Isabella Liu
Jeweller
Published: 19.12.2019
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Bracelet: Sqaure Bracelet, 2016
Gold, rose gold, silver, black rhodium plated silver, black onyx, quartz stone.
From series: Sea Rhymes
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Bracelet: Sqaure Bracelet, 2016
Gold, rose gold, silver, black rhodium plated silver, black onyx, quartz stone.
From series: Sea Rhymes
On body.
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Bracelet: Swan Nest Oval Bracelet, 2016
Gold, rose gold, silver, black rhodium plated silver, black onyx, quartz stone.
From series: Sea Rhymes
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Bracelet: Swan Nest Oval Bracelet, 2016
Gold, rose gold, silver, black rhodium plated silver, black onyx, quartz stone.
From series: Sea Rhymes
On body.
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Ring: Half Ball Ring, 2016
Gold, rose gold, silver, black rhodium plated silver, black onyx, quartz stone.
From series: Sea Rhymes
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Object: Sea Rhymes, 2016
Silver, black onyx, quartz stone, paint.
From series: Sea Rhymes
Candleholder, vase, lamp.
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Object: Sea Rhymes, 2016
Gold plated silver, black onyx, quartz stone, paint.
From series: Sea Rhymes
Candleholder, vase, lamp.
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Object: Mending - One Brooch in a Midi Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
13 x 10.4 x 3.9 cm
Object and jewellery
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Piece: Mending - One Earring in a Petite Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
11.3 x 3.6 x 3 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - One Small Brooch in a Petite Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
9.8 x 4.2 x 3 cm
Object and jewellery
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Piece: Mending - One Small Brooch in a Petite Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
13.8 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - One Brooch in a Big Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
20 x 12.3 x 6.2 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - Double Rings in a Big Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
20 x 12.3 x 6.2 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - Double Rings in a Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
13 x 4.8 x 7.8 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - Shoulder Brooch In a Big Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
21.6 x 3 x 6 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - One Brooch in a Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
13 x 8 x 5.8 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - One Brooch in a Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
12.3 x 7 x 3.9 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending – One Big Ring in a Midi Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
13 x 6.8 x 4 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - Double Earrings in a Pair of Petite Ceramic Potteries, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
7 x 6.8 x 3.2 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending Collection Tableware Set, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
13 x 6.8 x 4 cm; 12.3 x 7 x 3.9 cm; 21.6 x 3 x 6 cm
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Piece: Mending - One Brooch in a Big Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
20 x 12.3 x 6.2 cm
On body.
Object and jewellery.
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Piece: Mending - One Brooch in a Midi Ceramic Pottery, 2014
Ceramic, gold plated metal.
12.5 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
Object and jewellery.
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Mending Collection: Special Council Award, 3D Fashion Led Conceptual Jewellery Award.
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree Bark, brass, thread
13 x 9 x 3 cm; 15 x 10 x 3 cm
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread, ceramic.
13 x 9 x 3 cm
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread, ceramic.
13 x 9 x 3 cm
Detail view.
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread, ceramic.
13 x 9 x 3 cm
Side view.
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread.
15 x 10 x 3 cm
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread.
15 x 10 x 3 cm
Side view.
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread.
15 x 10 x 3 cm
On body.
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Brooch: Mended Tool, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread.
15 x 10 x 3 cm
On body.
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Earrings: Mended…, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread, ceramic.
7 x 2.5 x 1 cm
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Earrings: Mended…, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread, ceramic.
7 x 2.5 x 1 cm
Side view.
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Earrings: Mended…, 2014
Tree bark, brass, thread, ceramic.
7 x 2.5 x 1 cm
Side view.
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Neckpiece: Party, Party, Party, 2014
Laser cutting acetate.
60 x 40 x 13cm
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Neckpiece: Party, Party, Party, 2014
Laser cutting acetate.
60 x 40 x 13cm
On body.
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Neckpiece: Party, Party, Party, 2014
Laser cutting acetate.
60 x 40 x 13cm
On body.
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Pendant: Scar is No More a Scar, 2013
Silver, silk.
9.8 x 7.8 x 4 cm
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Brooch: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel, wood.
14 x 10 x 2.5 cm
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Brooch: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel, wood.
14 x 10 x 2.5 cm
Detail view.
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Brooch: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel.
8.8 x 8.8 x 1.3 cm
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Brooch: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel.
