Yiran Jia

Yiran Jia

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Nothing was born to be perfect, it has spent the time with heat and pressure to get the final glitter. Then after years, it is finally mined by people who regonogize it’s value. It is never only about it’s beauty, but also about the power it brings. 
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About the collection

This collection is about how natural imperfect grown gemstones are connected with people. Gemstones are usually defined as decoration for people who are willing to show their wealth or status. The jewelry at the retail stores are mostly sorted from the top quality minerals with enough hardness and toughness. While the majority of the gemstones mined from underground cannot reach the quality to become a part of fine jewelry. They usually have lower color saturation, more inclusions, or their shapes are not good enough to get faceted. Usually, these gemstones are considered as lower valued or get discarded, and cannot reach the purpose of their symbolic meaning. In my collection, I am experimenting how those characteristics of imperfection can show their unique values to people.  
Image: Look 4
Image: Research Process
Image: Research Process
Image: Look 4
Image: Look 3
Image: Look 3
Image: Materiality
Image: Some CLO 3d sketches
Image: Look 1 with jewelry designed and made by Yiran
Image: Look 2
Image: Look 2
Image: Look 3 and Look 4
Image: Look 4
Image: Look 5
Image: Look 5
Image: Look 5

Bio

Yiran was born in Nanjing, China, who has lived in many places in her life including Singapore, California, Rhode Island, New York and Shanghai. She is also a certificated gemologist from Gemology Institute of America (GIA). She gets the desire to create beautiful things and an eye for fashion. Nature is a big part of her inspiration. She uses color, shapes, and materials to show nature's beauty from her eyes. She especially dive deep in creating materiality as the language on her designs to make it special. The peacefulness and the harmony makes contrast with the fast pace in the current society. 

Contact

yiran3125@gmail.com

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