DESIGN NAME: Above the Clouds
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Bracelet, Earrings
INSPIRATION: In nature insanity, I wanted to make a free-form jewelry. I love the organic shapes based in nature. This idea came out when I practiced to making jewelry with alternative materials. As using alternative materials, I was able to have more options for specific images of this jewelry. I was thinking that heated clear acrylics reminded me the clouds in nature.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The design has soft movements that represent the nature. The colorful parts of jewelry mixed well with sunshine and grass as the designer inspired by nature. One thing that I truly want to put in jewelry was transparency like could. The effect gave me the feeling of nature that is clean, pure, and peace.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: In colorful parts of bracelet, I overlapped three layers at one. The middle layer that I put color sticks was pierced in triangle shapes for negative spaces. Then, I was letting pieces of color sticks to fit the triangle edges. I put the other layers front and back, and put in vulcanized machine with steel plate of each sides. the steel plate had a role that acrylics should not stick to machine.
As a same instruction, made jewelry with acrylics layers
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in August 2015 and finished in December 2015 in NY, Fashion Institute of Technology.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: One thing that I truly want to put in jewelry was transparency like could or fog. The clear acrylics gave the solution of the visual parts. In the side parts of the bracelet, I put the colored sticks in the pierced middle sheet and I bonded the clear layers of the bottom and top sides. Also riveting is another uniqueness of my work. The bracelet is designed by only riveted way to combining with each other pieces. Therefore, a top part of the bracelet can move smoothly for the fun fact.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: -Dimensions of Bracelet
* 2.75 in x 2.5 in x 0.5 in
-Dimensions of earrings
*The large one
1.5 in (shorter line 1.0 in) x 0.75 in
*The small one
0.75 in x 0.75 in
TAGS: jewelry,creative,bracelet,fun,handmade,w
orks,design,jewelrydesign,clouds
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: My goal of designing jewelry is that putting my identity in jewelry. When I was stocked of the lack of the ideas, and started researching. I found the amazing nature senses of clouds picture on online. The images made me to relieve, and relax. I realized what if I make the jewelry with the concept of the images which was giving me relax. I thought that nature gave me the perfect background of the research process.
CHALLENGE: Making jewelry with acrylic was an challenge. To make layered pieces such as the top of the bracelet or earrings. I baked pieces of the acrylic sheets and attached together using the heated and melted processes. I couldn't expect well when the acrylic pieces are backed enough in proper temperature. If it overdone, it would be flowing out of shape. So I needed a lot of experiences that finding perfect timing to make them in a one piece.
ADDED DATE: 2017-03-31 04:37:16
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Agens Nayoung Hur
IMAGE CREDITS: Image all : Photographer / Illustrator / Creator - Agnes Nayoung Hur
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