Expanding necklaces
Metamorphosis (Presented to ENLIGHTENED™-Swarovski Elements JEWELLERY Design Competition)
Organic shapes forms a flower-like jewelry piece and transforms into a necklace. This expanding necklace is made of pieces articulated in 3 points. Upper links are covered with white enamel and paved of light yellow Topaz. Diameter vary from 11.5 cm to 21.5 cm. Loose articulations allows the necklace to bend and adapt to the body.
http://www.enlightened-jewellery-design-competition.com/eval.php?id=1219&desid=1887&eval=1
Expansion (Presented to ENLIGHTENED™-Swarovski Elements JEWELLERY Design Competition)
Expanding necklace made of 20 upper and 20 lower pieces. Each link is articulated in 3 points on which are placed bright colors’ Topaz. Diameter vary from 11.5 cm to 21.5 cm (60 cm perimeter so the necklace doesn’t need to open). Loose articulations allows the necklace to bend and adapt to the body.
http://www.enlightened-jewellery-design-competition.com/eval.php?id=1219&desid=1885&eval=1
Blooming (Presented to ENLIGHTENED™-Swarovski Elements JEWELLERY Design Competition)
This necklace was inspired by flower’s blooming. Paved with blazing red, baby pink and white topaz, it’s composed of articulated petals and a main stone that hides a freezing system. It’s expending capacity allows the necklace to transform from a condensed paved flower to a widely opened necklace. The freezing system (pusher with blazing red closed setting main stone) allows to adjust and maintain the necklace’s size and spreading according to neckline.
http://www.enlightened-jewellery-design-competition.com/eval.php?id=1219&desid=2615&eval=1
Ode to Spring (Presented to ENLIGHTENED™-Swarovski Elements JEWELLERY Design Competition)
Here is an expanding necklace made as an Ode to Spring. Composed of 20 full paved upper links and 20 lower links articulated in 3 points, this necklace is able to transform from a condenced paved flower to a widely opened necklace. Centre stone hides a pusher to block the necklace into desired opening according to neckline. Little flowers are paved with the lightest shades of Topaz such as white, complexion and aqua blue while biggest prong setting stones are spread all over the pattern, showing the great variety of Swarovski’s passion topaz.
http://www.enlightened-jewellery-design-competition.com/eval.php?id=1219&desid=2993&eval=1
This doen’t show off but gave me a hard time! Here is the very first mock-up of these necklaces; and it works!!!
I’m amazed, I;m a jewellery student looking up mechanisms for movement in jewellery and i had exactly this idea, to see it done before i get chance is gutting but im glad someone has done it so well.
great work…i too am aspiring jewellery designing..just started…and hope 2 reach 2 ur level… all d best for your further creations.