Fusion Mokgatlo wa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso by Xirui Liao

Fusion Mokgatlo wa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso by Xirui Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Mekgabiso Competition Category.

TšepeMekgabiso· 2022

Fusion Mokgatlo wa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso

by Xirui Liao

Client: Xirui Liao

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

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The Design

About Fusion Mokgatlo wa Diaparo tsa Boitshepiso

Fusion ke mokgatlo wa diaparo tsa boitshepiso o entsweng ka silefera, o etswang ke lesale le letshwao la molaleng (necklace). Algorithm e hlahisa sebopeho sa Voronoi, se sebediswang jwalo ka setshwantsho sa kamano ya ditlhaho ya dibopeho. Dibopeho tsena di kopanya dintlha tse kang mapheo a phaphathi a diphetlelele ha a phatlalatsa, le ho bulehileng ha dithunya. Maemo a fapaneng a ho sheba a bontsha dintlha tse fapaneng tsa tlhaho ya diphedi (biomorphic). Dikarolo tse pedi tsena ka bobedi ke tsa modular, e leng hore di ka kopanngwa le diaparo tse ding mme tsa aparwa ka mekgwa e mengata. Mokgatlo ona o entswe ka mokgwa wa 3D modelling, wa dintlha o hatisitswe ka 3D (3D printed) mme wa tshelwa ka silefera ka mokgwa wa lost wax.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Fusion Mokgatlo wa 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. Fusion Mokgatlo wa 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, Fusion Mokgatlo wa 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: The collection is a fusion of the natural and the artificial, a collaboration between the designer's perceptual thinking and the algorithms. The algorithm is used to generate a Voronoi skeleton as a biological metaphor for the organic connection of forms. Different viewing angles reflect various biomorphic features, creating a subtle sense between the familiar and the unfamiliar. The delicate skeletal structure and lighting effects provide the user with a unique sensory experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: The ring is 54*25*40mm, the necklace is 51*39*45mm.
Tags: organic shape, contemporary jewelry, 3d printing, generative art, jewelry, wearable art, parametric design
Production Technology: 3d-modelling, 3d-printing, lost wax casting, silver
Design Challenge: As an information experience designer who loves to challenge interdisciplinary design, I wanted to integrate the speculative design spirit of my discipline into the accessories, making the collection an inspiring narrative and reflection, more than just an aesthetic expression and decoration. The biggest challenge was integrating narrative and form as I tried to convey a complex idea. At the same time, ergonomics and processing technics also posed a challenge for me.
Research: With the development of genetic science, now we see the most fundamental codes of life as never before and even got hearts made of leaves and kidneys from pigs as transplants. In the future, no doubt more non-human components will become part of us, but what will a man be when he/she/they is made of parts that are not human? We and other creatures on earth evolved from some primordial mass of organic matter, and in the future, we will probably fuse again as one in a genetic way.
Inspiration: This collection is inspired by the concepts of genetic fusion and convergent evolution in biology, extracting the 'genes' of form from different species using movement as logic and fusing them to think about the homology and convergence of biological evolution: 'all as one, one as all.' It takes the movement 'stretch' as a starting point, blending features such as the spreading wings of butterflies, the uncurled back of humans, and the blooming of buds into the design of organic forms.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2021 in London and finished in February 2022 in London, and is not exhibited yet.
Operation Flow: This collection contains two pieces, both are modular, and users can wear them in various ways by combining different accessories.
They can be randomly generated multiple times; each individual is a member of a population, sharing the typical characteristics of the population but unique.
Team Members: Xirui Liao
Image Credits: Image #1-5: Photographer Xirui Liao, Fusion, 2022.