How was it made? Peony Brooch | Cindy Chao | V&A
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2 жыл бұрынDiscover how jewellery designer Cindy Chao made her spectacular three-dimensional brooch in the shape of a peony flower. Set with an incredible 3,150 rubies, the dazzling brooch required meticulous engineering to ensure each gem would fit within the delicate construction.
In this film, Chao reveals her ten-year-long creative process, the origin of the idea and how it transformed from sketch to glistening, velvety brooch.
Find out more about the brooch in Explore the Collections: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1...
@annettefournier9655 2 жыл бұрын
10 years??? Now that's letting the artist be an artist! Breathtakingly beautiful.
@ssc6386 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnsmith1474 It's far from gaudy. Flamboyant but refined is more like it. But hey, continue being salty and pressed lmao
@marialiyubman 2 жыл бұрын
What a master!!! The rubies first caught my eye, but then, the gold that was matched precisely to the yellow diamonds, and then how she made the gold of the pollen look like it’s real, like if I touch it, I’d get pollen in my fingers… and how the big rubies and the small stones interact with each other on the purple titanium so they both get to shine…. Omg. 😍
@EM2theBee 2 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found this channel! So many beautiful objects I would never be able to see, otherwise. Thank you!
@Lora2788 2 жыл бұрын
Don't think I've ever seen purple titanium before. What an absolutely stunning piece
@sherrieludwig508 2 жыл бұрын
Titanium is a metal (niobium as well) that can be oxidized using electric current to take on different colors. Look up the process, it is fascinating.
@Lora2788 2 жыл бұрын
@@sherrieludwig508 thank you, I was wondering what had been done!
@sarahmayarenas9730 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful !!! Cindy Chao a modern day Faberge
@paolagrando5079 2 жыл бұрын
It's a beautiful work of art in the screen of the computer, but I bet that in real life is even more .
@bluerosefire_club4205 2 жыл бұрын
I see this artisan work at local boutiques in my old neighborhood. I was fascinated by her work and the details she put into it. I live in California and hope to come across this type of artisan work again. 💚💙💜👍💯
@jeanwillis7774 2 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible work of art! Breathtaking!!! 🇨🇦
@christoskes 2 жыл бұрын
My heart almost stopped. What a beautiful creation.
@d.m.6397 Жыл бұрын
Heart stopping beauty. A joy to have eyes today.
@kiuakakirstine8257 2 жыл бұрын
What a beauty. I love peonies and buy them when they're available - they look beautiful both in a vase with stems and in a glass bowl of water with just the head of the flowers, but I would never be comfortable to wear a piece like this. Just imagine if I lost it or a ruby fell off .
@foreverwander0320 10 ай бұрын
The color of this, red and purple, is so striking. The movement is beautiful. What a touching story behind it as well!
@steelman86 Жыл бұрын
That woman was lucky to still be alive after ten years, to receive it!! Beautiful brooch. Magnificent indeed!!!
@powerliftingcentaur Жыл бұрын
This is one of the most beautiful pieces I have seen. This artist is a genius jeweler.
@MCD183 2 жыл бұрын
A beautiful story behind an astonishing piece of art
@erinrabideau3691 Жыл бұрын
Wow ❤ stunning piece and beautiful story
@susanhepburn6040 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Incredible craftsmanship and artistry. Thank you very much.
@christinemusselman5499 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful broach. Beautiful story.
@Chereese0808 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is the most beautiful piece of jewelry art I've ever seen by far. Oh how I'd love to see it in person. It's magical.
@londonhodnet4079 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, just beautiful
@lauragregory9436 2 жыл бұрын
Stunning!
@phoenixdavida8987 2 жыл бұрын
amazing. beautiful colors.
@user-gb3vf4uz8z 2 жыл бұрын
Невероятно! Восхитительно! )))
@magicknight13 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely mesmerizing!!!
@ohmydaz3 2 жыл бұрын
so incredible!!
@KellyBurnett138 2 жыл бұрын
Omg how amazingly beautiful!! 😍
@Kaalokalawaia 2 жыл бұрын
Stunning
@Alfakkin Жыл бұрын
Marvellous...unique and mesmerising...
@MsGnor Жыл бұрын
So much heart, history, soul, talent & time distilled in this piece! 💮🥰❤
@patersal4 Жыл бұрын
Qué belleza !!! Espléndido !!!
@rinshaabdul3389 2 жыл бұрын
she is beautiful artist and designer. there is so much to study from her .
