What is the employment prospect of jewelry design? This year is a hot year for sustainable design, and the fashion industry is facing a turning point. Among them, the jewelry field that once attached importance to precious metals and crafts is facing the crisis of transformation. Whether it is to meet the needs of the industry or to implement the concept of sustainability, colleges and jewelry markets around the world are undergoing reform. In terms of colleges and universities, the setting of relevant majors has been integrated, and many new environmental protection and comprehensive majors have been opened, with more diversified design styles; In terms of the market, many luxury brand jewelry products have taken the lead in emphasizing design rather than craftsmanship.
Only when the society has needs can it have the necessity of transformation and reform. From this perspective, the development space of jewelry design is very large. What students need to do now is to find appropriate learning methods, see the trend of market transformation, and choose more suitable colleges and professional directions.
What is the employment prospect of jewelry design?
Transformation of Brand Jewelry Market
As mentioned above, in order to better comply with the development of the industry, many luxury brands' jewelry products have taken the lead in emphasizing design, material and technology, and have created many impressive new works in the past two years. Let's take GUCCI, LV and DIOR as examples to understand the design trend of the current jewelry market.
In 19, Gucci launched the latest generation of "Gucci Flora Series" jewelry, including bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, etc., using the flower element.
Gucci Flora Series
The design of the bracelet chain in this series is very particular, which is different from the complicated design in the past. This time, the chain is simply linked with the chain link, integrating pearls and rings; The lock catch is supported by the landmark "Double G" logo (using G-shaped variant design), which shows individuality and brand recognition.
Louis Vuitton launched its new season B Blossom jewelry series, this new series adopts the three-dimensional relief design, adding the classic Monogram pattern drawn by the founder of LV in 1896.
LV-B.Blossom Jewelry Series
The ring face of the ring is designed as a hemispherical shape, and the material selection is very rich. In addition to the commonly used gold and rose gold, there are also independently cut malachite, onyx, agate, pink opal, etc. The center of the hemisphere is designed as a three-layer structure, which makes the jewelry look more rounded, three-dimensional and dynamic.
Dior launched a new jewelry series - La Rose Dior, which is inspired by the rose element that Mr. Dior loves. Different from the feeling of luxury in the past, the jewelry this time is very common in terms of design and materials.
One of the characteristics of roses is that they have thorns. The thorns are located on the flower stems. Dior's jewelry design is based on the flower stems of roses, breaking the conventional and smooth design framework, and using the shape full of strength and line beauty, perfectly integrating nature, personality and fashion.
La Rose Dior
Jewelry design industry development&employment direction
Although the jewelry industry started relatively late in China, after just a few years of development, an increasingly mature and systematic jewelry market pattern is taking shape; At the same time, with the improvement of the quality of life, people's demand for jewelry is also growing exponentially.
However, the domestic jewelry market is still monopolized by Cartier and other well-known international giants. If we want to make breakthroughs and grow rapidly, we need to keep up with the development pace of international jewelry design. Therefore, in the long run, the domestic market is scarce of jewelry designers with an international perspective, and the burden of jewelry designers in the future is not easy.
Chiba Jewelry Recruitment Information
From the above recruitment information, we can get the following points: international vision, aesthetic ability, and familiarity with the consumer market.
First of all, the quality of aesthetic ability varies from person to person. Moreover, nowadays people's requirements for jewelry have not stopped at the aesthetic level, and wearability is not so important. People began to focus on "whether the product itself causes pollution to the environment and society", which is the hottest sustainable issue at present.
Sustainable Art Exhibition "Time and Sequence", Geneva Institute of Art and Design, Switzerland
Therefore, in the future development of the jewelry industry, more consideration will be given to such factors as simple design, outstanding workmanship, sustainable and reusable materials, etc; And the whole design and production process will be more transparent. recommend: How about studying abroad for jewelry major in RISD?
In addition, in recent years, the fashion industry has begun to frequently try cross-border cooperation, including cross integration in the fashion field and collision with industrial interaction and other fields. The boundaries between various fields are gradually blurred, and the trend towards becoming a mainstream design form is developing. This means that the future demand for talents in the jewelry industry is also more diversified and comprehensive, and a single design skill will gradually lose market value.
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