Royal College of Art London Jewellery & Metal 2015 Graduates
Yun Sun Jang
“Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.”[1]
Social alienation, a feeling of being partly connected to, and at the same time, alienated from our surroundings, is like floating in a spacesuit. I was inspired by the idea that such a spacesuit provides room in which you can live, breathe, and communicate, but simultaneously alienate you from the space around you. With this idea, I came up with jewellery which creates a space both around the wearer’s body and the piece itself. I imagine wearing it will create a bubble and, at the same time, a spiritual and physical space on the body, and this pure space - a halo-like protection - can help the wearer feel safe. The jewellery thus plays a central role in creating the space, that is to say, a thin line is built from the jewellery and delineates the space around the body.
Like Virginia Woolf’s ‘luminous halo’ my work covers the wearer’s body and mind, like a warm blanket. [1]Woolf, V. The Common Reader (1925), 'Modern Fiction'
ITS SWAROVSKI Award WINNER www.itsweb.org
www.yunsunjang.com
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Honggang Lu
LUNAR ECLIPSE
A collection of adornment for your eyes
The way you pull your hair behind your ears;
The way you rest your face on your hands;
The way you take your magnifying glass from your breast pocket;
The way you place your wrist over your eyes...
These actions make your eyewear become the most beautiful jewellery; your eyes become the most beautiful gem.
I like to observe different ways people position their hands near their face. These observations connect the hand to the jewellery, to the eyewear, to the face. The method of wearing these eyewear pieces varies the interaction between the jewellery and the wearer; as well as offering different ways of placing hands around their face and body.
www.hongganglu.com
Photo credits
Photographer: Karolina Lebek, Stylist: Hyekun Lily Park, Model: Sandra Haydee Alonso, Xiaoxu Wu
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Sandra Haydee Alonso
AD 2215
Homo sapiens no longer exist.
We were not a weak race; we simply adapted to inevitability. Technological developments pushed us to the brink of isolation. Living beings are not meant to live a life of solitude, so we regenerated into two conjoined beings. The only way we survive, is if we are one.
Darwinism ensued.
www.haydeealonso.com
Photo credits
Photos: Juuke Schoorl, Stylist: Shair Bashir, Models: Elizaveta Gnatchenko, Luli Perez
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Kaat de Groef
Beads
A bead might not only be the most used shape within jewellery, it is as well so familiar that everyone can relate to it. Its simple spherical shape can be seen as a small sculpture: perfect and complete. Through the concept of beads I explore the relationship between jewellery and the wearer. By altering its surface and changing its place of contact I play with the tactile experience of wearing jewellery. The collection focuses on the bead’s touch on the skin in order to trigger a heightened awareness of the body.
www.kaatdegroef.com
Photo Credits:
Photos: John Mcgrath, Model: Angela, Hair & Make up: Siwan Hill
Materials: Bone China Porcelain, Swarovski Crystal Pearls, Silk, Sterling Silver.
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Yun Sun Jang
“Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.”[1]
Social alienation, a feeling of being partly connected to, and at the same time, alienated from our surroundings, is like floating in a spacesuit. I was inspired by the idea that such a spacesuit provides room in which you can live, breathe, and communicate, but simultaneously alienate you from the space around you. With this idea, I came up with jewellery which creates a space both around the wearer’s body and the piece itself. I imagine wearing it will create a bubble and, at the same time, a spiritual and physical space on the body, and this pure space - a halo-like protection - can help the wearer feel safe. The jewellery thus plays a central role in creating the space, that is to say, a thin line is built from the jewellery and delineates the space around the body.
Like Virginia Woolf’s ‘luminous halo’ my work covers the wearer’s body and mind, like a warm blanket. [1]Woolf, V. The Common Reader (1925), 'Modern Fiction'
ITS SWAROVSKI Award WINNER www.itsweb.org
www.yunsunjang.com
Honggang Lu
LUNAR ECLIPSE
A collection of adornment for your eyes
The way you pull your hair behind your ears;
The way you rest your face on your hands;
The way you take your magnifying glass from your breast pocket;
The way you place your wrist over your eyes...
These actions make your eyewear become the most beautiful jewellery; your eyes become the most beautiful gem.
I like to observe different ways people position their hands near their face. These observations connect the hand to the jewellery, to the eyewear, to the face. The method of wearing these eyewear pieces varies the interaction between the jewellery and the wearer; as well as offering different ways of placing hands around their face and body.
www.hongganglu.com
Photo credits
Photographer: Karolina Lebek, Stylist: Hyekun Lily Park, Model: Sandra Haydee Alonso, Xiaoxu Wu
Sandra Haydee Alonso
AD 2215
Homo sapiens no longer exist.
We were not a weak race; we simply adapted to inevitability. Technological developments pushed us to the brink of isolation. Living beings are not meant to live a life of solitude, so we regenerated into two conjoined beings. The only way we survive, is if we are one.
Darwinism ensued.
www.haydeealonso.com
Photo credits
Photos: Juuke Schoorl, Stylist: Shair Bashir, Models: Elizaveta Gnatchenko, Luli Perez
Kaat de Groef
Beads
A bead might not only be the most used shape within jewellery, it is as well so familiar that everyone can relate to it. Its simple spherical shape can be seen as a small sculpture: perfect and complete. Through the concept of beads I explore the relationship between jewellery and the wearer. By altering its surface and changing its place of contact I play with the tactile experience of wearing jewellery. The collection focuses on the bead’s touch on the skin in order to trigger a heightened awareness of the body.
www.kaatdegroef.com
Photo Credits:
Photos: John Mcgrath, Model: Angela, Hair & Make up: Siwan Hill
Materials: Bone China Porcelain, Swarovski Crystal Pearls, Silk, Sterling Silver.
