CRAFT X OBJECT
A small group of year 3 and 2 students had the honor of going on a 14 day Thailand trip, inclusive of a 2 day exchange with Chulalongkorn University. There, we were paired up and had only 2 short days to prototype a 'craft x object' there.
Prim, my partner, and I wanted to embark on the theme of fulfillment, bonds etc. and through some research, we felt that a piece of jewelry is the direction we want to head towards. We looked into traditional Thai weaving, which I have learnt during that 14 day trip, and we experimented how we might make this weaving action mean something to the wearer(s).
When we parted ways, and I retuned back to SG, we each developed on our own versions of the prototype, in preparation for an exhibition in our school when they come over to SG.
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My main inspiration was from Thai weaving. I felt that this technique will really add feminity and complexity to the product. I made it a set of 1 choker necklace and 1 ring.
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I picked acrylic as a base, and golden thread to give it an aesthetic contrast. After weaving and threading the thread all the way through both the ring and the necklace, I used heat to bend the acrylic so that its form will fit the body better.
The finished product was displayed in our own pedestals and displays. I used a box with black cloth over it, and simple papers to create a cone for the ring to be displayed, and a hump so the necklace is propped forward.
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It was on display for a few months inside Singapore Polytechnic Design School.
