Creating brilliance effects in precious metals
Elements is a jewellery collection inspired by the natural elements earth, air, fire and water. The pieces are created using generative design techniques. Shown here are silver bangles ‘Water’ and ‘Cosmic’.
Playing with Waves – Generative design
Generative design deviates from traditional design methods because the designs are ‘generated’ by manipulating wave patterns using computer programs. In this way the role of the designer can be compared to that of a musician, who manipulates sounds generated by computers in such a way that synthesized music arises.
Water
In the Water collection, a computer generated waterstream flows through the designs, bringing the jewellery to life.
The amplitude of the water waves, their direction and distance between them have been manipulated into a perfectly natural-looking water surface which has been ‘frozen’ and turned into precious metal. The resulting jewellery pieces reflect their surrounding environment in the same way a water surface does. In this way they seemingly change their appearance with each movement of the wearer or change in their surroundings. To avoid an interruption of the continuous water surface, the bracelets and necklaces have been provided with a near invisible clasp. How to open them remains the wearer’s secret!