Conclusions
The design exercise was carried out as
a studio experiment which allowed
teaching and learning process to happen in
a more open and flexible manner. Within
the first six hours of the first day of the
studio work, information was gathered and
recorded. By doing this, students learned
quick methods of observing and recording
the information gathered. The most
important lessons were learned from the
session of ‘brain storming’ in which every
option was considered thrashing out ideas
so that every possibility was considered to
reach their full potential in the design
process. It was important to open up the
mind to ensure that the designs were not
only based on simplistic ideas that they
looked beyond the initial ideas to find
solutions that were more interesting,
sophisticated or subtle. As a result, one
idea was developed as a catalyst for many
other ideas to develop. In the end of the
design development process many ideas
were gathered from a single source of
inspiration. Only the best options were
selected for further development without
considering too many abstractions of the
original form. Therefore these eight
experiments made with understanding the
forms of the flowers, was an attempt to
identify natures forms, chosen in their best
possible ways, to suit the need of
adornment. Eight flowers and leaf forms
offered such limitless possibilities to new
creations for jewellery that students
learned with much enthusiasm. This
occurred mainly because every sample
carried excitement and a challenge in their
fabrication process. The final designs that
were selected and chosen for the study
presented eight principles that can be used
in design for further development. Each
flower, in its characteristic form, brings
certain unique design element to neck
chains making it, a continuation of the
jewellery tradition, transformed into
contemporary usage.