Tangram Kohinga Taonga Whakapaipai by Juan Juan Hu

Tangram Kohinga Taonga Whakapaipai by Juan Juan Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Whakakai Competition Category.

ParahiWhakakai· 2020

Tangram Kohinga Taonga Whakapaipai

by Juan Juan Hu

Client: Zhejiang Ming Jewelry Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Whakakai Category

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The Design

About Tangram Kohinga Taonga Whakapaipai

Ko Tangram he kohinga taonga whakapaipai e hangaia ana mai i ngā whita takitahi e whitu me ngā whakapaipai mekameka. Ka whakaratohia e te kohinga ngā huarahi pūmau kore mō te mau. Ka taea te mau takitahi i ia whita, whakapā rānei ki ētahi atu whita mā ngā whakapaipai mekameka, nā reira ka taea e te kaimau te hanga i ngā momo āhua rerekē. E whai ana ngā tae e whitu i ngā tae o te āniwaniwa. Ko te hoahoa i whakaawea e te tangram, he taonga tākaro panga o te Ahia tuku iho e whitu ōna wāhanga. Ka hangaia ngā wāhanga mai i te koura 18k, ā, ka whakakotahitia te tā 3D ki te mahi-ā-ringa enamera. Ka pupuritia ngā rārangi mata me te ānuanua i hangaia e te tā 3D, ā, ka whakataurite ki te enamera tae.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Tangram Kohinga Taonga Whakapaipai 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 Tangram Kohinga Taonga Whakapaipai 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 Tangram Kohinga Taonga Whakapaipai 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: Tangram jewelry collection presents flexible manners of wearing, solving the problem of unchangeable jewelry forms. It can form interesting creative interactions with wearers. The collection has variability in function and flexibility in combination, which is also beneficial to consumers. This collection is made of seven single pendants and chain accessories. The seven single pieces could be worn as a single part. Also they could be connected to different pendants by chain accessories. The industrial technology of 3D printing and the technique of enamel handcraft are integrated in this collection. It's a very good combination of industrial technology, Asian aesthetics and handcraft, greatly improving the working efficiency of jewelry processing workshop.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package: Length 160mm x Width 160mm x Heigh 50mm
Tags: tangram, function, flexibility, enamel handcraft,3d Printing，interactive
Production Technology: The material used for this collection is 18k gold. The industrial technology of 3D printing and the technique of enamel handcraft are integrated. The lines and texture on the surface formed by 3D printing are retained, coupled with the colored enamel craft, making the coloring well matched with the texture formed by industrial machining.
Design Challenge: The creativity of multiple and flexible wearing method is a great challenge. The combination of connection structure, handcraft and new technology is a creative way in making process. Also it's an extraordinary balance of Asian traditional culture and contemporary style.
Research: Pendants are often designed in a fixed form in the jewelry industry. The Tangram series are inspired by tangram, a Asian educational toy. Designer has designed seven individual units to be structured in different number and manners into different pendants. The wearer can wear only one pendant as needed, or structure two or three units into the one they like. The process is interactive and playful. In brief, the series provides an interesting interaction between the wearers and the jewelry.
Inspiration: The inspiration comes from Tangram. Tangram is a traditional intelligence toy of ancient China, helping, with seven pieces of puzzles, to make various shapes, including figures, animals, alphabets and other elements, which are constantly changing and vivid, where this collection of Tangram jewelry is originated under such creative inspiration.
Project Duration: The project started in Oct. 2018 and finished in Mar. 2019 in China
Operation Flow: The series of products may leave spaces for wearers to interact with jewelry. The jewelry collection is made of seven single pendants, necklace and bracelet accessories. The seven single pieces could be worn as a single part. Also they could be connected to different pendants by chain accessories. The color of this series is derived from the seven rainbow colors of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple. A unique, playful and colorful interaction could be created by the wearers themselves at their own wills.
Team Members: Juan Juan Hu