Tangram Aoina o Mea Teuteu by Juan Juan Hu

Tangram Aoina o Mea Teuteu by Juan Juan Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

ApamemeaMea Teuteuga· 2020

Tangram Aoina o Mea Teuteu

by Juan Juan Hu

Client: Zhejiang Ming Jewelry Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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The Design

About Tangram Aoina o Mea Teuteu

Tangram o se aoina o mea teuteu e fai i ni ono fitu (7) tautau tuufaatasi ma mea faaopoopo filifili. O le aoina e ofoina mai ni auala fetuutuunai e ofuina ai. E mafai ona ofuina se tautau taitasi na o ia, po o le fesootaia foi ma isi tautau e ala i mea faaopoopo filifili, ma e mafai ai e ē ofuina ona faia ni foliga eseese. O lanu e fitu o loo mulimuli i lanu o le nuanua. O le mamanu na maua mai i le tangram, o se taaloga fai vaaiga masani a Asia e fitu ona vaega. O vaega ia e faia i le auro 18k, ma o le lomiga 3D o loo tuufaatasia ma le galuega lima o le enamela. O laina ma le foliga i luga o le ata na fausia e le lomiga 3D o loo faasaoina ma fetaui lelei ma le enamela lanu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Tangram Aoina o Mea Teuteu, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Tangram Aoina o Mea Teuteu e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Tangram Aoina o Mea Teuteu e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tangram jewelry collection presents flexible manners of wearing, solving the problem of unchangeable jewelry forms. It can form interesting creative interactions with wearers. The collection has variability in function and flexibility in combination, which is also beneficial to consumers. This collection is made of seven single pendants and chain accessories. The seven single pieces could be worn as a single part. Also they could be connected to different pendants by chain accessories. The industrial technology of 3D printing and the technique of enamel handcraft are integrated in this collection. It's a very good combination of industrial technology, Asian aesthetics and handcraft, greatly improving the working efficiency of jewelry processing workshop.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package: Length 160mm x Width 160mm x Heigh 50mm
Tags: tangram, function, flexibility, enamel handcraft,3d Printing，interactive
Production Technology: The material used for this collection is 18k gold. The industrial technology of 3D printing and the technique of enamel handcraft are integrated. The lines and texture on the surface formed by 3D printing are retained, coupled with the colored enamel craft, making the coloring well matched with the texture formed by industrial machining.
Design Challenge: The creativity of multiple and flexible wearing method is a great challenge. The combination of connection structure, handcraft and new technology is a creative way in making process. Also it's an extraordinary balance of Asian traditional culture and contemporary style.
Research: Pendants are often designed in a fixed form in the jewelry industry. The Tangram series are inspired by tangram, a Asian educational toy. Designer has designed seven individual units to be structured in different number and manners into different pendants. The wearer can wear only one pendant as needed, or structure two or three units into the one they like. The process is interactive and playful. In brief, the series provides an interesting interaction between the wearers and the jewelry.
Inspiration: The inspiration comes from Tangram. Tangram is a traditional intelligence toy of ancient China, helping, with seven pieces of puzzles, to make various shapes, including figures, animals, alphabets and other elements, which are constantly changing and vivid, where this collection of Tangram jewelry is originated under such creative inspiration.
Project Duration: The project started in Oct. 2018 and finished in Mar. 2019 in China
Operation Flow: The series of products may leave spaces for wearers to interact with jewelry. The jewelry collection is made of seven single pendants, necklace and bracelet accessories. The seven single pieces could be worn as a single part. Also they could be connected to different pendants by chain accessories. The color of this series is derived from the seven rainbow colors of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple. A unique, playful and colorful interaction could be created by the wearers themselves at their own wills.
Team Members: Juan Juan Hu