, while jewelry is associated with symbolism, intimacy, identity, and emotion. A design such as the Forme Truss Hoops creates an interesting bridge between those worlds.