Dandelion Indandatho by Jingcheng Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ubucwebe Competition Category.

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Dandelion Indandatho

by Jingcheng Wu

Client: Wu High Jewelry

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubucwebe Category

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The Design

About Dandelion Indandatho

I-Dandelion iyindandatho egqugquzelwe wumumo wembali yesiqwandu. Le ndandatho yakhiwe iqoqo lamacembe, futhi icembe ngalinye liphethe imininingwane ehlukene. Amanye amacembe agoqiwe, amanye afakelwe amadayimane, kanti amanye aqoshwe ngemigqa emihle. Le ndatshana yenziwe ngegolide elikwikharathi engu-18 ngemibala emibili, kusetshenziswa amasu amaningana ayinkimbinkimbi okwenza igolide. Amakhoshoni nemigqa asetshenziselwa ukuveza ubulula nenkululeko. Ukuqoshwa namadayimane akhombisa ukukhanya emini nasebusuku. Umumo weqhwa wenziwe ngendlela yokwenza indandatho ibe lula ukuyigqoka.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Dandelion Indandatho iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Dandelion Indandatho ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Dandelion Indandatho iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This dandelion ring consists with a bunch of petals, each petal gets different details on it, whether if it's twisted, stoned, or carved with countless fine lines. It's fun to watch and to wear.
Dimensions & Packaging: 32mm*33mm*28mm
Tags: engraving, ring, dandelion, diamond, rose gold, 18ct, yellow gold
Production Technology: I see dandelion as the spirit of freedom and lightness. So I made the ring with curves and lines to symbolize the same spirit. The ring uses two colors of 18ct gold, and using several highly complicated goldsmith technics for finish the product.
Design Challenge: In the making process is the real challenge, there is no short cuts to finish the piece with so many different goldsmithing and settings. But to try on and on until the piece matches the design perfectly.
Research: Observation and sketches have been done and research of all skills of jewelry technics. the dandelion ring is trying to explain the freedom of its spirit, by making a maximum combination such as twisting wires, stretching gold lines and hammering, engravings, different settings, to fulfill the possibilities of jewelry making, and through out the lines pointing to all directions symmbolise all the choices we can have. Just as the dandelion.
Inspiration: After a thorough and closely observation of dandelion, the poetic imagery of it becomes more and more clearer, and that means lights and freedom, two things we need especially at this post-Covid-19 era.
Project Duration: The project was designed in April, 2020 in Shenzhen, China. and finished in August, 2020.
Operation Flow: The dandelion ring is designed to be elegant, eye-catching. The engraving and diamond gives it maximum shining during night and day. and the shape of the ring is made to easy to wear.