Man-made crystals for jewellery

Boons, Sofie

Abstract

With crystal growing techniques having been around for many years, bespoke man-made crystals now drive innovations in a range of industries. This has however not translated into the jewellery industry, where innovations with man-made crystals have remained limited, and most are still produced to replicate mined crystals. My PhD study will therefore investigate the design implications, possibilities and limits of utilising man-made crystals in the development of jewellery designs. Whilst conducting experiments and developing planned collaborations the changing role of the designer will also be explored in relation to the amount of control and input the designer has had in the material development stage. Finally, the appreciation of these man-made crystals and the context in which they are appraised will be explored as part of the contextual review.

Citation

Boons, S. (2021, December). Man-made crystals for jewellery. Presented at Future Materials Conference, Birmingham

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: Future Materials Conference
• Conference Location: Birmingham
• Start Date: Dec 13, 2021
• End Date: Dec 13, 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 14, 2021
• Series Title: Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3) SECC
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8263133
• Additional Information: This conference series, organised by the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3) SECC, is intended to be a forum for early; career materials, minerals and mining scientists and engineers from across the UK to come together and present their research on; the materials they are developing and working with, with the hope of improving presentation skills, along with initiating collaboration; between research groups, and between industry and academia. It is also a way of helping researchers and industry workers see how; their work fits into the bigger picture of future materials, minerals and mining research and technology across the UK. With this in; mind, we encourage open and friendly discussions, networking and hopefully a number of future collaborations!