Shine Bright
Design Situation:
Jewellery has been an integral aspect of human civilisation for centuries and has been used as a universal method to express identity.
Jewellery is used for a number of different reasons:
functional, generally to fix clothing or hair in place
as a marker of social status and personal status, as with a wedding ring
as a signifier of some form of affiliation, whether ethnic, religious or social
to provide talismanic protection (in the form of amulets)
as an artistic display
as a carrier or symbol of personal meaning – such as love, mourning, a personal milestone or even luck
superstition
Cerrone Jewellery
Unlike most luxury jewellers in Australia, Cerrone manages the entire jewellery making process in-house at the Cerrone Atelier - Australia's largest handmade luxury jewellery workshop. From melting a piece of gold to forming, setting and polishing; every custom made ring passes through master jewellers who have been in the business for over 3 decades.
Design Practices - Cerrone.pdfDinosaur Designs
Dinosaur Designs are renowned for their unique hand crafted resin jewellery and homeware designs.
Lola Greeno
Lola Greeno is an artist, curator and arts worker of Aboriginal descent. Greeno specialises in traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace threading, a skill passed down from her mother and maternal grandmother.
Jewellery Design Practices by ATSI .pdfTASK:
Design Brief:
Design at least 2 pieces of statement jewellery using at least 2 different techniques.
Your design process should be documented in a portfolio.
Portfolio Structure:
Title Page - this should include your brand name, a logo design and your own name
Identification of the need - Identify the person you are designing for. Explore their needs. This could include researching their existing jewellery (taking photos and evaluating), interviewing them, conducting a survey to see their interests and style etc. Include images of the person.
Criteria for success - Identify the functional and aesthetic requirements of your designs.
Inspiration - Create an inspiration board of ideas, colour schemes, textures and techniques that inspire your jewellery line.
Creative and innovative idea-generation - Create three design ideas with annotations and evaluate each design using PMI.
Experimentation - When creating your jewellery you should be experimenting with different tools and techniques prior to making your final products. Write up 2 experiments in the following format (Aim, Equipment, Method, Results and Conclusion). Your aim should detail why you are doing the experiment and your conclusions should be applied to your final product.
Final Design - Create a professional drawing of your final designs with measurements and annotations. This can be hand drawn or computer generated.
Realisation - Document the process of construction for your designs. This could be through a time lapse video or a series of images.
Evaluation - Justify your designs by evaluating them against the criteria for success and the feedback from your client.
