Jewellery & Metal (MA)
Weikun Yin
Weikun Yin, freshly graduated from RCA Jewelry & metal in 2020, has a professional background in gemstone appraisal. In addition to traditional jewelry design, I also participated in fashion jewelry design.
Experience
2020.06 Jewelry “Something about life” in Schön Magazine
2020.02 Jewelry Cultural Exchange Exhibition in Sunny Art Centre London-Curator, Designer
2019.09 Jewelry in Vogue UK Raine
2019.05 CSM Womenswear Show [H;SOULxYIFAN GAO]
2019.05 Matter-morphosis show in Dyson Gallery
2019.02 Work with David Uzochukwu-Jewelry for magazine shooting
2019.02 “PARALLEL SPACE” in Sicky Magazine
2019.02.14-2019.02.15 London Fashion Week-Work in ASAI
Jewellery Magnifier Rhino Model — Rhino Model Work in progress
See My Soul — Range: Jewellery Magnifier Size: 30x20x15mm Materials: 925 Silver, Rock Crystal with Inclusions
In the four years of studying gem identification, the jewellery magnifier as a tool often helps me to determine the clarity of gem.
This reminds me that the jewellery magnifier is perhaps the most intuitive and simple way to let more people see the inside world of gemstones.
Here, I replaced the glass lens on the jewellery magnifier with the crystal containing inclusions and let the jewellery magnifier as a medium to lead people to intuitively feel the charm of inclusions.
This reminds me that the jewellery magnifier is perhaps the most intuitive and simple way to let more people see the inside world of gemstones.
Here, I replaced the glass lens on the jewellery magnifier with the crystal containing inclusions and let the jewellery magnifier as a medium to lead people to intuitively feel the charm of inclusions.
Medium:
925 Silver, Rock Crystal with InclusionsSize:
30x20x15mm for each
Time Crystal 1 — Surface 16.00x16.00x11.00mm Rock crystal with red rutile inclusion in the middle
Time Crystal 1 — Side 16.00x16.00x11.00mm Rock crystal with red rutile inclusion in the middle
Time Crystal 2 — Surface 11.60x11.60x11.00mm;9.32x9.32x9.28mm Black-Tourmaline;Gold-Rutile
Time Crystal 2 — Side 11.60x11.60x11.00mm;9.32x9.32x9.28mm Black-Tourmaline;Gold-Rutile
Petroleum Rock Crystal — Surface 14.00x13.00x9.00mm Oil inclusion in the rock crystal
Petroleum Rock Crystal — Side 14.00x13.00x9.00mm Oil inclusion in the rock crystal
Kaleidoscope — Surface 10.93x11.03x6.30mm Rock crystal with two pyrite inclusions
Kaleidoscope — Side 10.93x11.03x6.30mm Rock crystal with two pyrite inclusions
Rock Crystals often contain needle-like or sheet-like inclusions. I wonder if we can cut them so that they can also present a visual effect similar to the starlight effect? Through extensive iterative research with specialized technicians, we developed a single cutting method and used the created surfaces to reflect the inclusions inside the gem, a bespoke Mirror Cut. This cutting method has very strict requirements in terms of position of the inclusions inside the stone, overall cleanliness and cutting methods of gemstones.
Medium:
Rock Crystal with Inclusions
Memory Palace-Gold — Range: ring Size: 30.5x29x31mm Materials: Gold-plated sterling Silver, Rock Crystal with Green Mica
Memory Palace-Silver — Range: ring Size: 30.5x29x31mm Materials: Sterling Silver, Rock Crystal with Green Mica
Inspired by the kaleidoscope, fragmentary reflections and castles in the game “Conan Exiles”, the ring “Memory Palace” is a minimal palace of memory, vision, self reflection and exposure to the universe. The hexagonal stone with inclusions is full of imagination and surprises. The human self is like the inclusion in the universe, trying to break away from the memories, but constantly being reflected by the fragments of “self” and “non-self”.
Medium:
Sterling Silver, Rock Crystal with Green MicaSize:
30.5x29x31mmIn Collaboration with:
"Memory Palace"is a collaboration with Qiang Li.She is the designer.
Symbiotic Stone-Red — Topaz,Red Tourmaline Through the method of inlaying a precious stone inside another lower value stone, I am currently in the process of creating new kinds of gems with “precious inclusions”.
Symbiotic Stone-Green — Topaz,Green Tourmaline
Symbiotic Ring Rhino Model — I am not satisfied with the presentation of an individual stone placed on a ring. With this "symbiotic" ring, the gemstone is effectively wrapping the gold ring to fuse the two as one entity. Only one connection point is the characteristic of this ring, and the stone surface will show special effect.
Symbiotic Ring-18K Gold
Symbiotic Ring-925 Silver
Symbiotic Ring-Brass
In parallel to my research on the cutting and faceting of gemstones with inclusions, I developed new artificial hybrids of metallic and mineral inclusions with natural gemstones. Combining image cutting with the layering of various gems, these symbiotic stones offer a range of visual and emotional effects unseen until today.
Medium:
Metal,Gemstone
Gemstone Report 1
Gemstone Report 2
Gemstone Report 3
Gemstone Report 4
In this project, I hope to establish a new identification system for inclusion Gemstones. Combined with my professional knowledge and referring to the certificates of some internationally renowned appraisal institutions, I have conceived the design of certificates related to inclusion gems. In the future, I hope to cooperate with gem appraisal laboratories to issue professional certificates and establish an official appraisal system for inclusion gems.
Here I show some examples.
Here I show some examples.