Why Contemporary Designers Are Crazy For Jewelry That Can't Be Wearable

Has anyone noticed that many designers are now creating quirky and eye-opening accessories? I even have doubts, can such jewelry be worn?

Consumers' thinking usually revolves around "can it be worn," but what needs to consider in jewelry design is not whether to wear it but whether it is suitable?

Jewelry design is usually delicate, small, light, decorative, and easy to wear. But when we designers make this design, we realize that what they design may be significant, weird, or even unwearable. It is the cognitive contrast.

To unravel this cognitive contrast, we need to understand several aspects of contemporary jewelry.

Branches, what are the core concepts of jewelry within these branches, and then what to consider when designing contemporary jewelry?

1. Narrative Jewelry: This type of jewelry will use jewelry as a medium to tell a narrative story. Through the production process and display of jewelry, the audience can observe and feel the creator and wearer and the relationship between jewelry and jewelry. Emotions flow.

2. Functional jewelry: Just like the literal meaning, with the development of society and technology, some jewelry meets the needs of decorative and beautiful appearance and considers how to achieve other functions so that jewelry use assists our lives. tools, you can also find a solution to the problem by wearing and using this type of jewelry. 【Abstract】 With the developments of technology and changes in people's needs, the current jewelry not only goes beyond the early concept of luxury goods but also gradually implies the increasing pluralistic connotations, including functional jewelry (i.e., jewelry with a particular purpose or effect

3. Fashion jewelry: It must be related to clothing accessories when it comes to fashion. Fashion jewelry plays an essential role in the finishing touch, whether a runway show or business daily. It expresses the designer's perception of the trend and leads the way. The hottest topic right now.

4. Interactive jewelry: Initially, this type of jewelry focuses on the interaction between jewelry and people. Jewelry can be physically and mechanically movable, or the viewer can perform a particular behavior to make it. The specific behavior of a person is an interactive connection with jewelry. Through this form, jewelry is no longer just a cold display but a more interesting object. Later, with the continuous development of technology, more innovative wearable jewelry appeared, which can be the output of both functional and interactive features.

5. Conceptual jewelry: Such jewelry generally has significant breakthroughs in thematic form and sometimes challenges the inherent concept of jewelry itself. Sometimes this type of jewelry does not exist but is a virtual representation of an ideology.

6. Sustainability Jewelry: Sustainable development is an eternal topic in the design world and is committed to finding a more harmless, friendly, and harmonious way of design output for the social environment and ecological creatures. Based on this bottom line, we will promote the development of the industry.

No matter which branch a designer produces, the focus is on conveying a concept, an aesthetic, an ideological point of view, some interesting materials, a new type of technology, or the use of some creative form of expression. The size of the external appearance is only a measure of the size of the design output. If there is no specific demand in the theme, there is generally no absolute limit in this regard.

The picture designer above is Zoe Robertson, a contemporary jewelry designer from the United Kingdom. In 2016, she collaborated with independent art dancer Dr. Natalie Garrett Brown to make a bold attempt called flock Omania2. It intended to challenge traditional jewelry and dance boundaries and bring together sound, light, photography, and film artists, using large-scale installation jewelry on-site to create a creative performance display. It creates an immersive environment that encourages performance, audience interaction, and response, where audiences can feel, touch, play, explore and wear.

The second is that some colleges require students to play creatively. Some fashion-oriented colleges and universities will make such requirements. They will prefer works with a sense of runway and strong visual impact.

The last one is a personal preference. I believe many people naturally like this eye-catching design. This kind of bold design is worthy of encouragement. As a designer, we must dare to express our ideas and put them into the design.