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QIANA LIAO | “Downs” Jewelry Collection
ARTIST | Qiana Liao
BASED IN | China
TITLE | “Downs” Jewelry Collection
SIZE | The regular size is 6.5 cm, the foreground smaller pin is 5.5 cm.
“Downs” pins in two sizes. I chose the word “downs” from the quote I worked on with throughout the project: “Away, away, from men and towns, to the wild wood and the downs——to the silent wilderness.” THE INVITATION by Percy Bysshe Shellry.
MEDIUM | Titanium steel
PRICE | Starts from USD45 (Shop here)
ARTIST | Qiana Liao
BASED IN | China
TITLE | “Downs” Jewelry Collection
SIZE | The regular size is 6.5 cm, the foreground smaller pin is 5.5 cm.
“Downs” pins in two sizes. I chose the word “downs” from the quote I worked on with throughout the project: “Away, away, from men and towns, to the wild wood and the downs——to the silent wilderness.” THE INVITATION by Percy Bysshe Shellry.
MEDIUM | Titanium steel
PRICE | Starts from USD45 (Shop here)
ARTIST | Qiana Liao
BASED IN | China
TITLE | “Downs” Jewelry Collection
SIZE | The regular size is 6.5 cm, the foreground smaller pin is 5.5 cm.
“Downs” pins in two sizes. I chose the word “downs” from the quote I worked on with throughout the project: “Away, away, from men and towns, to the wild wood and the downs——to the silent wilderness.” THE INVITATION by Percy Bysshe Shellry.
MEDIUM | Titanium steel
PRICE | Starts from USD45 (Shop here)
Details
For the final design, she chose the variation that represented a short branch with leaves on both sides. After the development of the sketches, she drew the motif in Glyphs. Upon placing the order with the manufacturer, they requested a thicker version for production. The final version is the one on the bottom right.
(Top) 10cm paper weight ; (Bottom) 6.5cm brooch
Titanium steel loop earrings
(Far left) 3.8cm necklace with 925 silver
(Right) 4.5cm necklace in Titanium steel (gold or silver)
Titanium steel hairpin
5.5cm brooch
About the artist
Passionate about art, Qiana Liao graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design in Nanjing, China, and continued to enrich herself through studies overseas – textile design at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and in calligraphy at the Cooper Union.
Graduating in 2012 with a Masters degree in Visual Communication from Pratt Institute (New York), she worked for seven years with The Natori Company, a women’s fashion designer and manufacturer based in New York City. As Senior Graphic Designer there, she was involved in branding and communications, textile designs, product packaging, storefront displays, showroom design planning, as well as art direction in photography and fashion shows.