Interview with Luyi Sun
Luyi Sun is an art jewelry designer whose work often gravitate towards the concept of fragility in all its forms.
Designer Interview
23 April 2017
I'm a Jewelry/Metal art student in California College of the Arts for almost four years, I chose this major because of my family background but later on, I found my real passion in jewelry, especially in art jewelry. And my college has a very versatile and artistic vibe that helped me developed my own aesthetic preference.
I'm currently a student and I'm thinking about having my own studio in the future if possible. But I also don't mind working for companies.
Design is what links innovation and function.
I like stuff with volumes and dimensions. I'm obsessed with geometric shapes and abstract expressionism.
Rene Lalique is my favorite artist, all of his work are amazingly designed, he's a glass designer as well as jewelry designer. His "Dragonfly" brooch is the one I love the most.
It was a school project, I made a custom design for my classmate. It was a bamboo shaped silver ring with a emerald cabochon on it.
My favorite material is 14K gold and silver.
Random things happened in life would sometimes inspire me.
The visual effect and its functionality.
My design always comes during the time of making. I have to keep working and let the design kick in.
I feel pretty satisfied when a design managed to come through.
Its balance between functionality and artistic quality.
Its artistic quality.
For me as a jewelry designer, I think my responsibility is to create pieces that connects and communicate with people.
I think the future of design must be very technology-based.
My last exhibition "Grasping the Absent" was held in Oakland, California.
Mostly from architecture and literatures I read. I also take inspirations from my personal experiences and emotions.
I would say my works are more like art jewelry, which emphasizes creative expression instead of its wearability. I enjoy the process of exploring different materials and possibilities. My work often looks very abstract and has a lot of dimension, most of the time I would incorporate geometric shapes in my design.
I'm originally from China, now I live in California, San Francisco Bay Area has a very high cultural diversity and artistic vibe that I gravitate toward.
Most of the time I do personalized handmade jewelry for customers.
The creativity and passion of a designer are the most important things.
Normally, I don't have a finished results of a product before I started working, most of the design came during the process of making.
Its artistic quality.
Step outside of the bubble.
I develop my designs myself.
My email : luyisunjewelry@gmail.com