Dome Broche by HaiYu Tan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Izer in Sieraden Ûntwerp Competition Category.

IzerSieraden· 2020

Dome Broche

by HaiYu Tan

Client: Cybil Tan

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Sieraden Category

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The Design

About Dome Broche

Dome is in set fan trije broches, ynspirearre troch de koepels fan tsjerken. De trije stikken toane deselde koepel yn 'e moarn, om 'e middei en jûns. Elke broche is mei de hân makke fan S925 sulver en read koper troch in metaalfâldproses dat smelten, smeden, gespjen, fâldzjen, lasse en poetsen omfettet. Oerflaktekstueren en in metaaloksidant soargje foar de ferskillende kleuren. Iepen (útholle) diel jouwe sicht op de kleur en it weefsel fan it klaaistik derûnder. Twa nullen op de efterkant hâlde elke broche stabyl wannear't dy droegen wurdt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Dome Broche is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Dome Broche wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Dome Broche wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With metal folding craft,the set of brooches demonstrates different hours of scenes of the dome of churches in the morning,noon and midnight separately.Through overlying,cutting,bending pressure together with different kinds of texture techniques on the surface of metal,we see changes of combination and the hollow out makes people come into imagination of an eternal dome.The whole set of brooches are hand made to present piety and sedation.
Dimensions & Packaging: 65mmx62mmx26mm,65mmx65mmx29mm,63mmx63mmx32mm
Tags: hand made, jewelry, brooch, metal, silver, modern, dome, arc shaped
Production Technology: Materials: S925 Silver, red copper,metal oxidant.
Production method:hand made,folding process,a technique changing metals from hot to cold.Principles:after high temperature smelting and crushing, the material is folded manually and then welded,including smelting,forging,buckling,folding,welding and polishing.
Design Challenge: 1. Sheet metal can be hard to be folded; 2. Sheet metal is weak in flexibility and cracking may be seen after multiple bending; 3. Silver sheet and red coper sheet are not combined through welding. To clamp the three sheets needs data from constant experiments. Due to the cambered surface of metal sheet after dimensional folding, the process becomes much more complicated and difficult.
Research: Because metal folding is a brand-new craft, experience and data needed can only be gained through research and experiment. Moreover, it’s also required to learn more about church architecture so that the maker can get organized knowledge though self conclusion.
Inspiration: Moved by the piety from Evening Bell by Jean Francois Millet , and regretful for the fire that happened at Notre Dame de Paris in 2019,the designer was determined to make a hollow out and transparent brooches with the look of the church dome. With abundant presentation of colors,we have different feelings: transparent dome in the morning for a pure heart,shining dome at noon for enthusiasm,noctilucent dome at night for peace and meditation.
Project Duration: Inspired on April, 15 of 2019, the maker spent three weeks on the draft and then began the work. On July 2th of the same year, the set of brooches was finished by China Academy of Art and has never been on show to the public.
Operation Flow: A brooch can keep one’s faith the closest to his heart. Although the set of brooches is a little big in size, with hollow out craft, the color and woven grain of costume can be seen. The double needles back of the brooch make it more stable when wearing it.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Haiyu Tan, Dome, 2019. Image #2: Photographer Haiyu Tan, Dome, 2019. Image #3: Photographer Haiyu Tan, Dome, 2019. Image #4: Photographer Haiyu Tan, Dome, 2019.
Video:Photographer Haiyu Tan, Dome, 2019.