Happiness Kōhatu Whakapaipai, Kōhatu Iri by Xiaojie Hu

Happiness Kōhatu Whakapaipai, Kōhatu Iri by Xiaojie Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Whakakai Competition Category.

ParahiWhakakai· 2022

Happiness Kōhatu Whakapaipai, Kōhatu Iri

by Xiaojie Hu

Client: Hu's Cloisonné Jewellery

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Whakakai Category

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The Design

About Happiness Kōhatu Whakapaipai, Kōhatu Iri

He taonga whakapaipai a Koa e taea te mau hei kōhatu whakapaipai, hei kōhatu iri rānei. Ko te hoahoa e whakaatu ana i tētahi manu makipai i te taha o te kōfurikawa, e rua ngā tohu e hono ana i te ahurea o te Rāwhiti ki te waimarie me te āhua rangatira. I hangaia te manu makipai ki te hangarau cloisonne o nehe, e homai ana ki te manu he tae me he ānau whai kiko. I hangaia te kōfurikawa ki te koura me te hiriwa, ā, kua whakanohoia ki roto ngā taimana me ngā emerara. Ka oti ia hipanga ki te ringa, tae atu ki te mahi waea, te huaki karaehe, te tahu tuarua i te wera teitei me te oro. Ko te whāinga kia kawea mai tētahi mahi toi tuku iho ki roto i te taonga whakapaipai o nāianei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Happiness Kōhatu Whakapaipai, Kōhatu Iri te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Happiness Kōhatu Whakapaipai, Kōhatu Iri he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Happiness Kōhatu Whakapaipai, Kōhatu Iri i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The artist integrates the traditional cloisonne craft into the jewelry design, making the design more modern while retaining the traditional Oriental characteristics, and striving to make efforts for the inheritance and development of the traditional cloisonne craft.
Dimensions & Packaging: Brooch Size: Height 56cm
Material: Cloisonne, Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Emeralds
Process: filigree cloisonne, metal casting, metal wire drawing, gem setting, color separation gold plating
Tags: Cloisonne jewellery, happiness, Chinoiserie jewellery, Enamel Jewelry, Cloisonne Brooch , Pendant
Production Technology: The magpie cloisonne process used by this work is very complicated, need after cutting, carving, tinsel, silver inlay, coated with glaze, high temperature, grinding, etc more than ten working procedure, to do work in 800 - degree firing 20-30 times, can obtain the beautiful color, and these should be done purely manual. Due to the uncertainty of handwork, the success rate of a perfect cloisonne is not high, which is all the more precious in today's speed seeking industrial age.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this design is to break through the tradition and combine the cloisonne craftsmanship originally applied to the utensils with gold and gemstones to make the design a unique piece of jewelry.
Research: Because the craftsmanship of Cloisonne uses copper as the inner bottom tire, in order to make the blue and green more vivid, it can experiment with silver tires. So the artist tried to adjust during the production process and successfully got more beautiful colors.
Inspiration: As a bird that symbolizes auspiciousness, it is said that seeing a magpie means something good will happen. Bamboo is a very important plant in oriental culture, symbolizing noble and great character. The overall design is very oriental. The artist used cloisonne to create the magpie, showing the rich colors and textures that make the bird look more vivid. The bamboo behind it is gold and silver colour, inlaid with diamonds and emeralds, making the whole design more gorgeous.
Project Duration: The project will be designed and produced in Beijing in 2021, and it will take 2 months in total.
Operation Flow: This piece can be used as a brooch and necklace in different occasions
Team Members: Photographer：Danny Duan