Yenz Lin: From Architecture to Jewellery Design And Beyond

published in: Accessories, 01 Nov 2011

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Through this fashion website, I have been very fortunate to meet some of the brightest and most interesting people in fashion and design. Taiwanese jewellery/conceptual designer Yenz Lin is definitely one of those people. Yenz graduated from the prestigious Central Saint Martin's with a BA in Jewellery Design, after having studied earlier for four years architecture in Taiwan's Tunghai University. As Tunghai University was the first place where Yenz got into design, it has affected her tremendously. "Accurate attitude, method of operating design, paying attention on the interaction with the user" have become key components of Yenz's later work.

After completing her degree in Architecture, Lin moved to London in 2008. During studying in Central Saint Martin's, Yenz had the chance not only to learn technical skills, but through the freedom given by CSM she managed to explore and focus on the things that caught her attention. An inquisitive spirit, Lin always asks questions about social phenomena, such as education, marriage etc. "Why do that? Why choose that? What one expects to gain from this choice?" She believes that we all live in the context of particular racial, ethical, and social cultures, which though they are positive from a legal, moral or ethical point of view, they also act as shackles. In her opinion people should have the freedom to accept and conform to society’s explicit and implicit 'rules' by which to live, but also the freedom to attempt to break out yet with a look in our previous position. According to Lin "we might see our lives and options more clearly, or this might stimulate other inspirations".

Lin through her final jewellery collection aims to deliver a concept that there are still many other possibilities which can be found, if one tries to figure them out by thinking out of the box or breaking the limited visions. An object, interpreted from different points of view, can inspire different perceptions. "The intended audience is the one  which puts on this object. It can be observed that the object appears different on different wearers, which can not be wholly grasped in the eye of a third-person beholder," explains Lin. The formal elegance and delicate, fragile linear details are the characteristics of her design. She makes jewellery as a messenger to communicate with people indirectly with her own voice. By combining innovative architecture with contemporary jewellery design, Yenz's work is characterized by airy sculptured objects that drive their origin from an interest in space perception and three dimensions. Her exceptional design and craftsmanship earned her the "Cool Diamond Award 2011".

Yenz's goal is to have enough support to keep creating the messages she would like to convey, "playing with the conclusions above, reminding people to always keep jumping out and looking back to the position they used to be". In the near future, as a large scale piece of work, Yenz would like to create a public installation or sculpture between buildings that interacts with pedestrian through the glass surface of the building and the walking movement of the pedestrians. The idea is for the glass surface to act as a mirror during the day so people can see their reflection, and to allow the light that comes out from the building during the night and create the shadow of the piece. She would also like to create some salable accessories, and in general be able to survive as an artist designer or conceptual designer.

Yenz Lin's collections of jewellery are intelligible, variable and memorable, as they all have different identities and specialties. Due to their spacial and polymorphic nature they also act as sculptures and Haute Couture jewellery. All Yenz needs is people to believe in her work and support it in order to flourish, and we are sure that it will...


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All images courtesy of Yenz Lin©