Erin Yuwei Yang

Erin Yang is an accessory and jewellery designer from China, holds a BA degree in Jewellery Design from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and a diploma in gemmology issued by the Fellowship of Gemological Association of Great Britain.

Her practice is mostly about philosophy, space, culture, and psychology. In the design process, she always combines digital technology with traditional handicraft techniques and infuses her work with the power of healing. Erin has always believed that regardless of technology and the times, there is a place for handmade and that the purity and emotion it embodies cannot be replaced.

The MA at the Royal College of Art gave Erin the opportunity to apply her background in jewellery to the design of accessories. Metallic elements and details can be seen in her designs, adding toughness and healing to the works. She was also a finalist in the eyewear design and make competition co-founded by the RCA and 100 Percent Optical.

In Chinese philosophy, it is believed that when people focus their spirit on nature, they can feel the infinite changes of the universe and thus can forget about time and the worries of the moment. It is also widely used in the formation of Chinese gardens.

According to Freudian psychoanalysis, in dreams, one temporarily forgets the rational dichotomy of thinking, and the suppressed subconscious is released and healed, which is also the basis of surrealism. The architects create utopian spaces - with light as the core, combined with colour and water to give a strong emotional experience as if you were in a surreal world and thus forget the worries of real life.

This project combines philosophical and spatial language, looking at how healing spaces can be created in both Chinese and Western cultural contexts, finding commonalities, and combining them in corresponding experiments.

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Photographer : Chengchen Sun

Model : Rohan