Eastern Blocks Concrete Jewelry by Gerda Liudvinaviciute

Eastern Blocks Concrete Jewelry by Gerda Liudvinaviciute is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Alahas Competition Category.

PilakAlahas· 2021

Eastern Blocks Concrete Jewelry

by Gerda Liudvinaviciute

Client: Celsius 273

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Alahas Category

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The Design

About Eastern Blocks Concrete Jewelry

Ang Eastern Blocks ay isang koleksyon ng concrete jewelry na inspirado sa mga panel blockhouse ng Silangang Europa. Kasama sa koleksyon ang mga kwintas at hikaw na sumusunod sa mga hugis ng mga prefabricated na gusaling tirahan. Ginagamit ang konkreto dahil ang materyal ay magaan, non-allergenic at hindi madaling mabasag. Nagsisimula ang bawat piraso bilang isang three-dimensional na drowing, na sinusundan ng mga prototype at silicone mold para sa paghuhulma. Ang mga tapos na bahaging konkreto ay pinagdurugtong gamit ang pilak at katad. Nag-aanyaya ang koleksyon ng bagong pagtingin sa arkitektural na pamana ng Silangang Europa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang Eastern Blocks Concrete Jewelry ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Eastern Blocks Concrete Jewelry ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Eastern Blocks Concrete Jewelry ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This design is wearable architecture. Concrete material and brutalist design with the story behind makes these accessories more than wearable - it's an educational, fashionable manifesto about architectural heritage and society.
Dimensions & Packaging: Necklaces approx.17.5 cm x 15.5 cm and other 18x11 thickness 0.5- 1 cm. Earrings 4x2 cm concrete detail and optional 5-9 cm silver wire long. Other earrings 14.5x2 cm.
Tags: concrete jewelry, architectural jewelry, eastern european, blockhouses, brutalist jewelry, soviet architecture, brutalist architecture, jewelry artist, jewelry designer,
Production Technology: I chose concrete material - light, non-allergenic, and less fragile to create an ode of a brutalist dystopia. First of all, I designed 3d drawings, made prototypes, and then, started to create molds for concrete details with silicon. When the concrete pieces were finished, I started metalworking with silver and leather materials.
Design Challenge: To find a form, which would be understandable, that it's blockhouse jewelry, but minimalist, aesthetic and impressive.
Research: I made monitoring of the architecture and society attitude of Eastern European houses. My objective was to find a way, how to talk about post-Soviet society and Eastern European architecture heritage in fashion accessories. The main point is to start a discussion with locals' minds about this unique architecture and spread this wearable message. In this collection, I question people’s attitudes towards Soviet heritage and invite you to take a fresh look at Soviet architecture and society's illusions.
Inspiration: The collection was inspired by Eastern European panel blockhouses as an iconic modern community symbol. Shapes of panel buildings and us - people, who live in individuality fiction, because the truth is that only a few centimeters between the walls separate us and our individuality is just fiction in this world.
Project Duration: This project started as an idea 2018 but I finished this collection 2020.
Operation Flow: Wearable jewelry made of concrete. Light, strong, and non - allergic material make jewelry more comfortable and wearable. This technology and design give a chance to wear architecture in real form and material as a piece of jewelry.
Team Members: Designer and artist Gerda Liudvinaviciute (artist name CELSIUS 273).
Image Credits: Photographer: Ieva Rudzionyte Model: Paulina Judzinskyte, Make up and hair: Indrija Kneize
Video credits:
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Model: Gabija Rostovskyte