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The brief for this project was set by Edinbrugh College of Art and we were set to design and make a piece of jewellery that draws inspiration from architectural styles, elements or concepts. There are 3 submission slides, 1: initial ideas, 2: final development and 3: final photos. The final photos for submussion are above. We were given a series of themes to choose from and I went with ‘Modern Minimalism’. After researching into modern minimalism I focused on jewellers who use architectural inspiration to deepen my own insight. I researched Amanda Doughty Jewellery who is heavily inspired by architectural forms and structures. She picks up on small details and uses them to create stunning bold geometric jewellery. Then, I contacted Amanda and conducted an interview, where I found out about how she creates delicate compisitions from precious metals. We also spoke about our favourite architectural references and both agreed on the De La Warr Pavillion and Guggenheim NY.
Following on from this, I researched more into Erich Mendelsohn and looked over the site visit I did as part of my relics project. However, this time, I wanted to focus more on form vs function and spacial harmony. ‘We are not interested in forms in themselves, but forms in relation to the human being, not forms a priori, but performances (or functions).”- Erich Mendelsohn. This is translated from German so not a direct translation. I also explored how people move within the space at the Guggenheim NY, focusing on how the geometric forms create spacial harmony and interaction. From here, I created a series of 2D and 3D models in response, as initial ideas.
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I continued to design, obtain feedback, test run things in context and conduct further research into spacial harmony. I wanted to convert this spacial harmony into a small scale and focus on how elements like contrast, shape and form can contribute to visual harmony.
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