Fissure आभूषण-संग्रहः by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः in आभरण अभिकल्पना Competition Category.

लौहम्आभरणम्· 2021

Fissure आभूषण-संग्रहः

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः Winner in आभरणम् Category

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The Design

About Fissure आभूषण-संग्रहः

विदारः (Fissure) इति आभूषण-संग्रहः द्रवमानहिमशिखराणां शुष्कभूमेश्च विदाराकारेभ्यः प्रेरितः अस्ति। प्रत्येकं शिल्पं मध्ये हस्तेन शिखायां (waxमध्ये) उत्कीर्णं भवति, त्रिविमजालाकारं निर्मीयते, यस्य रेखाः प्रकृतौ दृश्यमानरेखाभिः सह साम्यं धारयन्ति। संरचना रत्नानां परितः निर्मीयते, आकस्मिकानि इव प्रतीयमानानि अङ्गानि संतुलितं रचनां जनयन्ति। लुप्तशिखा-निर्वापणविधिः (lost-wax casting), रत्ननिवेशनम्, धातु-परिष्करणं, कृष्णरोडियम्-लेपनं च प्रत्येकं वस्तु सम्पूर्णं करोति। द्रव्याणि सन्ति - अष्टादशकैरेट-पीतस्वर्णम्, दक्षिणसमुद्रस्य बरोक-मुक्ताः, श्वेतहीरकाश्च। वर्णविरोधः असममितं, परस्परव्याप्तं च रूपं प्रकाशयति।

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः

Fissure आभूषण-संग्रहः A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; इदं प्रतिष्ठितं मान्यताप्रदानं तेभ्य उत्तमेभ्योऽभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते ये सुनिर्मितेभ्यः सृष्टिभ्योऽपेक्षिताः व्यावसायिकीः औद्योगिकीश्चावश्यकताः पूरयन्ति। लौहविजेतारः स्वनिर्मातॄणां महत् कौशलम्, उच्चां विशेषज्ञताम्, विशेषज्ञोचितां बोधशक्तिं सृजनसामर्थ्यं च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Fissure आभूषण-संग्रहः अत्यन्तं मूल्यवती प्रशंसिता प्रिया च सृष्टिर्व्यावहारिका नवोन्मेषयुक्ता च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् उद्योगस्य श्रेष्ठतमाः पद्धतीः समन्वयति ज्ञानेन प्रतिभया च संयुक्तानि सक्षमप्राविधिकलक्षणानि च धारयति। Fissure आभूषण-संग्रहः स्वसूक्ष्मसमीक्षायाः कारणाद् आद्रियते जीवनस्तरसुधारम् अर्पयितुं च निर्मितम् अस्ति, यद् विश्वम् उत्तमतरं स्थानं कर्तुं साहाय्यं करोति।

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