Steel Lines

I wanted to make jewellery based on strong lines but this time I wanted to use a strong material and not rely on shape I chose steel cable because of its strength.

Volume

I want to make jewellery based on arches I want it to use as little material as possible and make up volume in the same way arches do. With curved lines to strengthen

My work

My work can be divided into two sections jewellery based on arches and arcs and jewellery based on steel cable.

In the first section called Volume the jewellery is based on the strong curved lines found in arches I wanted to use these strong lines to make up volume the same way arches can make up volume because of their shape I developed a technique to fold plate that is similar to anticlastic razing.

The second section called Steel Lines I deal with jewellery based on steel cable. The idea behind them was to use this strong line to make jewellery. I had to work out a way to hold the steel cable so it would be both strong and would not brake up the lines I was trying make

B-tech intentions

In my 4^th year I want to explore how evidence of force can be seen around us (wear and tear…). I also want to show how it can be beautiful ((things that are interesting) find beautiful designs that deal with force and explain why I think they are). I need to explain exactly what I mean by force (show different types of force, compressive, tensile…). I also need to give examples of designs that show what I mean (Suspension bridge, furniture, cars). I want to find how it can be applied to jewellery (Greens bangle, some of my folded shapes). I still want my jewellery to be simple and uncluttered.