Fissure Ingqokelela YeziHombiso by Lingjun Sun

Fissure Ingqokelela YeziHombiso by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo loBucwebe Competition Category.

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Fissure Ingqokelela YeziHombiso

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Ubucwebe Category

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The Design

About Fissure Ingqokelela YeziHombiso

I-Fissure yingqokelela yeziHombiso ephefumlelwe ziingcingo ezikwiindawo eziqhekekayo zeenkalakahla zomkhenkce ezinyibilikayo nomhlaba owomileyo. Isiqwenga ngasinye siqingqwe ngesandla kwiwax ukuze sibe luthungelwano lweenkalo ezintathu, ngemigca efana neyo ifumaneka kwindalo. Isakhiwo sakheka ngeenxa zamatye anqabileyo, sivelise ubunzulu obulinganayo obuvela kwizinto ezibonakala ngathi zenzeka ngokungacwangciswanga. Ukugxothwa kwewax elahlekileyo (lost-wax casting), ukufakwa kwamatye, ukugqwesiswa kwesinyithi kunye nokugqunywa nge-black rhodium kugqibezela isiqwenga ngasinye. Izinto ezisetyenzisiweyo yigolide elingu-18K, iiperile zaseSouth Sea ezineempawu ezingaqhelekanga (baroque pearls) kunye needayimani ezimhlophe. Umahluko wemibala uyawaveza ngokucacileyo amaqhosha angalinganiyo, aqhakamshelana ngokuqhiliswa nangokuwexuka.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Fissure Ingqokelela YeziHombiso ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Fissure Ingqokelela YeziHombiso iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Fissure Ingqokelela YeziHombiso iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

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