China
success for jewellery designer, Jonathan Boyd
Jewellery designer Jonathan Boyd added to his many awards yesterday
when he won the silver prize at a prestigious exhibition in Beijing with his
silver brooch, Clyde Built. Boyd, who
is a lecturer in Silversmithing and Jewellery at the GSA, is among the 184
international designers currently showing work in the 2013 Beijing
International Contemporary Metal Art Exhibition: Pushing Boundaries & Chasing Challenges.
when he won the silver prize at a prestigious exhibition in Beijing with his
silver brooch, Clyde Built. Boyd, who
is a lecturer in Silversmithing and Jewellery at the GSA, is among the 184
international designers currently showing work in the 2013 Beijing
International Contemporary Metal Art Exhibition: Pushing Boundaries & Chasing Challenges.
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| Jonathan Boyd won the silver prize for Clyde Built, an oxidized silver brooch |
Boyd was also one of only ten designers from the UK, Sweden, Japan,
Korea and USA selected to present their work to an invited audience and to take
part in a Q&A session with students and the media.
The simple lines of the sculptural chain link brooch for which
Jonathan Boyd won the award belie the complex system of moulding, casting and oxidising
that went into creating the piece, which will grow over time into an 18-link work.
The brooch is from of a collection of artefacts that are
inspired by Boyd’s interest in language, with each link featuring overlapped words representing multiple,
simultaneous conversations. Clyde Built
was designed by Boyd as part of a research project into the
application of 3D printing, complex sprung systems and digital technology in
jewellery and that explores the relationship between object and language.
Jonathan Boyd won the award belie the complex system of moulding, casting and oxidising
that went into creating the piece, which will grow over time into an 18-link work.
The brooch is from of a collection of artefacts that are
inspired by Boyd’s interest in language, with each link featuring overlapped words representing multiple,
simultaneous conversations. Clyde Built
was designed by Boyd as part of a research project into the
application of 3D printing, complex sprung systems and digital technology in
jewellery and that explores the relationship between object and language.
The 5th International Contemporary Metal Art Exhibition
runs in the Beijing World Art Museum, China Millennium Monument until 17 November
2013.
runs in the Beijing World Art Museum, China Millennium Monument until 17 November
2013.
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Notes for Editors
Among
the many awards that Jonathan Boyd has won are:
the many awards that Jonathan Boyd has won are:
2007-09 Donald Dewar Award for exceptional Scottish
talent
2008 Richard
A Hubbard Memorial Prize, The Glasgow School of Art
2008 Individual
winner, Royal Mint commemorative coin project
2009 Galerie
Marzee International Student Award
2010 Best
New Design, Goldsmiths Hall
He
was also shortlisted for the prestigious Conran Award in 2009.
was also shortlisted for the prestigious Conran Award in 2009.