8.8 x 8.8 x 1.3 cm
On body.
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Necklace: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel
9 x 9.2 x 8 cm
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Necklace: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel
9 x 9.2 x 8 cm
Alternative view.
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Necklace: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel
9 x 9.2 x 8 cm
Side view.
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Necklace: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel
9 x 9.2 x 8 cm
On body.
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Necklace: When I Got Lost…, 2013
Brass, antique books, glass, enamel
9 x 9.2 x 8 cm
In context.
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Brooch: Golden Waves, 2010
Paper, gold plated brass.
9 x 6 x 2.8cm
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Necklace: Birth & Death, 2010
Enamel, brass, copper, glass.
10 x 10 x 1.8cm
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Isabella Liu is a leading jewellery designer and artist based in London. Isabella commenced the BA in Jewellery Design and Related Products at Birmingham City University's School of Jewellery, and MA in Arts and Cultural Management at King's College London.
She was honoured three gold and two silver awards at the Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards 2015; two gold awards at the 2015 Milan World Expo China-Italy International Jewellery Design Competition; the winner of Editors’ Choice Award IJL for Creative Originality in 2017.
In 2014, Isabella founded her design studio in London. 2016 she establishes jewellery consultancy business with Chairman of British Silver Festival Gordon Hamme. Selected by ‘WOMEN OF CHINA’ magazine, Isabella honoured as one of ten ‘Impressing the world, Chinese Women Yield Brilliant Results in 2015’. Isabella is honoured as Exceptional Talent in Craftsmanship and Design by Arts Council England in 2015, which encourages her to contribute to jewellery and crafts industry from business, academic and cultural level.
Statement
Art lacks a satisfactory definition. It can turn ugly to beautiful, It can change ordinary to unordinary.In my personal view, design belongs to art. They are all about to survey people's viewpoint and emotion and message in a creative way. However, I think art express stronger feelings from an artist and get a stronger emotional comment from the audience, while the design is more to communicate a message and motive viewers.
Sea Rhymes
The Sea Rhymes collection is inspired by the great Japanese artist Hokusai’s The Great Wave, and my fantasy with the sound of sea. "I know a place where the world is still, where time and space have no hold; I know a place where my heart and soul are one..." Whenever I travel to the seaside, I write a poem, express my emotions. I bring a sense of romance and joy to the Sea Rhymes collection. I transform the classic painting to a beautiful sculptural form of jewellery, highlighted with incredible sounds. Swirling and curling lines represent the ocean. The curves of each work seem to embrace each stone like the ocean envelopes the body. Inside each piece is a stone which, when moving, inspire the sound of waves gently lapping against the shore and transport the wearer to a place of tranquillity. The wearer could hear the beautiful subtle voice from the sea, whispering by your ears, by wearing sea Rhymes pieces on the body, like playing an instrument, which is full of sense of purity, calm, and joy. The collection not only engages audiences with visual aesthetics but also auditory sense.
Scar is No More a Scar
There is a dramatic and unforgettable story behind my works, which has been marked deeply in my memory and body. When I was 12 years old, powerful fireworks seriously burned me. The burn caused a very embarrassing scar on my body. Upon trying to cover it with a tattooist warned me that it would be worse to cover the scar. Everyone has their scar, everyone has his or her unforgettable painful story or history, the best solution is to learn how to face it and strongly come over it rather than cover up or try to escape from it. Therefore, I want to express the dramatic pain in a beautiful way and hope people who wear my jewellery can feel stronger and more positive.
Mending
Inspired by the oriental art of Kintsugi and her design philosophy, Isabella Liu believes that anything suffering damage has it’s potential to become more beautiful. In the Mending collection, she has chosen to focus on broken and fragile objects, utilising narrative approaches and designs a set of ceramic tableware. Instead of hiding their damaged areas she opted to celebrate and highlight their fragility into a wearable piece of art of a sculptural form and giving them a new life. She pushes the boundary of object and jewellery. The golden crack is intended to be appreciated both on the body as a piece of jewellery as well as off within the porcelain as a piece of museum art in their own right, which engages audiences by transforming the piece. Isabella regards the design and creation of her work as a form of meditation and process of cultivation. She explores the spiritual belief by celebrating the fractures of broken objects and the fragility of life. Changing our perspectives about life’s challenges, and engages with audiences mending with joy and peace, and then beauty and enlightenment can transpire from them.
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