JIEYUAN KUANG ART JEWELLERY

Jieyuan Kuang is from China. She currently studying her MA in Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products at Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery.  She previously studied jewellery design at the China University of Geosciences Wuhan’s Gemmological Institute. There she was trained in silver-smithing and wanting to develop her creative thinking skills into contemporary jewellery, she decided to come to the UK. 

 

Whilst experimenting with many types of materials, Jieyuan became captivated by the beauty of nylon thread. The texture of the nylon and its sparkly surface allowed her to create soft cocoon like forms. The collection aims to challenge the perception of nylon, and to communicate how something so ordinary can be transformed into an object with surprising and unique characteristics. The contrasting pastel and vibrant colours highlights the varying textures in the material.