Fissure Sehlopha sa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso by Lingjun Sun

Fissure Sehlopha sa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Mekgabiso Competition Category.

TšepeMekgabiso· 2021

Fissure Sehlopha sa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Mekgabiso Category

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The Design

About Fissure Sehlopha sa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso

Fissure ke sehlopha sa diaparo tsa boitshepiso se bululetsweng ke mekokotlo e fumanehang ha leqhwa le qhibiliha le mobu o omeletseng. Karolo ka 'ngoe e betliloe ka letsoho ka wax ho etsa sebopeho sa boraro-dimensional se kang lattice, se nang le mela e tshwanang le e fumanehang tlhahong. Sebopeho se aha ho potoloha majoe a bohlokwa, se etsa dibopeho tse lekanyeditsweng ho tswa dikarolong tse bonahalang di sa hlophiswa. Ho thelwa ha wax e lahlehang, ho beoa ha majoe, ho phethiswa ha tshepe le ho koaetsoa ka rhodium e ntsho ho phetha ntho e nngwe le e nngwe. Disebediswa ke gauda ya bohlokwa ea 18K, diperela tsa baroque tsa South Sea le diamond tse tshweu. Phapano ea mebala e totobatsa dibopeho tse sa lekanyng, tse fapanyetsanang.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Fissure Sehlopha sa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Fissure Sehlopha sa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Fissure Sehlopha sa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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