Good Fortune Gourd Smykkekollektion by Juan Juan Hu

Good Fortune Gourd Smykkekollektion by Juan Juan Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Sølv in Smykkedesign Competition Category.

SølvSmykker· 2020

Good Fortune Gourd Smykkekollektion

by Juan Juan Hu

Client: Beijing Forbidden City Culture Development Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Smykker Category

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The Design

About Good Fortune Gourd Smykkekollektion

Good Fortune Gourd er en smykkekollektion fremstillet af 18 karat guld, perler og diamanter. Kalebassen er et traditionelt kinesisk symbol på lykke og velstand. Hver kalebasform rummer abstrakte kurver, der følger formen af de to kinesiske skrifttegn for stor lykke. Kollektionen omfatter en halskæde, øreringe og en fingerring. Halskæden kan bæres med en perle placeret inde i kalebassen eller med perlen taget ud og hængt nedenunder som et vedhæng. 3D-print anvendes til at forme guldelementerne, hvilket forbedrer effektiviteten i smykkeværkstedet.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Good Fortune Gourd Smykkekollektion er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. Good Fortune Gourd Smykkekollektion forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Good Fortune Gourd Smykkekollektion er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: "Gourd" is a homophone for "Good Fortune" in Chinese. Unique style of the gourd shape for this jewelry series lies in the "Good Fortune" hidden in the gourd and the design of the abstract and enjoyable curves closely follows the shape of two Chinese characters of "Big Fortune". 3D printing technology is used in this 18k gold series, and it can greatly improve efficiency of the jewelry processing workshop. The series accompanied pearls includes two ways of wearing necklace, earrings and finger ring. It's a creative combination of Chinese good meaning, multiple wearing manner and new industrial technology.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package: Length 160mm x Width 160mm x Heigh 50mm
Tags: Good Fortune, Gourd,Chinese Traditional culture, good meaning, 3d printing
Production Technology: Unique style of the gourd shape for this jewelry series lies in the Good Fortune hidden in the gourd and the design of the abstract and enjoyable moldings closely follows the pattern of the two Chinese characters of "Big Fortune". In the meantime, the vines form on the top of gourd borrows from Ruyi, an S-shaped ornamental object (usually made of jade) mostly seen in the imperial palace. Ruyi is a symbol of good luck.
3D printing technology is used in this 18k gold series, and it can greatly improve efficiency of the jewelry processing workshop. This series jewelry includes necklace, earrings and finger ring, accompanied by pearls on both sides of gourds, meaning "Responsive and good luck" from the idea of Chinese tradition. For necklace, you can wear it with the pearl put inside the gourd, or you can take out the pearl to use as a pendant. For pearl earrings, the ear studs could be independently placed on the ear of one side, showing the beauty in balanced asymmetry, compared with the earring on the other side of the ear. It's a creative combination of Chinese good meaning, multiple wearing manner and new industrial technology.
Material: 18k gold, pearl, diamond
Design Challenge: The challenge is the balance of Asian traditional culture and contemporary style in Chinese characters. It's a creative way to present good meaning in Chinese characters in unique and contemporary style. And it's a combination of 3D printing industrial technology and handcraft.
Research: Gourd is viewed by the Chinese people as typical auspicious elements and symbols meaning "good fortune" and "wealth". The series of jewelry, seeking inspiration from the Big Gourd Bottle collected in the Palace Museum, Beijing, with “gourd” and Chinese character “big fortune” as the main elements, are an example of applying the implied auspicious meaning to modern jewelry. Each shape of gourd is designed with the Chinese characters "big fortune" in the middle, and the characters "big fortune" are presented in the form of abstract lines and patterns. Thus, the combination of modern abstract beauty and Chinese characters highlights the modern aesthetics. In addition, the gourd shape of the necklace pendant has a structure that can be opened to place in pearls, or hang them under the gourd, thus allowing for various ways of wearing.
Inspiration: The inspiration comes from the images on the Big Gourd Bottle with two Chinese characters "Big Fortune" collected in the Palace Museum, Beijing. "Gourd" is an auspicious pattern in Chinese tradition. Big Gourd Bottle symbolizes prosperity and harvest.
Project Duration: The project started in Sep. 2018 and finished in Feb. 2019 in China
Operation Flow: This series jewelry includes necklace, earrings and finger ring, accompanied by pearls on both sides of gourds, meaning "Responsive and good luck" from the idea of Chinese tradition. For necklace you can wear it with the pearl put inside the gourd, or you can take out the pearl to use as a pendant. For pearl earrings, the ear studs could be independently placed on the ear of one side, showing the beauty in balanced asymmetry, compared with the earring on the other side of the ear.
Team Members: Juan Juan Hu