Fissure Koleksyon Bijou by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Fè in Bijou Competition Category.

FèBijou· 2021

Fissure Koleksyon Bijou

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

A' Design Award Fè Winner in Bijou Category

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The Design

About Fissure Koleksyon Bijou

Fissure se yon koleksyon bijou ki enspire pa fisi yo nan glasye k ap fonn ak tè sèk. Chak pyès se fèt alamen nan sekondè an sèl (cire) pou fòme yon rezo tridimansyonèl, ak liy ki imite sa yo jwenn nan lanati. Estrikti a fòme toutotou pyè presye yo, sa k kreye konpozisyon ekilibre soti nan eleman ki sanble o aza. Fonte ak sekondè pèdi (lost-wax casting), enstalasyon pyè, finisaj metal ak plake rodyòm nwa konplete chak pyès. Materyo yo se lò jòn 18K, pèl barok Sid Pasifik (South Sea) ak dyaman blan. Kontras koulè a mete aksan sou fòm asimetrik ak antrekwaze yo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fè

Fissure Koleksyon Bijou se yon ganyan A' Design Award Fè, yon rekonesans ki gen prestij yo bay bon design ki satisfè egzijans pwofesyonèl ak endistriyèl yo atann de kreyasyon ki byen fèt. Ganyan Fè yo montre gwo konpetans, espesyalizasyon wo, konpreyansyon ekspè ak kapasite kreyatif kreyatè yo. Yo atann Fissure Koleksyon Bijou pou se yon kreyasyon anpil moun estime, admire e renmen ki pratik e inovatè. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Fè entegre pi bon pratik sektè a e li gen karakteristik teknik konpetan ki lye ak konnesans pratik ak talan. Yo respekte Fissure Koleksyon Bijou pou jèntan li e li fèt pou bay amelyorasyon kalite lavi ki ede fè mond lan vin yon pi bon kote.

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