We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Zhiyan Huang about their original and creative Jewelry design work. Zhiyan Huang is an award-winning fashion designer, that makes our world a better place with their original jewelry works.
Zhiyan Huang ("ZH") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Dunhuang Jewelry. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
ZH : The Dunhuang series is a combination of cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage techniques. The design of the work is inspired by Cave 320 of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.
ZH : The Dunhuang series mainly presents the image of the most famous flying apsaras in Cave 320 of Mogao Grottoes, which is known as the most beautiful “Black Flying Apsaras."
ZH : A' Design's Gold Award is the first major international competition award for the Liang Xing brand. This is a great start for our brand and is far-reaching for brand promotion.
ZH : The design conceptualization took one month, and it took nearly six months from conceptualization to product implementation.
ZH : In China's cultural product market, there are not many works that can capture both visual culture and design. We want to make successful products that transform cultural heritage.
ZH : The Dunhuang series is produced by ourselves.
ZH : We were curious about 3D printed jewelry, and we wondered how well this new technology would integrate with traditional craftsmanship.
ZH : Not at the moment, our products are completely original.
ZH : Our target customers are people who have a need for design products as well as purchasing power.
ZH : Our designs are inspired by China's cultural heritage and ancient art objects.
ZH : Our naming strategy is straightforward, and in order to promote Chinese culture through the design of our products, we will use simple and straightforward naming methods.
ZH : We used 3D modeling and 3D printing technology.
ZH : The craftsmanship of our products has a tendency to adopt the handmade techniques of Beijing. The Dunhuang series includes a technique called filigree inlay.
ZH : The styling of the Dunhuang series was done by me and the 3D modeling of the product was done by my partner.
ZH : Technology is important in the Dunhuang collection, as the traditional production process does not allow for delicate and complex three-dimensional structures. In particular, the curves of the ribbons that restore the image of the flying apsaras can only be accomplished through 3D printing technology at this time.
ZH : The design is inspired by academic research, not data.
ZH : The combination of 3D printed modeling and traditional craftsmanship in design is a major difficulty. This is because most of the handmade techniques cannot make complex shapes in a very fast time.
ZH : We want to make the beautiful Chinese culture and handicrafts active on the world stage. The brand's original intention from the very beginning was to deliver Chinese art to the sea.
ZH : After receiving the gold A'Design award, I realized that the international design field is paying attention to Chinese culture and art. It was also the first major award I received in my career.
ZH : No more. Expect me to win another A'Design award in the future.
