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Fusion Col·lecció de Joieria by Xirui Liao

Fusion Col·lecció de Joieria by Xirui Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Joieria Competition Category.


FerroJoieria· 2022

Fusion Col·lecció de Joieria

by Xirui Liao

Client: Xirui Liao

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Joieria Category

Colors

The Design

About Fusion Col·lecció de Joieria

Fusion és una col·lecció de joieria feta de plata, formada per un anell i un collaret. Un algoritme genera un esquelet de Voronoi, utilitzat com a metàfora de la connexió orgànica de les formes. Les formes fusionen característiques com l'obertura de les ales d'una papallona i l'obertura d'un capoll. Diferents angles de visió revelen diferents trets biomòrfics. Ambdues peces són modulars, de manera que es poden combinar amb altres accessoris i portar-se de diverses maneres. La col·lecció està modelada en 3D, impresa en 3D i fosa en plata mitjançant el mètode de la cera perduda.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Fusion Col·lecció de Joieria és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Fusion Col·lecció de Joieria sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Fusion Col·lecció de Joieria és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The collection is a fusion of the natural and the artificial, a collaboration between the designer's perceptual thinking and the algorithms. The algorithm is used to generate a Voronoi skeleton as a biological metaphor for the organic connection of forms. Different viewing angles reflect various biomorphic features, creating a subtle sense between the familiar and the unfamiliar. The delicate skeletal structure and lighting effects provide the user with a unique sensory experience.
Dimensions & Packaging
The ring is 54*25*40mm, the necklace is 51*39*45mm.
Tags
organic shape, contemporary jewelry, 3d printing, generative art, jewelry, wearable art, parametric design
Production Technology
3d-modelling, 3d-printing, lost wax casting, silver
Design Challenge
As an information experience designer who loves to challenge interdisciplinary design, I wanted to integrate the speculative design spirit of my discipline into the accessories, making the collection an inspiring narrative and reflection, more than just an aesthetic expression and decoration. The biggest challenge was integrating narrative and form as I tried to convey a complex idea. At the same time, ergonomics and processing technics also posed a challenge for me.
Research
With the development of genetic science, now we see the most fundamental codes of life as never before and even got hearts made of leaves and kidneys from pigs as transplants. In the future, no doubt more non-human components will become part of us, but what will a man be when he/she/they is made of parts that are not human? We and other creatures on earth evolved from some primordial mass of organic matter, and in the future, we will probably fuse again as one in a genetic way.
Inspiration
This collection is inspired by the concepts of genetic fusion and convergent evolution in biology, extracting the 'genes' of form from different species using movement as logic and fusing them to think about the homology and convergence of biological evolution: 'all as one, one as all.' It takes the movement 'stretch' as a starting point, blending features such as the spreading wings of butterflies, the uncurled back of humans, and the blooming of buds into the design of organic forms.
Project Duration
The project started in September 2021 in London and finished in February 2022 in London, and is not exhibited yet.
Operation Flow
This collection contains two pieces, both are modular, and users can wear them in various ways by combining different accessories.
They can be randomly generated multiple times; each individual is a member of a population, sharing the typical characteristics of the population but unique.
Team Members
Xirui Liao
Image Credits
Image #1-5: Photographer Xirui Liao, Fusion, 2022.

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