We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Yilan Liu about their original and creative Jewelry Collection design work. Yilan Liu is an award-winning fashion designer, that makes our world a better place with their original jewelry collection works.
Yilan Liu ("YL") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Ataraxia Jewelry Collection. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
YL : The collection was inspired by ancient Gothic architecture. This traditional style is fading with time, but it can be reborn in a new way with jewelry. Combining with fashion and advanced technology, the project aims to create jewelry pieces which can make the old into a new style, discussing the potential of the traditional in the contemporary context. With the interest in the way how light influences audience, my design also tries to provoke unique individual experience through playful interaction, exploring the relationship between design and wearers.
YL : I focused on the way how jewelry influences the wearers and explored the relationship between them. I studied the influence of colorful light and applied it into my jewelry pieces. So the final pieces are interactive with the light pouring onto the skin.
YL : I want to continue the design. Design is endless. I would like to try different methods to explore different possibilities of the award winning design.
YL : It took me more than one year. The design process took the most of the time, such as research, sketch, model making and etc.
YL : I want to sell my work because I hope more people design can
YL : It's my obsession of light, as well as my experience of visiting Gothic architecture. I was shocked by how the light pouring from stained glass windows influences the audience. I decided to explore the effect of light and space using jewelry as the vehicle.
YL : My MA tutor Simon helped me a lot. His advise of exploring synthetic gemstones made my final pieces achieve both concept and high quality.
YL : Independent women who pursue personal identity with spare money. They believe jewelry is not only a decoration, but also what they choose to express themselves, about their insight.
