Press Release
Tao Jewellery Collection by Xiaoqian Wang Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Xiaoqian Wang honored for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category for Tao Jewellery Collection by Xiaoqian Wang, designed for Rushan. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Tao Jewellery Collection
Tao is a jewellery collection inspired by the traditional Chinese Taichi pattern. The collection includes bangles, earrings, a necklace and a ring. Through spatial thinking, the Taichi pattern is deconstructed into several structures that can be worn in different ways. An axle allows half of the earring to rotate 180 degrees, so the round form becomes a long earring. Silicone stoppers inside the necklace make the chain adjustable, and a buckle turns the necklace into a short double chain. The pieces are made of brass with silver or 24k gold plating.
About Xiaoqian Wang
Jewellery and product designer Xiaoqian Wang was born in 1991 and grew up in Beijing. Space and structure, void and volume, light and shadow always attract Xiaoqian. She probes into the relationship between human and the artifacts, pushing the boundary between jewellery, accessory, and product, seeking the new opportunity within different production methods from traditional craftsmanship to the latest technology.
Award Record
This recognition makes Xiaoqian Wang a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Jewelry Design Award
The A' Jewelry Design Award is an international jewelry design competition recognizing good jewelry designs by best jewelry designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Entries typically include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. Awarded jewelry designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/jewelry
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/116456
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/116456
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!116456
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/292905
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tao Jewellery Collection
- Function
- Jewellery Collection
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Black, White Smoke, Sienna, Peru and Dark Khaki
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Rushan
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xiaoqian Wang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #116456
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and Technology
- Production includes sketching, 3d modeling, 3d printing, handicraft, and finishing. The jewelry collection is made by brass with silver/24k gold plated.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in July 2017 in Beijing and finished in February 2018 in Beijing.
- Specifications
- 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
- Keywords
- Fashion jewelry, Chinese Traditional culture, 3d printing
