AngloGold final drawings

To work my AngloGold designs into my Btech theme I used similar shapes and techniques that I have been using in my own pieces of jewellery and I used one of my favourite sea references of zoomed in barnacles, as seen below...

I used the negative shapes from these references and used them in my design as elements to be pierced out, which would allow fabric to be seen through the metal.

AngloGold sketches

For the AngloGold competition this year I wasnt quite sure what I wanted to design. The theme is very similar to the previous year. Basically, choose a design direction (Steam punk, Dual Purpose / Collaborative, Bold / Sleek / Uncluttered) and along with it comes 2 characters for which you have to design either a piece of jewellery, or an accessory.

my thought process went from designing a steam punk accessory...




... to a steam punk ring...


...to a 'collaborative' ring, which I plan to submit as my design for a piece of jewellery. The character that I am designing for in this category is Florence. In her detailed character description the one thing that stood out for me was her dream to become an interior designer, because of this, I designed a ring that will include patterned fabrics...

AngloGold prototype...

For my AngloGold prototype I decided to use copper and plasticine. The purpose of the prototype is to guage the size of the piece and how it will look on the body, which will give me a better idea of how to render it for the competition...

The photo below shows the underneath and top of the ring prototype...