Midnight Tide Kalung by Elinn Yi Fang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Perhiasan Competition Category.

PerakPerhiasan· 2023

Midnight Tide Kalung

by Elinn Yi Fang

Client: Bijoux d'Elinn

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Perhiasan Category

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The Design

About Midnight Tide Kalung

Midnight Tide adalah kalung yang dibuat dari emas putih 18 karat dengan bertatahkan diamond. Perhiasan leher ini terdiri dari 79 unit yang dimodelkan satu per satu, masing-masing dicetak untuk menjalankan fungsi tertentu dan dibentuk dengan mengacu pada tulang manusia. Unit-unit tersebut saling terhubung melalui mekanisme sambungan orisinal yang terinspirasi oleh ligamen tubuh, sehingga menghasilkan ketegangan yang terkendali dan gerakan yang mengalir. Setiap unit dibuat prototipenya, dirakit, dan dicetak ulang dengan penyesuaian yang presisi, sementara sambungan-sambungannya disempurnakan secara manual. Bentuk akhirnya mengingatkan pada gerakan pasang surut laut yang menyapu bahu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Midnight Tide Kalung adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas atas yang indah dan mengesankan. Pemenang Perak adalah karya yang sangat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan keahlian, bakat, dan ketajaman luar biasa para desainernya. Midnight Tide Kalung diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, etalase keahlian, sangat profesional, dan sangat inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini adalah penemuan yang sangat menonjol dan dikagumi yang bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. Midnight Tide Kalung adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: To realize the artistic vision, the neckpiece consists of 79 meticulously modeled units, each cast to fulfill specific functions, resembling the distinctive shapes of human bones. Inspired by body ligaments, these units interconnect through an original linkage mechanism that delivers curated tension and choreographed movement. The combination engineers a textural unity that is simultaneously resilient and agile.
Dimensions & Packaging: 125mm x 3mm x 195mm
Tags: Bespoke jewellery, Necklace, Diamond neckpiece, Exquisite craftsmanship, Serenity, Artistic expression
Production Technology: Diamond inlaid 18ct White Gold, individually modelled and cast with 3D printing techniques that interconnect through an original linkage mechanism. Relentless trial and error and countless prototyping culminated in the final engineering of the structure.
Design Challenge: In order to achieve visual harmony and convey the intended artistic vision, the neckpiece required specific qualities in terms of texture, color, and reflection. The desired movement is achieved by meticulously crafting each individual unit with subtle variations. This involved a precise and laborious process of manipulating the hardened 18ct Gold wires in order to control the angle, direction, and extent of joint movements, similar to the way ligaments function in the human body. The goal was to attain a universal balance across all units and joints, which required significant effort and attention to detail.
Research: Visual qualities: Inspired by oceanic movements and tidal imageries, artist made pencil studies and observations that progressed seamlessly from figurative sketching to the finalized abstract form.
Engineering: The adult human body comprises 206 individual bones, each with a unique shape and function in facilitating movement. The engineering of this neckpiece is influenced by the anatomical structure of body joints.
Inspiration: The neckpiece crystallizes the inner serenity to which the artist is drawn. The piece is reminiscent of the frothy ebbs of midnight tides, draping effortlessly over one's shoulder: mimicking the fluidity of a wave caressing down the coastline, imbuing the pulse of the ocean into the wearer's very being.
Project Duration: Starting April 2022 during the 2 month city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, and finished in January 2023, Shanghai.
Operation Flow: The design process originated from the shaping of the piece that was completed within one sitting. The artist then came up with different structures to combine and separate the materials in order to achieve the fluidity and strength of the shaping. Each unit was prototyped, assembled, and recast with precise adjustment. After more than 10 types of structural redesign and finishing, the joint movements were individually fine-tuned by hands to enable desired movements multi-dimensionally.
Team Members: Elinn Fang
Image Credits: Image No.1-5: Mo Zhou
Video: Lin Zhu
Copyrighting: Simone Zhang