Tao Cnuasach Seodra by Xiaoqian Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Seodra Competition Category.

Cré-umhaSeodra· 2021

Tao Cnuasach Seodra

by Xiaoqian Wang

Client: Rushan

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Seodra Category

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The Design

About Tao Cnuasach Seodra

Is cnuasach seodra é Tao a spreagtar ón bpatrún traidisiúnta Sínise Taichi. Áirítear sa chnuasach fáinní láimhe, fáinní cluaise, muince agus fáinne. Trí smaointeoireacht spásúil, dí-thógtar an patrún Taichi ina roinnt struchtúr is féidir a chaitheamh ar bhealaí éagsúla. Ligeann acastóir do leath an fháinne cluaise casadh 180 céim, sa chaoi go n-athraíonn an fhoirm chruinn go fáinne cluaise fada. Déanann stopairí siliceon laistigh den mhuince an slabhra inchoigeartaithe, agus casann búcla an mhuince ina slabhra dúbailte gairid. Tá na píosaí déanta as prás le plátáil airgid nó óir 24 carat.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Tao Cnuasach Seodra Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Tao Cnuasach Seodra ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Tao Cnuasach Seodra riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tao jewellery collection draws inspiration from the Chinese traditional Taichi pattern. By using a spatial thinking, the pattern is deconstructed and diversified into several "Taichi" structures with different wearabilities. Movement and multi-way for wearing are introduced to the earring and necklace piece to bring the vitality and delight for the wearing experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: Big bangle: Width 60mm x Depth 53mm x Height 45mm
Small bangle: Width 62mm x Depth 34mm x Height 45mm
Earrings: Width 28mm x Depth 28mm x Height 4mm
Necklace: Width 41mm x Depth 41mm x Height 9mm
Ring: Width 20mm x Depth 20mm x Height 20mm
Tags: Fashion jewelry, Chinese Traditional culture, 3d printing
Production Technology: Production includes sketching, 3d modeling, 3d printing, handicraft, and finishing. The jewelry collection is made by brass with silver/24k gold plated.
Design Challenge: Decision making runs through every stage of the design and prototyping. Whether to remain the pattern of 3D printing and how; where to build the inlet and the support structures; how to turn the movable structure of the jewelry into reality and function well...As a designer and the 3D modeler of the project, I needed to adjust the 3D models and helped the factory to solve the problems, thinking through practicing.
Research: Taichi pattern has a history of 3000 years in China. It represent a philosophy of perfection, harmony, the infinite potential and the energy. I dug into the pattern, using sketches, paper models, 3D digital modeling to help me to understand the movement and energy that generated by the dance of Yin and Yang, and translated the energy inside the Taichi pattern into vibrant and graceful jewelry.
Inspiration: Taichi is a Chinese philosophical and cosmological concept for the "Supreme Ultimate" state of undifferentiated absolute and infinite potential, the oneness before duality. The pattern of Taichi is a symbol of perfection, harmony, the infinite potential and the energy.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2017 in Beijing and finished in February 2018 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: There is an axle on the earring and it allows half part of the earring to rotate 180 degrees, and the ear stud on one half of the earring could pass through the hole on the other half, so the earring could transform from a stable round shape to a dynamic long earring.
Tiny silicone stoppers are used inside the back of the necklace so the necklace chain is adjustable.
The buckle at the end of the necklace could be linked at the back of the neck so the necklace could transform into a double-chain short necklace.