Fissure Nchịkọta Ihe Ịchọ Mma by Lingjun Sun

Fissure Nchịkọta Ihe Ịchọ Mma by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ọla Ịchọ Mma Competition Category.

IgweỌla Ịchọ Mma· 2021

Fissure Nchịkọta Ihe Ịchọ Mma

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ọla Ịchọ Mma Category

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The Design

About Fissure Nchịkọta Ihe Ịchọ Mma

Fissure bụ nchịkọta ihe ịchọ mma nke sitere n'echiche nke oghere dị n'ime ice caps na-agbaze na ala kpọrọ nkụ. A na-eji aka pịa akụkụ ọ bụla n'ime wax ka ọ bụrụ ihe nwere akụkụ atọ dịka netwọk, nke nwere ahịrị ndị yiri nke a na-ahụ n'okike. Ihe owuwu ahụ na-agba gburugburu nkume dị oke ọnụahịa, na-emepụta nhazi ndị hà nhata site na akụkụ ndị yiri ka ha bụ nke a na-ahọpụtaghị nhọrọ. Iwepụta ihe site n'iji wax (lost-wax casting), idobe nkume, ịkwado ọla na plating black rhodium bụ ihe na-emecha ngwa ọ bụla. Ihe ndị e ji rụọ ya bụ ọla edo 18K, pearl baroque South Sea na diamond ọcha. Nnukwu iche dị n'agba na-egosipụta ọdịdị ndị ahụ na-adabaghị nha anya ma na-agafeta onwe ha.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Fissure Nchịkọta Ihe Ịchọ Mma meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Fissure Nchịkọta Ihe Ịchọ Mma ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Fissure Nchịkọta Ihe Ịchọ Mma maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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