Cyan Bird Broche, Vedhæng by Xiaojie Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Smykkedesign Competition Category.

JernSmykker· 2022

Cyan Bird Broche, Vedhæng

by Xiaojie Hu

Client: Hu's Cloisonné Jewellery

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Smykker Category

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The Design

About Cyan Bird Broche, Vedhæng

Cyan Bird er et smykke, der kan bæres som en broche eller som et vedhæng. Designet viser en fugl, der står på et vinduesgitter. Fuglen er fremstillet med den traditionelle cloisonné-teknik, som giver rige og levende farver. Det udhulede vindue er lavet af 18 karat guld og er let i vægt. Indfattede diamanter tilføjer glans i solen. Cloisonné-arbejdet er håndlavet gennem mere end ti trin, herunder skæring, udskæring, trådarbejde, emaljering, brænding ved 800 grader og slibning. Brochen måler 49 mm i højden og 41 mm i bredden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Cyan Bird Broche, Vedhæng er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Cyan Bird Broche, Vedhæng forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Cyan Bird Broche, Vedhæng respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The artist integrates the traditional cloisonne craft into the jewelry design, making the design more modern while retaining the traditional Oriental characteristics, and striving to make efforts for the inheritance and development of the traditional cloisonne craft.
Dimensions & Packaging: Brooch size: 49mm (high) X 41mm (wide)
Tags: Cloisonne jewellery, Cyan bird, Chinoiserie jewellery, Enamel Jewelry, Cloisonne Brooch , Pendant
Production Technology: The Cyan bird cloisonne process used by this work is very complicated, need after cutting, carving, tinsel, silver inlay, coated with glaze, high temperature, grinding, etc more than ten working procedure, to do work in 800 - degree firing 20-30 times, can obtain the beautiful color, and these should be done purely manual. Due to the uncertainty of handwork, the success rate of a perfect cloisonne is not high, which is all the more precious in today's speed seeking industrial age.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this design is to break through the tradition and combine the cloisonné craftsmanship originally applied to the utensils with gold and gemstones to make the design a unique piece of jewelry.
Research: Because the craftsmanship of Cloisonne uses copper as the inner bottom tire, in order to make the blue and green more vivid, it can experiment with silver tires. So the artist tried to adjust during the production process and successfully got more beautiful colors.
Inspiration: In ancient Chinese mythology, Cyan bird symbolize happiness. The whole design depicts a Cyan bird standing on the window lattice singing for its owner. The birds made of cloisonne are rich in color, gorgeous, beautiful and lively; the hollow window made of 18k gold is complex and light, with oriental characteristics. The inlaid diamonds shine in the sun, making the whole work look gorgeous and exquisite. When light reflects the shadow through the hollowed-out pane, light and shadow overlap, as if two birds were talking to each other, and the beautiful story slowly unfolded.
Project Duration: The project will be designed and produced in Beijing in 2021, and it will take 3 months in total.
Operation Flow: This piece can be used as a brooch and necklace in different occasions
Team Members: Photographer：Danny Duan