Jewelry covers a very rich variety, including jewelry, clothing accessories, home soft clothes, gift ornaments and so on, among which jewelry is the most distinctive and valuable, and has become a necessary item for people to get married, decorate, collect, wear and show their personality. Its market prospect is broad and its added value is high. Especially in the contemporary aesthetic environment, people's demand and consumption for personalized jewelry is growing day by day, which also requires us to innovate constantly and design new works with new ideas.
Traditional decorations
Generally speaking, traditional ornaments don't have many design concepts, mainly based on manual craftsmanship. The main producers are folk craftsmen who have not received modern art education. These works, especially some better ones, often have the following characteristics. First, the selection of materials is relatively expensive, and there is a certain room for preservation and appreciation. Second, the workmanship is relatively fine and has a certain technical content, so it has a certain value and price. Third, the jewelry customized for some celebrities is easily sought after because it has been used by celebrities and the quantity is small. Therefore, the value of traditional ornaments has nothing to do with modern design concepts. Its value often depends on the above aspects. Of course, artisans in special times will always be influenced by the culture and artistic style at that time, and will be infected by the thoughts and politics at that time, so they also have certain cultural value, especially some old ornaments, which are very rare and have certain cultural research and collection value.
Modern jewellery
Modern jewelry refers to jewelry designed by modern people, and its style is more in line with modern people's aesthetic taste, including commercial jewelry, fashion jewelry, conceptual jewelry and artistic jewelry. Commercial jewelry pays attention to commercial purposes, while conceptual jewelry and artistic jewelry pay more attention to individuality.
With the development of modern art education, people's aesthetic taste has changed greatly, and they no longer pay attention to the decorative function and moral function of traditional jewelry. With the entry of western aesthetic thoughts, people pay more attention to the relationship between points, lines and surfaces, and shift from aesthetic preference that embodies traditional morality to abstract and simple aesthetic taste. Especially with the development of contemporary cultural thoughts, people pay more attention to the expression of ideas and the transmission of personality, so the function of jewelry has also changed a lot. People pay more attention to the aesthetic effect of decoration, and convey their aesthetic preferences to the viewer through this decoration, so as to publicize their personality and express their thoughts.
Second, users have also shifted from high-end consumers to the general public. Traditional jewelry is unbearable for the general public because of its expensive materials and high value. Therefore, these jewels became the patent of nobles. With the development of modern chemical technology, the choice of jewelry is greatly expanded, and the price of its materials is relatively low. The main direction of production is in modeling, color, composition and processing fineness. This kind of jewelry is deeply loved by the public and its market scope is greatly expanded. According to this change, in the process of modern jewelry making, the design requirements have been improved a lot. People pay more attention to the individuality and artistry of jewelry when choosing jewelry. Therefore, the breakthrough of jewelry design concept is imperative.