Happiness Isikhonkco, Umxhaka by Xiaojie Hu

Happiness Isikhonkco, Umxhaka by Xiaojie Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo loBucwebe Competition Category.

IbhronziUbucwebe· 2022

Happiness Isikhonkco, Umxhaka

by Xiaojie Hu

Client: Hu's Cloisonné Jewellery

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

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The Design

About Happiness Isikhonkco, Umxhaka

Ulonwabo lulungcwalisi olunokunxitywa njengesikhonkco okanye njengomxhaka. Uyilo lubonisa intaka i-magpie ecaleni komthi we-bhambu, imifanekiso emibini edibanisiweyo kwinkcubeko yaseMpuma nethamsanqa kunye nesimilo esihloniphekileyo. Intaka i-magpie yenziwe ngobuchule bemveli be-cloisonne, obunika le ntaka imibala ecikizekileyo kunye nemveliso esemgangathweni. Umthi we-bhambu wenziwe ngegolide nesilivere kwaye ubekwe ngedayimani kunye nama-emerald. Inyathelo ngalinye lifezekiswa ngesandla, kubandakanywa umsebenzi wentsimbi encinane (wire work), ukugilasa, ukotsha ngokuphindaphindiweyo kubushushu obuphakamileyo kunye nokugudla. Injongo kukuzisa ubuchule bemveli kulungcwalisi lwanamhlanje.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Happiness Isikhonkco, Umxhaka ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo ephawulekayo eyahlukaniswa kukuyila, ubukrelekrele nobukrelekrele. Abaphumeleleyo beBhronzi ziimveliso ezinobuchule obukhulu nezidala ngokumangalisayo ezingqina amava aphangaleleyo, ukucinga nokwazi ukuzenzela kwabayili bazo. Happiness Isikhonkco, Umxhaka iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimpahla exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo enobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award ubandakanya iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu kubugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha kwaye ugqwesile ngenxa yokunikela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha. Happiness Isikhonkco, Umxhaka iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The artist integrates the traditional cloisonne craft into the jewelry design, making the design more modern while retaining the traditional Oriental characteristics, and striving to make efforts for the inheritance and development of the traditional cloisonne craft.
Dimensions & Packaging: Brooch Size: Height 56cm
Material: Cloisonne, Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Emeralds
Process: filigree cloisonne, metal casting, metal wire drawing, gem setting, color separation gold plating
Tags: Cloisonne jewellery, happiness, Chinoiserie jewellery, Enamel Jewelry, Cloisonne Brooch , Pendant
Production Technology: The magpie cloisonne process used by this work is very complicated, need after cutting, carving, tinsel, silver inlay, coated with glaze, high temperature, grinding, etc more than ten working procedure, to do work in 800 - degree firing 20-30 times, can obtain the beautiful color, and these should be done purely manual. Due to the uncertainty of handwork, the success rate of a perfect cloisonne is not high, which is all the more precious in today's speed seeking industrial age.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this design is to break through the tradition and combine the cloisonne craftsmanship originally applied to the utensils with gold and gemstones to make the design a unique piece of jewelry.
Research: Because the craftsmanship of Cloisonne uses copper as the inner bottom tire, in order to make the blue and green more vivid, it can experiment with silver tires. So the artist tried to adjust during the production process and successfully got more beautiful colors.
Inspiration: As a bird that symbolizes auspiciousness, it is said that seeing a magpie means something good will happen. Bamboo is a very important plant in oriental culture, symbolizing noble and great character. The overall design is very oriental. The artist used cloisonne to create the magpie, showing the rich colors and textures that make the bird look more vivid. The bamboo behind it is gold and silver colour, inlaid with diamonds and emeralds, making the whole design more gorgeous.
Project Duration: The project will be designed and produced in Beijing in 2021, and it will take 2 months in total.
Operation Flow: This piece can be used as a brooch and necklace in different occasions
Team Members: Photographer：Danny Duan