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# Project Description Twilight Zone guangkuo zhao Summary Final work Guangkuo Zhao is a jewellery designer from China, whose work explores the space between physical and virtual. His designs invite wearers to reimagine jewellery as a storytelling medium. Guangkuo Zhao is a jewellery designer from China, whose work explores the space between physical ... College Central Saint Martins Course MA Design: Ceramics, Furniture, Jewellery Graduation year 2025 Twilight Zone is a jewellery and accessory collection that explores the fluidity of identity through innovative materials and digital experiences. Using polarizing 3D-printed resin, colour-changing synthetic gemstones, and anodized titanium, the pieces create dynamic visual effects that shift under different light and perspectives. Inspired by contemporary discourse around Drag performances and subcultural aesthetics, the project blends sexually suggestive elements and metaphors of transformation through flowing energy. By integrating augmented reality, virtual characters, and conceptual animations, it extends jewellery beyond adornment, positioning it as a storytelling medium across physical and digital spaces. Final work Twilight Zone conceptual video-Guangkuo Zhao This concept video presents the virtual character of the jewellery collection. It visualises how the character undergoes a transformation of identity through the flowing energy represented by the jewellery pieces, drawing inspiration from drag performances Jewellery Designer: Guangkuo Zhao @ZAYEEZHAO Animation Director: Haomiao Gao @54aruler View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Research and process Share this project Twilight Zone is a jewellery and accessory collection that explores the fluidity of identity through innovative materials and digital experiences.Using polarizing 3D-printed resin, colour-changing synthetic gemstones, and anodized titanium, the pieces create dynamic vis... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Gender Aesthetics Digital Experiences Futures Identity
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