"Jewelry in this era is no longer a symbol of wealth and power. From the royal family to the common people, everyone has the right to wear jewelry equally."

Bin Dixon-Ward and her 3D printed jewelry

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-What is contemporary jewelry?-


Jewelry has evolved into a special symbol in thousands of years of historical development, which is enough to reflect the social and cultural cognition of "value" in a time and space. The formation of "contemporary jewelry" should be traced back to the arts and crafts movement at the end of the 19th century. Craftsmen and artists advocated handicraft production and opposed large-scale mechanized production, which became the beginning of contemporary art.

Especially in the creation of artistic creative jewelry in recent times, artists have launched a "criticism of preciousness"-they have begun to abandon the use of gem materials and precious metals and use other different materials, such as paper, wood, plastic and even discarded garbage, to fully express their artistic ideas.

From the rise of industry to the modernist movement and postmodernism, the art field ushered in a new trend of "artistic value judgment.

UV inkjet 3D printing works
by Bin Dixon-Ward

Artists communicate and explore with each other in various fields of art, and jewelry has also undergone changes in body decoration, space interpretation and dialogue with the body.

With the development of jewelry art in the contemporary era, it has long been rid of the meanings of wealth, luxury, luxury, durability and privilege, but focuses on the study of materials, forms, colors and relationships with the body.

This concept still affects the practice of jewelry artists.

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-Dr. Bin Dixon-Ward-

Dr.Bin Dixon-Ward
Australia Artist

Bin Dixon Ward (Bin Dixon-Ward) is a professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University Melbourne) in Australia and a contemporary jewelry artist. His personal works have been exhibited in many countries, including Australia, Europe, Japan and North America Wait.

LANEWAY RING
SWISS NATIONAL MUSEUM, ZU

RED SQUARES # 1
TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL ART GALLERY, QUEENSLAND

TUMBLING CUBES
MUSEE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS, PARIS

She has won several awards including Japan Itami Award and Toowoomba Contemporary Wearable Device Student Award (2011).

Bin Dixon-Ward works
PHOTOGRAPHER: GIULIA MCGAURAN

Dr.Bin's works are collected by individuals and public institutions in different countries, including the National Gallery of Victoria, the Macmillan Collection of the Royal Academy of Arts and the Louvre in Paris.

2017 - THE GRID REIMAGINED-

NAME: THE GRID REIMAGINED INSTALLATION
DATE: 2017
EXHIBITED: SITE-EIGHT GALLERY, RMIT, MELBOURNE
MATERIALS: NYLON, INK, STAINLESS STEEL
SIZE: VARIOUS
PHOTOGRAPHER: KEELAN O'HEHIR

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-The captain's daughter-

THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER, MELBOURNE

Dr.Bin is the daughter of a sailing captain. She spent her early life at sea and her ships stopped in ports all over the world;

She became familiar with the fixed building blocks and grids in big cities and recalled life through her craft.

She uses contemporary jewelry as a way to understand the architectural environment, conveying her interest in urban landscape and the role of digital technology in handicrafts through her works.


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-About "Future Jewelry"-

3D printing, a high-tech production technology, has rapidly entered the contemporary jewelry industry. Many jewelry artists have begun to explore the possibility of "future jewelry". They use the characteristics of fast, accurate and cost reduction of 3D printing to shorten the production process through digital technology, broaden the design inspiration, and present unprecedented artistic visual effects.

