UPDATE from 3rd presentation

My main feedback of third presentation:

1, Need to find stronger connection between the culture, story and the jewelry. Making people easier to see the story from the jewelry.

2, More original design is needed. For example, the auspicious motifs are directly taken from existing designs, there is little I did to make it MY design.

3. More mock-ups and test models for next presentation

Although more presentations going on and I receive feedback from more people, I still believe that design is a very subjective thing. While I can learn from what others tell me, it is impossible to make every single person happy because we just have different way of seeing things and issues. I hope that I can make designs that I like and I can justify, even at the end of the course I will receive both approval and doubts from other people.


also, I had laser cut the auspicious characters. I made them in different sizes.

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SO WHAT I AM GOING TO DO NEXT

-Print my stl files and draw more for 3D printing

-sketch sketch sketch. I start to watch Youtube tutorials on how to make jewelry sketchings as I found myself very inexperienced in such drawings. I would start from imitating and make some practices. Then maybe I will start my own sketching.

New Test Mock-ups, UPDATE

For this week, I start my modeling in rhino as well as some other 3D paper mock-ups.

image source: https://world.taobao.com/item/43062526116.htm?fromSite=main reference of the motifs for auspicious Chinese characters. top left: wealth(salary) top right: longevity bottom left: happiness bottom right: wealth middle: luck/good vibes
image source: https://world.taobao.com/item/43062526116.htm?fromSite=main last access 1st Nov 2016
reference of the motifs for auspicious Chinese characters.
top left: wealth(salary)
top right: longevity
bottom left: happiness
bottom right: wealth
middle: luck/good vibes
drawing the 2D image of auspicious motifs. The pattern is a combination of "wealth" and "happiness",
drawing the 2D image of auspicious motifs. The pattern is a combination of “happiness” and “wealth”,

This is how it looks when I stick 4 pieces of them together to create a cross shape 3D pendant. it appear as “happiness” in one angle and “wealth” from another.

Wealth
Wealth
longevity
happiness
45 degree
45 degree

However, my paper cutting is not refined as my scissors is too big for the pattern. So I am going to laser cut the pattern with acrylic board and then stick them together.


spectacle chain, made with golden beads(from Artfriend) and pendants I made from wire. the spectacle holders are bought from Artfriend as well. This is to test the length of the chain and the position to insert accessorizing pendants.
spectacle chain, made with golden beads(from Artfriend) and pendants I made from wire. the spectacle holders are bought from Artfriend as well. This is to test the length of the chain and the position to insert accessorizing pendants.
I use hooks to attach the pendants. It can be removed and replaced.
I use hooks to attach the pendants. It can be removed and replaced.

3D modelling of winged ring in rhino, which ready for printing.
3D modelling of winged ring in rhino, which ready for printing. I drew in size 6,7, and 8, which is the most common sizes for female ring, Also, I have the thickness of 1mm, 1.5mm, and 2mm, to test out which is the most suitable for wearing. 3 variations of wing shape is also used to see which is the best choice.
dimensions
unit: mm