The HERE and NOW..

It has been a quiet period in the last while. 

But not everything goes according to plan, this is the outlook we should have on life. Yet if we could we would prefer to plan our lives to the last detail.

Personally manufacturing has taken a bit of a "go-slow" in the last while, but i have full intention in getting back to it. With designs flowing out of my ears and sketch books, before they become lost images and thoughts - i will be cashing them in. During this "go-slow" i have been growing my personal studio. To take the work outside of a university but to my own space, where i can have a little more freedom, make my own mistakes and learn the hard way.

The South African jewellery industry is a tough market to break through however, not impossible. 

My intention is never to flood the market, but have the right people wear my bespoke pieces, it will make it all the more worth while.

What's in store for me going forward?

Much Much More... 

Completed Pieces

Below are the pieces that were completed for my fourth year final exhibition.

Image by UJ photographer

Nylon 3D model prints

Neck piece with both silver and 3D print

Cluster inspired neckpiece

Earrings

Neckpiece with silver and 3D prints

Silver neckpiece

Fully 3D printed earrings and cuff

Cluster inspired silver ring

Stamp and logo design

Silver neckpiece

Statement back neckpiece

Final Moderation

With final moderation knocking on the door. Visualizing the manner in which to best display my pieces is crucial. As the way in which work is exhibited can also make or break them. 

Earlier in the year we set out to design our own exhibition, and in a world where almost every square inch of land seems occupied thanks to the population explosion and rampant urbanization around the globe, it is no wonder that our imaginations take us to the skies and to the vast oceans. the floating concept illustrates a possible method of escaping urban sprawl with a series of entire mobile, self-sufficient and off the grid exhibitions.

As the world develops, there are new and innovative ways about how design communicates with manufacture. I had proposed to create an exhibition with the element of "future design".

The objective of the exhibition would be to invoke an aesthetic appeal towards its audience in regards to "future design", that being rapid prototyping and additive manufacture such as 3D printing and to challenge the existing fixation with precious metals. To appeal to an audience that cannot comprehend or understand rapid prototyping and creating an awareness around it.

With the above mentioned the concept was taken into Rhino, a CAD software and manipulated to my desire.

The manufactured and printed pieces would then be displayed in the glass boxes as to appear as if they were floating.

Final Piece

The preparation and manufacture for the final piece has begun. This piece was designed to be a statement piece. 

The images below represent the manufacturing process of it so far. 

Sneak Peak

As days draw near a sneak peak of what is to come follows bellow.

Previews of parts that will be seen at the end of the week out of silver and 3D printed components.