Silky Zapestnica by Jingcheng Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award in Oblikovanje nakita Competition Category.

BronastaNakit· 2022

Silky Zapestnica

by Jingcheng Wu

Client: Wu High Jewelry

Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Nakit Category

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The Design

About Silky Zapestnica

V mislih oblikovalca nakita Richarda Wuja imata matematika in oblikovanje veliko podobnosti glede številnih tem, kot so struktura, prostor in spremembe. Zapestnica Silky je zasnovana na podlagi oblikovalčevega osebnega razumevanja matematike, hkratne preprostosti in kompleksnosti. Tako kot ta oblika nakita, čeprav je preprosta, vendar vsebuje veliko subtilnih podrobnosti.

The Recognition

About the Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award

Silky Zapestnica je prejemnik Bronaste nagrade A' Design Award, zelo prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje izjemnim oblikovanjem, ki se odlikujejo po ustvarjalnosti, iznajdljivosti in bistrosti. Prejemniki Bronaste nagrade so v celoti spretni in presenetljivo ustvarjalni artefakti, ki potrjujejo bogate izkušnje, domišljijo in zvitost svojih oblikovalcev. Od Silky Zapestnica se pričakuje, da bo visoko cenjen, občudovan in ljubljen predmet, opazno profesionalen in inovativen. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Bronasto nagrado A' Design Award, vključuje najboljše prakse v umetnosti, znanosti, oblikovanju in tehnologiji ter je odlično po pozornosti do podrobnosti. Silky Zapestnica sijajno zadovoljuje potrebe, se dotika želja, očara čustva in vzbuja radovednost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A hidden clasp of bracelet was designed to echo with the minimalism of the overall look. The extremely fine lines were hand carved meticulously on the surface to add more details and create a unique silky texture.
Dimensions & Packaging: every bar is 1.5mm*1.5mm*18mm. total length is 16cm.
clasp registered for utility model patent.
Tags: bracelet, minimalism, engraving, clasp, simpilicity, diamond, gold, 18ct
Production Technology: I firstly made the model by hand and then with the mold using CNC machine cut the 18K gold lines precisely, and soldering them together with a little routatible part I called it a little gornade, that can make the bracelet moveble, while still stedy enough for use. I invented a clasp that is 1.5mm the size with strings inside and with a secure system that customers will never lose but also easy to wear. For textile I use traditional florance engraving technic, every 1mm contains 12 straight lines purely hand engraved.
Design Challenge: the challenge of this piece is the movement parts and clasp. research was done such as architecture, watch making, industrial design. The piece has all spare parts must be hidden inside the structure of the body, and also gain strength. Normally these kind of design is not movable, and the clasps are big. So we tried 4 models to come up with the final piece, and the result is combined with simplicity and toughness and easy to wear.
Research: We did research from the watch, jewelry industry, architecture design, We look into strap of watch and asked experts in the jewelry field. Also we look up on internet forms. For the connecting, we did several experiments, using a bearing but much smaller. For clasp, we made 4 models. Made improvements in size and in function. Made it impossible to loose and easy to use. On Xiaohongshu (a similar app like ins, Pinterest in China) we published the process in video and had more than 4500 likes.
Inspiration: When it comes to math, I love the idea that simplicity and complexity always coexist at the same time. This simultaneity is what I'm trying to reappear through the jewelry design, simple as it may look like, yet contains so many details aside.
Project Duration: the project started in March 2020 in Shenzhen China, and finised in May 2021 in Shenzhen China.
Operation Flow: the bracelet is movable on every part, designed to fit your wrist perfectly, it is minimalism. All parts are specially designed within very tiny space but still hard enough. The joint and the invisible clasp is amazing, it is small in size, with a button on the side ,it can easily wear and wear off.
Team Members: Jingcheng Wu
Xisheng Nie
Sixin Chen