DESIGN NAME: Tangram
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Jewellery Collection
INSPIRATION: The inspiration comes from Tangram. Tangram is a traditional intelligence toy of ancient China, helping, with seven pieces of puzzles, to make various shapes, including figures, animals, alphabets and other elements, which are constantly changing and vivid, where this collection of Tangram jewelry is originated under such creative inspiration.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Tangram jewelry collection presents flexible manners of wearing, solving the problem of unchangeable jewelry forms. It can form interesting creative interactions with wearers. The collection has variability in function and flexibility in combination, which is also beneficial to consumers. This collection is made of seven single pendants and chain accessories. The seven single pieces could be worn as a single part. Also they could be connected to different pendants by chain accessories. The industrial technology of 3D printing and the technique of enamel handcraft are integrated in this collection. It's a very good combination of industrial technology, Asian aesthetics and handcraft, greatly improving the working efficiency of jewelry processing workshop.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The series of products may leave spaces for wearers to interact with jewelry. The jewelry collection is made of seven single pendants, necklace and bracelet accessories. The seven single pieces could be worn as a single part. Also they could be connected to different pendants by chain accessories. The color of this series is derived from the seven rainbow colors of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple. A unique, playful and colorful interaction could be created by the wearers themselves at their own wills.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in Oct. 2018 and finished in Mar. 2019 in China
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The material used for this collection is 18k gold. The industrial technology of 3D printing and the technique of enamel handcraft are integrated. The lines and texture on the surface formed by 3D printing are retained, coupled with the colored enamel craft, making the coloring well matched with the texture formed by industrial machining.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Package: Length 160mm x Width 160mm x Heigh 50mm
TAGS: tangram, function, flexibility, enamel handcraft,3d Printing,interactive
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Pendants are often designed in a fixed form in the jewelry industry. The Tangram series are inspired by tangram, a Asian educational toy. Designer has designed seven individual units to be structured in different number and manners into different pendants. The wearer can wear only one pendant as needed, or structure two or three units into the one they like. The process is interactive and playful. In brief, the series provides an interesting interaction between the wearers and the jewelry.
CHALLENGE: The creativity of multiple and flexible wearing method is a great challenge. The combination of connection structure, handcraft and new technology is a creative way in making process. Also it's an extraordinary balance of Asian traditional culture and contemporary style.
ADDED DATE: 2020-02-01 09:02:01
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Juan Juan Hu
IMAGE CREDITS: Juan Juan Hu, 2019.
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