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: Inspired from the legendary diamond star hair pieces of Queen Sissi of Austria. The pieces were later passed to her granddaughter. Compared to elaborate crown, the hair pieces seems like a more modern and subtle expression of coronation. Guardian Star was designed based on this story as a jewelry piece given to the bride by her parents. The piece vastly decorates the right side of the bride, from ear lobe to the whole ear and extended to her hair. It mirrors with how parents would wish to guard their growing daughter at any time, in any way possible. Compass-like, 8-point stars symbolize how the father or parents protect and guide their daughter. 7 pieces of chains that connect to the hair pin with ear crawler are adorned by scatter glistening diamonds. They swing and gleam with every movement of the bride. This adds sparks to the bride for she is her parents' treasure, angel and star.
: Based on this story, I would build a Guardian Star collection. In hope more people could associate themselves with this beautiful concept.
: This project started in May 2017 during a visit to Museum of Sissi in Vienna. Design process carried on in June at Hong Kong. It was then manufactured in Panyu, China and finished in August 2017 for exhibiting in Hong Kong at HKJMA International Jewelry Design Competition 2017.
: I think it is the modernisation of concept above, by combining current in-demand ear crawler with traditional hair pin.
: Technician helped in technical CAD design and 3D printing in wax. Craftmen modeled the piece by hand, casted it in 18K gold, set the diamonds and hand crafted finishing.
: The technical CAD design helped in visualising the outcome of the piece. And without 3D printing, it will be very difficult to have the piece ready in 7 weeks time.
: Cultural association of various pointed stars is examined so the blessing and meaning behind the piece could be shared globally. To maximise the wearability of the piece, research on common ear shape, size and distance of ear and hair-do has been carried out. Mainly done by searching pictures of model’s side profile online to estimate the measurement and having fitting with 7 women.
: The experimental piece was tried on by models to make sure the curve of the ear crawler and length of chains are suitable for young females. An ear clip was originally used, but it could not hold the piece in place. The size of wearer’s ear may also vary. A flexible gold strand was then opted for the ease of wearing and the comfort of wearer. Another challenge was balancing the scatter diamonds on the chains. Calculations and multiple experiments were carried out to achieve the final result.
