Good Fortune Gourd Primary Function: Aoina o Teuga Auro by Juan Juan Hu

Good Fortune Gourd Primary Function: Aoina o Teuga Auro by Juan Juan Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

ArioMea Teuteuga· 2020

Good Fortune Gourd Primary Function: Aoina o Teuga Auro

by Juan Juan Hu

Client: Beijing Forbidden City Culture Development Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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The Design

About Good Fortune Gourd Primary Function: Aoina o Teuga Auro

Book Text: O le Good Fortune Gourd o se aoina o teuga auro na faia mai le auro 18k, penina ma taimane. O le fagu fua (gourd) o se faailoga masani a Saina o le manuia ma le tamaoaiga. O foliga o fagu taitasi e iai ni pi'o le mautu o loʻo mulimuli i foliga o mataʻitusi Saina e lua mo le manuia tele. O le aoina e aofia ai se ula, teuga taliga ma se mama tamatamailima. O le ula e mafai ona faaaoga i se penina o loʻo tuu i totonu o le fagu, pe aveesea foi le penina ma tautau i lalo o se pendanti. O le lomiga 3D o loʻo faaaoga e fai ai vaega auro, lea e faaleleia atili ai le lelei o le fale galuega o teuga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Good Fortune Gourd Primary Function: Aoina o Teuga Auro, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Good Fortune Gourd Primary Function: Aoina o Teuga Auro e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Good Fortune Gourd Primary Function: Aoina o Teuga Auro o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: "Gourd" is a homophone for "Good Fortune" in Chinese. Unique style of the gourd shape for this jewelry series lies in the "Good Fortune" hidden in the gourd and the design of the abstract and enjoyable curves closely follows the shape of two Chinese characters of "Big Fortune". 3D printing technology is used in this 18k gold series, and it can greatly improve efficiency of the jewelry processing workshop. The series accompanied pearls includes two ways of wearing necklace, earrings and finger ring. It's a creative combination of Chinese good meaning, multiple wearing manner and new industrial technology.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package: Length 160mm x Width 160mm x Heigh 50mm
Tags: Good Fortune, Gourd,Chinese Traditional culture, good meaning, 3d printing
Production Technology: Unique style of the gourd shape for this jewelry series lies in the Good Fortune hidden in the gourd and the design of the abstract and enjoyable moldings closely follows the pattern of the two Chinese characters of "Big Fortune". In the meantime, the vines form on the top of gourd borrows from Ruyi, an S-shaped ornamental object (usually made of jade) mostly seen in the imperial palace. Ruyi is a symbol of good luck.
3D printing technology is used in this 18k gold series, and it can greatly improve efficiency of the jewelry processing workshop. This series jewelry includes necklace, earrings and finger ring, accompanied by pearls on both sides of gourds, meaning "Responsive and good luck" from the idea of Chinese tradition. For necklace, you can wear it with the pearl put inside the gourd, or you can take out the pearl to use as a pendant. For pearl earrings, the ear studs could be independently placed on the ear of one side, showing the beauty in balanced asymmetry, compared with the earring on the other side of the ear. It's a creative combination of Chinese good meaning, multiple wearing manner and new industrial technology.
Material: 18k gold, pearl, diamond
Design Challenge: The challenge is the balance of Asian traditional culture and contemporary style in Chinese characters. It's a creative way to present good meaning in Chinese characters in unique and contemporary style. And it's a combination of 3D printing industrial technology and handcraft.
Research: Gourd is viewed by the Chinese people as typical auspicious elements and symbols meaning "good fortune" and "wealth". The series of jewelry, seeking inspiration from the Big Gourd Bottle collected in the Palace Museum, Beijing, with “gourd” and Chinese character “big fortune” as the main elements, are an example of applying the implied auspicious meaning to modern jewelry. Each shape of gourd is designed with the Chinese characters "big fortune" in the middle, and the characters "big fortune" are presented in the form of abstract lines and patterns. Thus, the combination of modern abstract beauty and Chinese characters highlights the modern aesthetics. In addition, the gourd shape of the necklace pendant has a structure that can be opened to place in pearls, or hang them under the gourd, thus allowing for various ways of wearing.
Inspiration: The inspiration comes from the images on the Big Gourd Bottle with two Chinese characters "Big Fortune" collected in the Palace Museum, Beijing. "Gourd" is an auspicious pattern in Chinese tradition. Big Gourd Bottle symbolizes prosperity and harvest.
Project Duration: The project started in Sep. 2018 and finished in Feb. 2019 in China
Operation Flow: This series jewelry includes necklace, earrings and finger ring, accompanied by pearls on both sides of gourds, meaning "Responsive and good luck" from the idea of Chinese tradition. For necklace you can wear it with the pearl put inside the gourd, or you can take out the pearl to use as a pendant. For pearl earrings, the ear studs could be independently placed on the ear of one side, showing the beauty in balanced asymmetry, compared with the earring on the other side of the ear.
Team Members: Juan Juan Hu