INTERSECTIONS #2
by Bin Dixon-Ward

ENFRAMING GRID 1
by Bin Dixon-Ward


Dr.Bin Dixon-Ward has rich experience in this field and is one of the most representative ones. Her works are avant-garde, full of scientific and technological sense and distinctive in style. We seem to be able to see the "shadow" of future jewelry ".

rings

Dr.Bin introduced: "Making jewelry is a part of my life, such as riding a bicycle to the studio, going to the dentist, riding a tram, the angle around the corner of the building... These short visual experiences are the beginning of my idea. Once I have an idea, I will use 3D modeling software and 3D printing tools to convert and develop it into creative objects."

neckpieces

"As a digital designer, my concern is the close relationship with materials and tools. The complexity of this relationship is revealed by embracing technology and acknowledging its contribution in the production process." --Dr. Bin



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-3D printing breaks through the conventional thinking of jewelry-


Bin Dixon-Ward is good at using digital technology and 3D printing technology. She uses modern digital technology and 3D printing to create interlocking polymer plastic parts with her geometric shapes. She sees technology as another tool that contemporary artists use to expand the possibilities of their artistic practices.

Dr.Bin Dixon-Ward

The parts made of plastic powder have a slightly frosted texture, which is very attractive. Dr.Bin colors each piece by hand, which can be strong.

For example, using 3D printed nylon materials, various jewelry-necklaces, rings, earrings, collars, brooches and pendants have been created. Small squares and cubes of bright pink, red, gray, orange and lemon green are linked together to form lightweight, hinged jewelry.

Dr.Bin Dixon-Ward nylon works

Dr.Bin's works are worn in a variety of ways, all over the body, at the shoulders or fixed to the chest. These are works of dynamics, moving with every twist of the wearer's body, and these are also "wonderful abilities" given by 3D printing technology ".

Her works reveal the relationship between artists, tools, wearers, materials and objects. This relationship is not only adaptable and variable, but also their meaning in the manufacturing process.
2017 - OOMPH!-

EXHIBITED: OOMPH!
MATERIALS: DIGITAL PRINT
PHOTOGRAPHER: GIULIA MCGAURAN

This is a cooperative art project "Oomph!" McGauran by Dr. Bin and photographer Giulia Giannini! ". The cooperation between the two reflects the rich interaction between jewelry, space and color. And her 3D printed jewelry works also show unique visual impact and beauty in these photos.



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-WeNext Collaboration Series "-

Ring by Dr.Bin Dixon-Ward
Future Workshop Cooperation 3D Printing Ring

In terms of jewelry production, Dr. Bin chose WeNext, China's leading "Internet manufacturing" platform, as a long-term partner, through WeNext's one-stop service mode of "Internet manufacturing", using 3D printing technology to complete the rapid prototyping of the latest design works.

NAME: 37˚50'24.80”S 144˚49'10.22”E
DATE: 2018
MATERIALS: NYLON, INK
Future workshop cooperation funds

Dr.Bin's jewelry works are printed by WeNext's SLS laser sintering technology. From the material selection point of view, 7000 nylon materials in the future can be directly used as functional parts, with the characteristics of high temperature resistance, good toughness, high strength, etc., and do not need support during printing, which is especially suitable for the production of products with extremely complex structure such as Dr.Bin jewelry.

BLUESTONE PAVEMENT NECKPIECE
DATE: 2018
MATERIALS: NYLON, INK
Future workshop cooperation funds

NAME: 37˚50'24.80”S 144˚49'10.22”E
DATE: 2018
MATERIALS: NYLON, INK
Future workshop cooperation funds

What is exciting is that the production speed of these 3D printed jewelry is very fast, and it can be made in the fastest day. From China to Australia on the other side of the ocean, it only takes 2 days. This convenience shortens the product development time for Dr. Bin, so that she can devote more energy to creative work.

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-Conclusion-

The image of traditional jewelry in people's eyes is almost fixed. Gold and silver jewelry are extremely luxurious.

Bin Dixon-Ward breaks through people's conventional "thinking" of jewelry with 3D printing technology, and emphasizes more on the innovation of materials, aesthetic taste and interpretation of life;

From the works of Dr. Bin, it reflects the keen eyes and forward-looking wisdom of contemporary jewelry artists, and the universal charm of the beauty of its shape.

Perhaps, we should not only pay attention to the value of jewelry materials, but also pay attention to the emotional value and artistic value of the jewelry itself, and try to understand the emotion that the artist wants to express.

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