Dunhuang 珠寶 by Zhiyan Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 金獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

金珠寶· 2025

Dunhuang 珠寶

by Zhiyan Huang

Client: Liang Xing

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Dunhuang 珠寶

良行運用業界最尖端嘅數碼技術，例如珠寶建模同高精度3D打印。而家進行緊嘅敦煌系列係以莫高窟第320窟為藍本。良行設計團隊以精緻嘅曲線表現敦煌飛天身上嘅飄帶，捕捉飄帶嘅動態美感同敦煌藝術嘅神韻。呢件珠寶嘅工藝體現咗數碼賦能同非物質文化遺產技藝嘅融合。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Dunhuang 珠寶是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Dunhuang 珠寶將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Dunhuang 珠寶激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Liang Xing brand combines traditional Chinese culture with contemporary design concepts. The current Dunhuang collection draws inspiration from Chinese filigree inlay craftsmanship and incorporates the image of flying asparas from Cave 320 of the Mogao Caves in its jewelry design. In the jewelry-making process, Liang Xing combines digital technology with intangible cultural heritage. The team employs high-precision 3D modeling alongside traditional manual filigree inlay techniques to craft the shapes and patterns of their jewelry. Unlike many current jewelry brands, Liang Xing approaches each design with an artistic and archaeological mindset. This commitment promotes Chinese art, intangible heritage, and contemporary Chinese design on a global stage.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: silver with gold and sea pearls. Size: Ribbon Earrings: 30 mm x 25 mm x 65 mm; Buddha Flower Earrings: 20 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm; Bracelet: 70 mm x 95 mm x 15 mm; Ring: 20 mm x 20 mm x 10 mm;
Tags: Implicit, Elegant, Historic, Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), Tang Dynasty of China, Buddhism and Visual Culture in China.
Production Technology: The overall shape of the jewelry uses jewelry-level 3D printing and modeling techniques. The jewelry pattern incorporates one of China's intangible cultural heritages, the eight masterpieces of Beijing, the filigree inlay art.
Design Challenge: The art of filigree inlay in China was primarily utilized on flat surfaces. In the Dunhuang collection, the jewelry shapes are all three-dimensional, making it challenging to incorporate filigree inlay patterns into the designs. After conducting three-dimensional testing, Liang Xing integrated the filigree pattern into the three-dimensional surfaces of the jewelry to enhance its overall design. All jewelry in Liangxing is crafted with full three-dimensional construction and is guaranteed to look appealing from any angle.
Research: The design aesthetic logic of the Liangxing has three keywords: implicit, elegant, and historic. The brand wishes to combine China's intangible cultural heritage with Chinese history. The Dunhuang series Liang Xing is working on now is based on Cave 320 Mogao Grottoes. Cave 320 is one of the representative caves of the Prime Tang Dynasty, and it’s got a lot of classic images of flying apsaras. Take the “Black Flying Apsaras” (Flying Apsaras Scattering Flowers) on the south wall, for example. It has been described by the Dunhuang Academy as “the most beautiful flying asparas in Dunhuang murals”. The design team of Liang Xing expresses the ribbon on the flying asparas of Dunhuang in a way that captures the dynamic beauty of the ribbon and the charm of Dunhuang art with refined curves. Liang Xing hopes to bring Chinese culture and aesthetics to the world in the language of contemporary design.
Inspiration: The Dunhuang jewelry collection by Liang Xing translates the visual elements of the Dunhuang Mogao Cave 217 and Cave 320, China, into wearable jewelry. It was inspired by the ribbons and flying figures in Tang Dynasty murals in Dunhuang, China.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2023 in Beijing and finished in October 2024 in Beijing. The Dunhuang Collection was shown in Beijing Fashion Week in September 2024. The Dunhuang collection was displayed at the Diplomatic Shop in February 2025 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
Operation Flow: Liang Xing believes that jewelry not only decorates the body but also serves as a vehicle to evoke cultural memories. The design language of the Dunhuang series is inspired by the Buddhist visual culture of China's Tang Dynasty. Liang Xing emphasizes a verifiable visual expression, and while offering jewelry products, we also share a rich history that spans centuries.
Patents: Liangxing Bracelet Patent No. 202430154504.3. Zhiyan Huang, China.
Liangxing Ribbon Earrings Patent No. 202430154452.x. Zhiyan Huang, China.
Liangxing Ring Patent No. 202430154509.6. Zhiyan Huang, China.
Team Members: Lead Designer: Zhiyan Huang
Image Credits: Copyright, Liangxing (两行), 2024.
Photographer, Fei Liu, Dunhuang, 2024.
Sound (Video), 声无哀乐, "飞升" , 2020.