Fissure Cnuasach Seodra by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dearadh Seodra Competition Category.

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Fissure Cnuasach Seodra

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Seodra Category

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The Design

About Fissure Cnuasach Seodra

Is cnuasach seodra é Fissure a spreagtar ó scoilteanna in oighearchaipíní atá ag leá agus i dtalamh triomaithe. Gearrtar gach píosa de láimh i gcéir ina laitíse thrídhiméansiúil, le línte a aithrisíonn iad siúd a fhaightear sa dúlra. Foirmíonn an struchtúr timpeall na seod, ag cruthú comhdhéanamh cothromaithe as comhpháirteanna a bhfuil cuma randamach orthu. Críochnaítear gach earra le teilgeadh céarach caillte, socrú cloch, snasú miotail agus plátáil ródaim dhubh. Is iad na hábhair ná ór buí 18K, péarlaí barócacha ó Mhuir Theas agus diamaint bhána. Cuireann codarsnacht datha béim ar na foirmeacha neamhshiméadracha, tras-trasnacha.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Fissure Cnuasach Seodra Duais Iarainn A' Design Award, aitheantas gradamach a bhronntar ar dhea-dhearaí a chomhlíonann na riachtanais ghairmiúla agus thionsclaíocha a bhíonn á n-éileamh ó chruthuithe a ndearnadh go maith iad. Léiríonn buaiteoirí Iarainn scil mhór, speisialtóireacht ard, tuiscint saineolaí agus cumas cruthaitheach a gcruthaitheoirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Fissure Cnuasach Seodra ina chruthú a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear atá praiticiúil agus nuálach. Comhtháthaíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Iarainn A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr sa tionscal agus tá saintréithe teicniúla inniúla aige nasctha le heolas agus le tallann. Tá meas ar an dearadh Fissure Cnuasach Seodra as a dhúthracht agus dearadh é chun feabhsuithe cáilíochta beatha a sholáthar a chabhraíonn leis an domhan a dhéanamh ina áit níos fearr.

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