Cyan Bird Chitsulo, Chodzikongoletsera by Xiaojie Hu

Cyan Bird Chitsulo, Chodzikongoletsera by Xiaojie Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zodzikongoletsa Competition Category.

ChitsuloZodzikongoletsa· 2022

Cyan Bird Chitsulo, Chodzikongoletsera

by Xiaojie Hu

Client: Hu's Cloisonné Jewellery

Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award Winner in Zodzikongoletsa Category

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The Design

About Cyan Bird Chitsulo, Chodzikongoletsera

Cyan Bird ndi chodzikongoletsera chomwe chingavale ngati chitsulo pachovala kapena ngati chodzikongoletsera chogwera pakhosi. Kapangidwe kake kamasonyeza mbalame itaimirira pa lati la zenera. Mbalameyi ndi yopangidwa ndi njira yakale ya cloisonne, yomwe imapereka mitundu yolemera komanso yamoyo. Zenera lopanda kanthu mkati lapangidwa ndi golide wa 18k ndipo ndi lopepuka. Miyala ya diamondi yophatikizidwamo imawonjezera kuwala pamene dzuwa likuwala. Ntchito ya cloisonne imapangidwa ndi manja kudzera m'masitepe oposa khumi, kuphatikizapo kudula, kusema, ntchito ya waya, kuveka utoto wamagalasi, kuwotcha pa madigiri 800, ndi kupukuta. Chitsulochi chili ndi msinkhu wa 49 mm ndi mulifupi wa 41 mm.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award

Cyan Bird Chitsulo, Chodzikongoletsera ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino omwe amakwaniritsa zofunika za akatswiri ndi za makampani zomwe zimayembekezeka kuchokera ku zolengedwa zopangidwa bwino. Opambana a Chitsulo amaonetsa luso lalikulu, ukatswiri wapamwamba, kumvetsetsa kwa akatswiri ndi mphamvu yolenga ya opanga awo. Cyan Bird Chitsulo, Chodzikongoletsera akuyembekezeka kukhala cholengedwa choyamikiridwa kwambiri, chosirira ndi chokondedwa chomwe ndi chothandiza ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a makampani ndipo ali ndi makhalidwe a ukadaulo oyenerera olumikizidwa ndi chidziwitso ndi luso. Cyan Bird Chitsulo, Chodzikongoletsera amalemekezedwa chifukwa cha kusamala kwake ndipo anapangidwa kuti apereke kukonza kwa moyo kumene kumathandiza kusandutsa dziko kukhala malo abwino.

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: 49mm (high) X 41mm (wide)
Tags: Cloisonne jewellery, Cyan bird, Chinoiserie jewellery, Enamel Jewelry, Cloisonne Brooch , Pendant
Production Technology: The Cyan bird 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 cloisonné 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: In ancient Chinese mythology, Cyan bird symbolize happiness. The whole design depicts a Cyan bird standing on the window lattice singing for its owner. The birds made of cloisonne are rich in color, gorgeous, beautiful and lively; the hollow window made of 18k gold is complex and light, with oriental characteristics. The inlaid diamonds shine in the sun, making the whole work look gorgeous and exquisite. When light reflects the shadow through the hollowed-out pane, light and shadow overlap, as if two birds were talking to each other, and the beautiful story slowly unfolded.
Project Duration: The project will be designed and produced in Beijing in 2021, and it will take 3 months in total.
Operation Flow: This piece can be used as a brooch and necklace in different occasions
Team Members: Photographer：Danny Duan