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: This design is in fact one shape that looks like two interconnected shapes, thanks to the fine engraving. It looks simple yet full of meaning. This shape represents the two bound together as one, or the one being an unbreakable and endless union of the two. Like the best of our feelings, combining the lovely, the beautiful and the endless. The further it materialized, the more I felt in love with it. Some would find in it a touch of ancient Celtic jewelry or even of the Herakles knot. You can see an eternity symbol, an 8 and maybe other symbols that make us think.
: I wanted to create a design that consists of one single endless curve, and to make the observer believe he is looking on two shapes, a kind of optical illusion turned into jewelry piece.
: From the most immediate ones, the Eternal Union pendant is going to get siblings. There are earrings coming up, and the work on a ring and bracelet designs is in progress as well. I plan to present the Eternal Union for the Exhibition @ Mood in Como, Italy between 6th June and 26th June, organized by A’ Design Award. I have already started commercializing the actual jewelry pieces, and plan to promote this design to the world through my company, Queensberg. Eternal Union pendants can be ordered through Queensberg. They are available in yellow gold, white gold or rhodium-plated sterling silver.
: The first sketch was conceived in February 2016. The first piece was produced in March/April in silver, this is when the design was really completed. It was first exhibited in May 2016 in Chateau de l'Ermitage in Wavre. A version of the piece in yellow gold was created shortly after.
: I wanted to try and create a metal-only piece, which would have a new interesting shape and pattern. I just decided to pursue an inspiration, like with most of my designs.
: The Eternal Union pendants are produced and marketed by my company Queensberg, just like all my designs.
: When designing a jewelry set, I would often start with the pendant, just because pendants can represent any idea most precisely with nearly no constraints. This was the case with Eternal Union as well.
: Not to my knowledge. The design was born just out of inspiration and naturally evolved as I defined its details.
: Everyone who likes to wear it. The actual piece is produced in several versions being yellow gold, white gold and rhodium-plated silver, because different customers prefer different colors and metals.
: While I haven’t really seen or heard of similar or resembling concepts so far, I would think of several elements that make it different. First, the baseline shape looks quite simple but has a secret in it. It resembles two different shapes but there’s only one. Then there’s also the engraving, which combines both freehand approach and symmetry, while being very fine. When light shines down on it, one may think there are stones set into the piece, while there are no actual stones. Maybe it’s the combination of all these elements that sets it apart.
: Just like all my designs, the sketch came first. It had no name to begin with. The name appeared as the design evolved. First there were two open shapes coming close, and this was just a Union. Then the ends of the shape suddenly came together and joined as one in their miraculous twist, and I was impressed by the result. And then it became the “Eternal Union” as we know it today.
: To capture the idea, I used a piece of paper and pencil. The 3D modelling was made using Gemvision Matrix.
: I believe it is a combination of several aspects that makes it unique. This design is one single shape, creating an optical illusion of two separate shapes through symmetric twists of the curve and fine engraving. The engraving also creates another optical illusion of stones being set into the piece.
: I have created the entire design end-to-end myself. With that, there were technical experts involved at different stages as well. As an example, making high resolution pictures of such a miniature piece is a real undertaking, especially when it goes about the lighting, shadows and reflections. I involved professional photographers for that, to make sure the picture is reflecting the actual piece as closely as possible.
: Technology was very useful to reflect all finest details, while ensuring that the design would be practical in production and finishing.
: The initial creation of this particular piece was mostly driven by fantasy and emotions. The purpose was to design a simple yet appealing and wearable jewelry piece, combining the classic and contemporary influences. The risk with a simple design is that someone else may have already created it sometime in the past. Therefore, once the shape was conceived, I made a research to make sure it does not resemble any other piece. I searched through my library of books and publications on jewelry design. I also googl'ed the images of Celtic, Greek and Etruscan pieces. So far I concluded that this design is indeed something new and unique.
: This design is particularly demanding for fine details. The first challenge was more technical, to place a fine engraving on already fine piece. It demands more time, attention and precision to make sure that all details are reflected, that the lines are deep enough to sustain the finishing yet not too deep to keep the piece stable. The second challenge was to reflect accurately this miniature piece in all finest details on a very high-resolution picture. Even for professional photographers, it is almost as complex as making a picture of a small mirror under a microscope.
: I really liked the design and was wondering what the design community would think about it. “A’ Design Award” looked like the most appealing contest to try.
: Before designing Eternal Union, most of my models would combine metal with precious stones or enamel. This was one of my first attempts to create a metal-only model, as well as a model representing the optical illusion.
