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Ataraxia Колекція Ювелірних Виробів by Yilan Liu

Ataraxia Колекція Ювелірних Виробів by Yilan Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Золота нагорода A' Design Award in Ювелірні вироби Competition Category.


ЗолотоЮвелірні вироби· 2020

Ataraxia Колекція Ювелірних Виробів

by Yilan Liu

Client: Yilan Jewelry

Золота нагорода A' Design Award Winner in Ювелірні вироби Category

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The Design

About Ataraxia Колекція Ювелірних Виробів

Поєднуючись з модою та передовими технологіями, проект має на меті створити ювелірні вироби, які зможуть перетворити старі готичні елементи в новий стиль, обговорюючи потенціал традиційного в сучасному контексті. Завдяки інтересу до того, як готичні вібрації впливають на аудиторію, проект намагається спровокувати унікальний індивідуальний досвід завдяки грайливій взаємодії, досліджуючи взаємозв’язок між дизайном та носієм. Синтетичні дорогоцінні камені, як матеріал, що знижує екологічний відбиток, були розрізані на незвичайно плоскі поверхні, щоб кинути свої кольори на шкіру для посилення взаємодії.

The Recognition

About the Золота нагорода A' Design Award

Ataraxia Колекція Ювелірних Виробів є переможцем Золотої нагороди A' Design Award — надзвичайно престижного визнання, що присуджується першокласним, чудовим і видатним дизайнам. Переможці Золотої нагороди — це надзвичайно інноваційні, візіонерські та блискуче вражаючі творіння, що відображають геніальність, мудрість і майстерність своїх дизайнерів. Очікується, що Ataraxia Колекція Ювелірних Виробів буде високо вихваляним, трендовим і монументальним винаходом, що приносить безпрецедентну цінність. Цей дизайн-переможець Золотої нагороди A' Design Award — вражаючий, поважний проєкт, який надзвичайно корисний і розширює межі мистецтва, науки, дизайну й технологій. Ataraxia Колекція Ювелірних Виробів викликає інтенсивні почуття бажання, збуджує пристрасть, заохочує творчість і захоплює нас.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Inspired by Gothic architecture, the collection encapsulates the sublime internal atmosphere, exploiting Gothic structural details to stimulate the particular feelings and explore emotional experience. Synthetic gemstones, as a lower eco-imprint material, were cut into unusually flat surfaces to cast their colors onto the skin to enhance the vibe. Immersive exploration of the precious culture is encouraged by the collection. The jewelry acts as a media to provoke unique individual experience. The design challenged the production to realize all the details to achieve the final result.
Dimensions & Packaging
Ring No.1: 41mm x 18mm x 30mm;
Ring No.2: 28mm x 28mm x 36mm;
Bangle: 75mm x 75mm x 22mm;
Earring: 21mm x 59mm x 8mm
Tags
jewelry, ring, bangle, earring, Gothic architecture, culture, emotional experience, eco-friendly, interaction, synthetic gemstones
Production Technology
The production lasted about one month including wax curving, casting, stone cutting, model modification, stone setting, metal finishing and gold plating. Some design details were adjusted during this process. The materials are synthetic gemstones including cubic zirconia, synthetic spinel and synthetic ruby which were cut into usually flat surfaces. For the metal part, the material is goldplated silver.
Design Challenge
The challenge was to realize all the design details to achieve the best result. There were many details in the design which made it difficult to well polish all the corners without damaging. After several experiments, I finally chose sand blasting as the main metal finishing which combined with full polish of the top faces of the settings, ensuring all the details as well as giving the collection a feel of flexibility. Also, the stone cutting process went through a lot of experiments to decide the thickness to gain the best effect.
Research
The research concentrated on Gothic culture and the purchasing behavior of customers towards contemporary jewelry from books, journals, online articles and relevant market data. The research showed the potential of making the old into the new in the perspectives of market and technology. Besides, the case studies were given on market, trend and manufacture with online research and interviews, as first-hand investigations underscoring the value of the project. All the research promoted the development of the project and completed the project in the academic way.
Inspiration
The collection was inspired by ancient Gothic architecture. This traditional style is fading with time, but it can be reborn in a new way with jewelry. Combining with fashion and advanced technology, the project aims to create jewelry pieces which can make the old into a new style, discussing the potential of the traditional in the contemporary context. With the interest in the way how the Gothic vibe influences audience and based on the vast research on Gothic culture, the project also tries to provoke unique individual experience through playful interaction, exploring the relationship between design and wearers.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2017 in London and finished in May 2019 in London, and was exhibited in Central Saint Martins Degree Show in June 2019 and was awarded as Distinction. The production was finished in China.
Operation Flow
The designs were inspired from Gothic architecture. Wearers will be easily attracted by its amazing appearance with elegant details. The pieces combine the old with the new, explaining the traditional culture with contemporary fashion language. When wearing the jewelry, the beautiful lines flow with the body, the bright colors cast onto the skin, creating a poetic experience for individuals. It is jewelry, but more than jewelry. It is a combination of culture, aesthetic, fashion and emotion.
Image Credits
#1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Photographer Xiaowu Yu, 2019

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