Earrings Design Concepts

Design Concepts

Figure 1 - (n.d) Geometric Shapes
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Figure 2 - (n.d) Geometric Shapes 

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Figure 2 - Mbeje A. 2020. Earrings - Design

I haven't decided yet, and I am still busy with the design concept of these earrings. I want to design earrings that will have movement and balance. I will be using geometric shapes as my inspiration for the earrings as seen in Figure 1.

Cushion Pendant

Cushion Pendant - Design Concepts

Figure 1 - (n.d) Geometric Shapes 
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Figure 2 - Mbeje A. 2020. Cushion Pendant - Design

The design of the pendant was more focused on the colour contrast between metal and HDPE plastic. This pendant can be worn by different genders. The design of this pendant was inspired by the geometric shape that is seen in Figure 1. I want to create a collection that will bring unity and balance, whenever you are wearing one of the jewellery pieces.

Figure 3 - Mbeje A. 2020. Cushion Pendant, Black-HDPE Plastic, Diamonds Cubics, Silver

Cushion Ring

Cushion Ring - Design concepts

Figure 1 - (n.d) Geometric Shapes 
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I am currently busy on a collection called Cushion Shapes, which is inspired by geometric shapes from figure 2. 

Figure 2 - Mbeje A. 2020. Cushion Ring- Design 

This ring can be worn as unisex depending on the HDPE plastic that is used on the ring. I am planning on using different types of metals like silver, brass, and copper in the collection. I want to create a collection that has contrast differences, repetition, balance along with HDPE plastic as seen in figures 3 and 4.

Figure 3 - Mbeje A. 2020. Cushion ring collection, Black-HDPE Plastic, Diamonds Cubics, Silver 

Figure 4 - Mbeje A. 2020. Cushion ring collection, White-HDPE Plastic, Diamonds Cubics, Silver

Recycle

Domestic Waste Plastic

Figure 1 - Sieber-Fuchs. V, 2012. Garlic Collar Neckpiece, Garlic peel

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into reusable objects. This can be applied in jewellery as a creative method of making non-precious contemporary jewellery. The method of recycling waste into jewellery has helped a lot of art-jewellers like Verena Sieber-Fuchs to be able to upcycle or manipulate all forms of domestic waste, from plastic sweet wrappers to garlic peel and film strip to form jewellery as seen in figure 1.

Figure 2 - Sieber-Fuchs. V. 2018, Eierkarton Neckpiece. Cardboard

Figure 3 - Sieber-Fuchs. V. 2018, CH-stamps (flowers), Iron wire and film strip

The interesting area of her work as seen in figure 2 and 3, shows how she uses the characteristics of dimension and proportion to build up the repetition, pattern, and texture. These characteristics can also be applied to my recycling research by using some of her methods, through the process of melting domestic waste plastic, such as ABS and HDPE plastic for jewellery pieces.