Fissure Bitxi Bilduma by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award in Bitxigintza Diseinua Competition Category.

BurdinaBitxigintza· 2021

Fissure Bitxi Bilduma

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Bitxigintza Category

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The Design

About Fissure Bitxi Bilduma

Fissure izotz-kasko urtuen eta lehortutako lurraren arraildura eta zirrikituetan inspiratutako bitxi-bilduma da. Pieza bakoitza eskuz landua da argizarian, hiru dimentsioko sare-egitura bat sortuz, naturan aurkitzen diren lerroak imitatzen dituzten lerroekin. Egitura harribitxien inguruan eratzen da, ausazkoak diruditen osagaietatik konposizio orekatuak sortuz. Argizarizko fundizio galdua, harri-ezarpena, metalaren akabera eta rodio beltzezko estaldura dira pieza bakoitza osatzen duten teknikak. Erabilitako materialak 18 kilateko urre horia, Hego Itsasoko perla barrokoak eta diamante zuriak dira. Kolore-kontrasteak forma asimetriko eta gurutzatuak nabarmentzen ditu.

The Recognition

About the Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award

Fissure Bitxi Bilduma Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, ondo diseinatutako sorkuntzetatik espero diren eskakizun profesional eta industrialak betetzen dituzten diseinu onei ematen zaien aitorpen prestijiotsua. Burdin-mailako irabazleek beren sortzaileen trebetasun handia, espezializazio handia, adituen ulermena eta sormen-gaitasuna erakusten dituzte. Fissure Bitxi Bilduma oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den sorkuntza izatea espero da, praktikoa eta berritzailea dena. Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek sektoreko praktika onenak integratzen ditu eta know-how-ari eta talentuari lotutako ezaugarri tekniko gaituak ditu. Fissure Bitxi Bilduma zehaztasunagatik errespetatua den lana da, eta mundua leku hobea egiten laguntzen duten bizi-kalitatearen hobekuntzak eskaintzeko diseinatua dagoena.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Each piece of this collection is hand-carved into a three dimensional lattice with lines mimicking those found in nature - a technique developed in my MA program in London. A thoughtful design logic hides between the organic lines of each piece, forming accordingly around the gems, contributing to balanced compositions of seemingly random components.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ring No.1: 41mm x 27mm x 19mm; Earrings No.1: 32mm x 32mm x 7mm; Earrings No.2: 55mm x 14mm x 11mm
Tags: wearable sculpture, art jewellery, one of a kind, volume, asymmetry
Production Technology: Each piece was hand-carved from wax to create the structure, according to the design needs or specific gem shapes. Lost-wax casting was used later. Stone setting, metal finishing and black rhodium plating were also applied. 18K yellow gold, south sea baroque pearls, white diamonds.
Design Challenge: Seemingly randomness, asymmetrical structure, fine surface texture, together with unique form of each piece in the collection made 2D rendering or computer tools nearly impossible. Every piece required significant time and carving craftsmanship to model and test in physical prototypes. Further detailed adjustment was processed with additional remarkable time and effort.
Research: Extracting a two dimensional pattern that widely found in nature to a three dimensional form requires large scale of visual analysis and model construction. Carefully designed structure, texture and colour, together serve the design logic hidden behind these seemingly random lines.
Inspiration: 'Fissure' is a collection inspired by the crevices in melting ice caps and dried earth, echoing the growing environmental crisis we are living in.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Sydney, and was exhibited in NYC Jewellery Week 2020
Operation Flow: The designs were inspired the crevices in melting ice caps and dried earth. Wearers are experiencing the organic, three dimensional and asymmetrical forms of the collection. Its crisscrossing structure is further highlighted by colour contrast. Smooth and lustrous gems sitting in a carefully textured surface of the metal implies the incongruity human civilization and the nature.
Image Credits: Image#1, 2, 3, 4: Photographer Charmaine Morgan, 2020, Image#5: Photographer Lingjun Sun, 2021