Herism Smykkekolleksjon by Fan Gao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Jern in Smykkedesign Competition Category.
JernSmykke· 2021
Herism Smykkekolleksjon
by Fan Gao
A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Smykke Category
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About Herism Smykkekolleksjon
Herism er en smykkekolleksjon som består av ringer, øredobber, et armbånd og en brosje. Kolleksjonen er inspirert av arbeidsredskapene til kvinnelige arbeidsbrigader som bygde broer og veier i Kina på 1960- og 1970-tallet. Kraftfulle former og industrielle strukturer minner om denne perioden, mens fleksible lenker viser til kvinners mange sosiale roller i dag. Hvert stykke er laget av sølv med gullbelegg og satt med labdyrkede edelstener, som holdes fast uten klør. Herism er tenkt som et symbol på kvinnelig styrke og et mer bærekraftig kjøp.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Jern
Herism Smykkekolleksjon er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Herism Smykkekolleksjon forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Herism Smykkekolleksjon respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The independent attitude and confident female image of 1960s – 1970s Chinese "Iron Girls" suffuses this collection of pieces, bridging this energy into the new generation of contemporary urban Chinese career women. Exploiting technological advances in the manufacturing of Chinese synthetic gemstones and with innovative setting too, Fan is keen to emphasise the potential of "green purchase", a more sustainable thinking within Chinese jewellery.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Rings-Middle:16*15*35mm, Lower Right Ring:15*12*32mm, Upper Right:25*10*30mm, Lower Left: 31*15*35mm, Upper Left:35*20*27mm, Earring:20*18*10mm, Bracelet:125*30*3mm, Brooch: 70*22*5mm
- Tags
- New Iron Girls, Female Power Inheritation, Female Symbol, Rings, Bracelet, Earrings, Brooch, Sustainable, Green Purchase, Lab-Grown Gemstones, History
- Production Technology
- Production Process: 3d digital modelling, 3d wax print, Casting, Model modification, Stone setting, Finishing; Material: Silver with gold plated, Lab-grown gemstones
- Design Challenge
- Realizing the design details was the big challenge, especially the stone setting and soldering the thin chains into the hollow structure with very limit space. It was through several experiences to figure out the best angle to set the stone into the metal body without any prongs in this collection which could reflect the insight of power.
- Research
- The research concentrated on the historical background of Chinese iron girls and the purchasing behavior of new career female from interview with iron girls, internship in Marie Claire China, case studies, books, journals, online articles and relevant market data. The research showed the potential of the group of target market and the sustainable purchase behaviour in jewellery market. All the research promoted the development of the project and completed the project in the academic way.
- Inspiration
- All the design ideas are inspired from the working tools used by the 1960s –1970s all women manual work brigades who helped build the bridges and roads that are the foundations of modern industrialised China. This jewellery collection offers new symbols of female power and self-determination, encouraging the contemporary young generation, Fan's peers, to pursue their personal values bravely.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2017 in London and finished in May 2019, and was exhibited in Central Saint Martins Degree Show in June 2019 and was awarded as Merit. In 2020, the project was invited to participate the opening exhibition in An+ Art&Design Museum Shenzhen, "Living Fantasy Young Designer Exhibition", by China Design Centre. The production was finished in China.
- Operation Flow
- Based on the historical background of Chinese iron girls in 1970s. It was a turning point that Chinese female started to get involve into workplace. The design combines the past (stone setting without prongs, bold shape, industrial structure evokes wearers the powerful and tough attitude of iron girls) and the present (flexible chains reflect multi social roles of female). It emphasises the experience and value of iron girls and bridges with the new iron girls. The jewellery for them is the symbol of female power.
- Image Credits
- Image1,3,4,5
Photographer: Fan Gao
Image 2
Photographer: Hang Zhang
Model: Syrain
Stylist: Fan Gao
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