Fissure Tlachīhchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli by Lingjun Sun

Fissure Tlachīhchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Cozquitl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

TepoztliCozquitl· 2021

Fissure Tlachīhchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Cozquitl Category

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The Design

About Fissure Tlachīhchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli

Fissure in Tlachihchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli, in ītech peōhua īpampa in tlapostectli itech in cehcēyōtl in ye pati īhuān in tlālli in ye huācqui. Cecen tlamantli mācpalli ōmotalhui itech cera, ītech mochīhua ēyi-tlācāyōtl mahmāntoc, īhuān mēmētztli in quīxnēxtia in āquin nemi in cemānāhuac. In mochīhua yancuīcān mopiloa īnhuīcpa in tetl tlazohtli, quichīhua nepāntlacāyōtl in cuallāntoc īhuān mopiloa in tlamantli in āmo cencah motēmoa ōhuitica. In "Lost-wax" tēmpēhualiztli, tetl tlālīliztli, teōcuitlatl cuallāchīhualiztli īhuān "black rhodium" tlaquēntīliztli quitzonquīxtia cecen tlamantli. In tlein ītech mochīhua in 18K teōcuitlatl coztic, "South Sea" tēocuitlapepechtli baroque īhuān iztac tlazohtetl chīchīltic. In tlapālli nepāntlacāyōtl quīxnēxtia in ahmo nēnenēuhqui, mopiloa mēmētztli tlachīhualiztli.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

Fissure Tlachīhchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Fissure Tlachīhchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Fissure Tlachīhchīhualli Teōcuitlatl Nechihchīhualiztli quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

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