Thursday, 13 October 2016

Interchangeability in bridal wear



As part of my final body of work, I want to produce a section of work which has some interchangeability to them. Besides the fact that it allows a person to wear the piece for more than just one occasion, it also allows the wearer to engage with the piece and also save money as you have two pieces for the price of one.



This pair of interchangeable earrings are both stud and drop earrings, which form part of a set with a ring I will include below. The earrings have two designs to them; as a drop earring, they have more detailing to them and then as a stud it is more simple without any gemstones, except the channel set one which are in the chamfered circumference. 

Below is the interchangeable ring-pendant, which is the second part to the set with the above earrings. This ring-pendant can be worn in three ways, as a ring, when flipped over as a pendant and the when the pendant is placed upside down, as a variation to the pendant. 
Below is the second way one can wear the pendant. . There is a slot on the centre where one can place the chain to go through. 
When flipped over, The is a small bail at the bottom of the shank where the chain can go through. 

Then once the centre was flipped over again, it can be a ring.

This is the ring-pendant outlinings as both a ring and as a pendant.

The pictures below show how the ring-pendant will be printed, in four parts. The first part will be the centre with the princess cut channel setting, the second and third being the pave set sections on the side of the shank and finally the four will be the shank. The reason for this is that as the piece of jewellery needs to be interchangeable, the wire will need to go through the shank so that the ring will be able to move. The other reason is that I want to hide the position where the wire will be placed, therefore the side sections will be soldered on to the shank once the wire has been riveted .  






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