@Orbitinbloom19018 2 жыл бұрын
Art truly
@krystinminos40 2 жыл бұрын
WOW Spectacular!
@luisaparodi8571 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome and lovely 💖
@cremebrulee4759 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing!! So beautiful.
@commanderbarbie2550 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@nerys723 2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous!
@bluerosefire_club4205 2 жыл бұрын
OMG. This is beautiful. I brought my daughter a set of hair clips made like this. I brought myself a bracelet. 💚💙💜👍
@juanlauda2300 2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous work.
@debbieking5171 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@romyhernandez7811 2 жыл бұрын
WOW !!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!!
@barbaracovey 2 жыл бұрын
She designed it and made the original wax for casting into titanium. What I’m wondering is did she set the stones did she do the actual cast? Were there other people involved in this process, if so who. An amazing piece of artistry. If she did this all by herself, man that’s stunning.
@l.s.6622 2 жыл бұрын
She carves all of her pieces, rather uses a hand-sculpted wax mold that allows her to design freely. I would imagine she works with a group of setters and a caster.
@amymcginty6634 2 жыл бұрын
WOW !!!
@joytekb 2 жыл бұрын
Hard to describe it with words
@amyslingsby6947 2 жыл бұрын
Exquisite.
@daniadejonghe4980 2 жыл бұрын
exquisite
@fjp9 2 жыл бұрын
i wish we had heard more about her grandfather and father and their work.
@gamma00crucis 2 жыл бұрын
Wow
@Robynzmuzik2012 2 жыл бұрын
A modern day Faberge. Otherworldly Beauty.
@randolphfriend8260 2 жыл бұрын
❤
@andrenewcomb3708 2 жыл бұрын
The many shades of love. Like going into a church.
@graziacavasino8884 2 жыл бұрын
As a work of ingenuity and craftsmanship, this brooch is extraordinary. As a work of art, it is horrendous.
@zidre906 2 жыл бұрын
art doesn't need to be beautiful
@graziacavasino8884 2 жыл бұрын
@@zidre906 Art DOES NEED to be beautiful. Our society is already too ugly and dehumanized not to require beauty as a comforting element.
@zidre906 2 жыл бұрын
@@graziacavasino8884 art is a reflection of what our people go through, if you your minimal requirement for art is to be beautiful then I wonder what art means to you
@graziacavasino8884 2 жыл бұрын
@@zidre906 I spent many years reflecting on this subject (I also wrote a lot about what art is) and no, art is not a reflection of what people go through. Of course, you are perfectly free to think art is what you like best - a therapy, an emotional outburst, an image of society, a commodity, a luxury good, a superfluous activity or whatever.
@ssc6386 2 жыл бұрын
It appears that the rest of us in the comments would disagree with you. Personally, I think the brooch is absolutely stunning - and that's just my opinion ofc. Maybe you should also remember that art is subjective.
@getin3949 2 жыл бұрын
It's gorgeous but looks nothing like a peony to me.
@Dan-vo7vc 2 жыл бұрын
Don't subtitle someone speaking English with different words than they use.
@NOACCEPTANCE772 2 жыл бұрын
"My family was so rich that I was allowed to pursue my interests with nothing holding me back ever".
@nenee009 2 жыл бұрын
Good for her that she had the means to flourish. The real shame is that we'll never know the artists that don't get those opportunities.
@ssc6386 2 жыл бұрын
That's your takeaway from this whole video? I wonder why it reeks of jealously and shallowness...
@jadelee6555 2 жыл бұрын
Why would you put that many valuable gemstones on a base metal as worthless as titanium? 🤦🏽♀
@ssc6386 2 жыл бұрын
The designer stated that titanium was selected for its strength and lightweight qualities. They were also able to oxidize the titanium to take on the purple colour, without which would have left the base more plain. Did you even watch the video? Smh
@jadelee6555 2 жыл бұрын
@@ssc6386 Yes but for her to put that many years of work into it...it's pretty worthless.
@ssc6386 2 жыл бұрын
@@jadelee6555 How is it worthless if the overall design is stunning, the piece houses thousands of valuable gems, and is on display at a famous museum?
@jimjam6598 2 жыл бұрын
@@jadelee6555 I don't think you understand the concept lol
@kristi.s9922 2 жыл бұрын
Not to be rude to the beautiful design, but thousands of people worked underpaid, so that someone else can buy piece like that. Are all the rubies worth the time taken away from loved ones. No.
@ssc6386 2 жыл бұрын
We live in a capitalist world lmao... what did you expect?
@katc6128 2 жыл бұрын
Stunning
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