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# Project Description Grafting Yihan Zhang Summary Final work Hi！ I am a jewelry designer with a focus on metalwork and soldering. I view jewelry not merely as decoration, but as a medium that carries memory, emotion, and the quiet warmth of daily life. Whether it echoes a habit, extends a gesture, or holds the traces of time, I aim for my work to create subtle yet meaningful connections — allowing the wearer to feel seen, understood, and emotionally engaged. Hi！ I am a jewelry designer with a focus on metalwork and soldering. I view jewelry not mer... College London College of Fashion Course BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery Graduation year 2025 The inspiration for this five-piece design came from the garden that my mother and I tended together. My mother taught me how to graft plants and introduced me to various gardening tools. During that period of time, every time I did something, it was deeply engraved in my mind - my mother's meticulous guidance, the tenacity of the plants, and the time we spent together in the garden waiting to grow and harvest have become the most tender part of my memory. I wanted to capture this emotion in an object through design, so I tried to introduce the concept of ‘grafting’ to gardening tools and extend it to the language of jewellery. I started my experiment with the combination of jewellery and gardening tools, just like the grafting of plants, where every attempt is accompanied by adaptation and uncertainty. The combination of the two objects retains some of their respective functions, but may also be limited by the fusion. But it is this ‘imperfect symbiosis’ that embodies the essence of grafting. I have also added botanical elements to each piece to make the theme of gardening more tangible. In terms of materials, I chose wood and brass, the physical fusion of which maps out my understanding of ‘grafting’ - a way of building relationships out of differences. Final work View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Share this project The inspiration for this five-piece design came from the garden that my mother and I tended together. My mother taught me how to graft plants and introduced me to various gardening tools. During that period of time, every time I did something, it was deeply engraved in my mind... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Body Materiality Story & Myth Plants Accessories Storytelling Materials
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