2025 | Professional

French Design Awards Silver Winner

Timeless Glyphs

Entrant Company

Yue Wu

Category

Fashion Design - Jewelry

Client's Name

Country / Region

China

Timeless Glyphs: Fulmen Stratum & Alpine Sigil
Amidst globalization’s profound challenges, this ring set – a bold statement piece paired with a delicate counterpart – initiates an East-West cultural dialogue. Its form synthesizes the Chinese Boshan Censer with Mont Blanc’s silhouette, embodying I Ching Hexagram 59 ("Dispersion"). Fluid contours evoke wind over water, symbolizing rigid structures dissolving into harmonious convergence – the essential path for global coexistence.
Fulmen Stratum manifests civilization’s matrix through 105 accent diamonds – a resonant composite (15×7). Fifteen held significance across seven Bronze Age civilizations. Alpine Sigil traces an ideal horizon with 29 accent diamonds – Pythagoras’ perfect prime (reflecting the 29.5-day lunar cycle) and modern cryptographic cipher, encoding cultural narratives.
The trapezoidal central stone signifies the deconstructed old order. Five asymmetrically radiating stones represent continents, visualizing decentralized coordination and symbiosis beyond hierarchy.
The band circumference subtly mirrors the 30th parallel north, bridging Eastern and Western intellectual traditions.
Sustainable materiality is intrinsic:
Reclaimable 925 silver: Precision-cast at 960°C – inherently recyclable without quality loss.
Ethical gemstones: Low-impact ice-blue topaz echoing Boshan mist; lab-grown moissanite/CZ accents replicating Alpine "diamond dust".
For the wearer, it channels "Wind moving upon water, breaking the old to establish the new" – a talismanic "action trigger" to dissolve stalemates, dispel uncertainty, and courageously initiate new chapters.

Credits

Yue Wu
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