Fissure Collection de bijoux by Lingjun Sun

Fissure Collection de bijoux by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Fer in Bijoux Competition Category.

FerBijoux· 2021

Fissure Collection de bijoux

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Bijoux Category

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The Design

About Fissure Collection de bijoux

Fissure est une collection de bijoux inspirée par les crevasses des calottes glaciaires en fonte et de la terre desséchée. Chaque pièce est sculptée à la main dans la cire pour former un treillis tridimensionnel, aux lignes évoquant celles que l'on trouve dans la nature. La structure se déploie autour des gemmes, créant des compositions équilibrées à partir d'éléments en apparence aléatoires. Fonte à la cire perdue, sertissage des pierres, finition du métal et placage de rhodium noir viennent parachever chaque pièce. Les matériaux employés sont l'or jaune 18 carats, les perles baroques des mers du Sud et les diamants blancs. Le contraste des couleurs met en valeur les formes asymétriques et entrecroisées.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Fissure Collection de bijoux est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Fissure Collection de bijoux est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Fissure Collection de bijoux est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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