Casting impressions in lost wax

• • Hongxia uses a combination of gold and recycled materials
• • Ancient and 3D techniques fuse to produce unique surfaces
• • She believes in letting the narrative of a piece develop with its wearer

Hongxia Wang’s jewellery tells a story. Inspired by the shapes of the organic world around us, there is a sprinkle of fairytale dust over everything she makes. Hongxia is interested in textural matte surfaces, textures that continue to deepen the closer you look, just like the fractal spiral patterns of a tree branch. Her pieces look at once ancient and otherworldly. Hongxia creates her pieces by combining gold and recycled materials. She is inspired by cutting-edge 3D techniques, and threads her jewellery using a needle, wax, and a flame. Every piece bears her personality and vision when it is first made, but as it is worn by its wearer, it takes on new characteristics, ageing in a tailored way, so to speak. The storytelling keeps unfolding as the matte surface is changed by the touch of human skin and time.