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Week - 1 |
Course Introduction and Introduction to Jewelry Design: Jewelery concept, historical development, contemporary examples, introduction to industrial production processes |
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Week - 2 |
Material and Stone Information: Classification of precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones, properties of metals and alloys |
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Week - 3 |
Use of Tools and Equipment in Jewelry Design: Hand tools and basic machines, safety and workshop rules |
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Week - 4 |
Introduction to Metal Processing Techniques: Cutting, bending, drilling, riveting and surface treatment applications |
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Week - 5 |
Stone Mounting and Connection Techniques: Terminal blocks, nail mounting, use of adhesives and introduction of connectors |
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Week - 6 |
Three-Dimensional Sketching and Form Research: Jewelry form language, basic volume creation methods, conceptual drawing studies |
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Week - 7 |
Model and Model Development: 3D model and model creation in accordance with the selected concept, material trials |
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Week - 8 |
Application I: Simple Jewelry Project: Small-scale product application such as earrings, rings or necklaces |
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Week - 9 |
Design Criteria for Industrial Production: Mold making, modularity, stone selection, reproducibility |
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Week - 10 |
Collection Development I: Sketches, material and technical decisions for a series of student-specific designs |
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Week - 11 |
Collection Development I: Sketches, material and technical decisions for a series of student-specific designs |
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Week - 12 |
Collection Development II: Completion of collection pieces, presentation preparations |
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Week - 13 |
Collection Development II: Completion of collection pieces, presentation preparations |
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Week - 14 |
Final Presentation and Evaluation: Presentation of student collections, technical and aesthetic evaluation |
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