One of the samples required for this project was earring hooks. I really enjoyed this exercise because it was so … More
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Final collection
I’m really pleased with the final collection inspired by rice field hats, which has all been gold plated to link … More
Making the drops
I was so excited to make these drop earrings because they are my favourite design from the collection and contain … More
Making the hoops
For the hoops, I used one unit to decorate each of them. To start, the unit was going to be … More
Cleaning up castings and making studs
cleaning up the castings was rather straight forward; I simply had to file off the sprew, then buff the outside … More
Making the unit
This process was relatively straight forward! I made three identical domed units, however the one in the middle of the … More
Texturing, model making and developing the final design idea
In this process, I generated various models and samples to develop and explore my favourite design ideas. I cut out, … More
Hoop design page
During this process, I simply took my four favourite design ideas and tried to translate them into hoop concepts. At … More
Design development and evaluation
To start off with, I worked through some of my favourite design ideas and tried to make them symmetrical. Unfortunately, … More
Initial design Idea page
On this design page, I’ve started to make some of my initial drawings more realistic by colouring them in, and … More
Advanced production processes 