Desire in Life 珠寶系列 by Jiangang He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

銀珠寶· 2020

Desire in Life 珠寶系列

by Jiangang He

Client: ONESWEAR Design Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Desire in Life 珠寶系列

《生命中的慾望》係一個以雕塑骨骼形態打造嘅珠寶系列，一共包括三件作品。其中一枚戒指造型似骷髏頭，呈現一個手持鑽石嘅人形，寓意對財富嘅渴求。另一枚戒指以肋骨交叉形成三角結構。項鏈則喺立體胸骨之中鑲嵌住一顆紅色心形寶石。工匠雕刻蠟模塑造出骨骼形態，再以黃金鑄造而成。系列部分作品採用18K黑金作最後修飾。呢個系列邀請大家反思慾望同生命。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Desire in Life 珠寶系列是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Desire in Life 珠寶系列將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Desire in Life 珠寶系列是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Desire in Life Series creatively apply Stereo sculpture to create a skeletal shape. This series consists of three products: 1) The diamond ring of skull shape shows a person holding a diamond, which express one's desire for wealth; 2)The rib is used to form a triangular structure. 3)The necklace inlaid a red jewel in three-dimensional sternum to express one's desire for power. Part of the series uses 18K black gold, with black satire, expressing the designer's thinking about "desire for life ".
Production Technology: 1, Stereo Sculpture Craft:
The combination of art sculpture and jewelry make jewelry line smooth and full of tension. The whole series boldly use the semi-realistic method, using wax molds to carve out human bones, ribs and other skeletal shapes and then pouring gold to make jewelry.
2, Material:
The series of diamond and men's rings are coated with a layer of 18K black gold; Women's ring is 18K platinum imbue diamonds; The necklace was inlaid with a red gem in the shape of love.
Design Challenge: 1, arouse the viewer's emotional resonance
In thinking about the theme of "desire in life ", designers deliberated and tried repeatedly about design style, styling and use of materials. Finally, the black gold material was adopted, with difficult toning process.
2,The shape of the bones
Design is not completely realistic. The more important is to take its design elements, reasonably use them in the design. And the appropriate subtraction is the most challenge for designer.
Research: The jewelry design expresses the new trend; Exploration on contemporary art in jewelry design; Study on emotional resonance in jewelry design;Innovative research on 18K metal materials; Study on three-dimensional sculpture technology.
The study found that: The combination of philosophical thinking with jewelry design can elevate jewelry from a single wearing function to an expression of emotional resonance.
In the Bible, God created Eve with one of Adam's ribs and made her a companion for Adam.
Inspiration: The series is inspired by the designer's reflection on the relationship between desire and life.
Wealth and power are represented by ”diamonds" and"gems" while life is represented by "skull,"" sternum" and "ribs". Through the coexistence of three desires, the designer let the wearer think about the relationship between desire and life to reflect on whether you are pursuing unnecessary desires? And have you forgotten the other meanings of life?
Project Duration: The project began its conception and conceptual design in Shanghai, China in July 2018, completed in Shanghai in March 2019, and released in China in June 2019.
Operation Flow: The skull shape diamond ring abstractly presents a person holding a diamond with a fixedgaze, which expresses wealth desire; The triangular structure ring formed by intersecting ribs, which expresses male and female’s interdependence passions desire; a heart-shaped red jewel is inlaid in stereo chest ribs of necklace, which expresses the desire for power.
Punk looks highlight personality and 18K black gold is more visual, attracting people to think about the theme of "desire and life".