Rising

Cindy Xinyi Wu’s ‘Rising’ collection emerges as a testament to the extraordinary potential of merging traditional craftsmanship with living materials. This innovative project not only challenges the perceptions of wearable art but also opens up new possibilities for the integration of natural materials in design.

Cindy’s journey into this unique form of jewellery design began with a six-year immersion into the art of bread-making. This personal passion evolved into a compelling creative vision – incorporating bread dough into her meticulously crafted metal frameworks. The result is a design language that is both deeply personal and universally captivating.

To ensure the longevity of her pieces, Cindy Wu uses a dehydration technique, transforming the ephemeral bread elements into durable components. This process preserves the natural beauty of bread in a wearable form, demonstrating how preservation methods can be applied in contemporary jewellery design. Her work symbolizes growth and resilience, creating a fascinating juxtaposition between the transient nature of bread and the lasting quality of her jewellery creations.

The ‘Rising’ collection celebrates the unpredictable nature of living materials, as the carefully prepared dough expands within Cindy’s crafted metal frames. This process mirrors the natural world’s rhythms, creating an interplay between organic growth and designed form. The textures and forms of the metal parts are inspired by the act of kneading, stretching, and folding dough during the bread-making process. As the dough rises within the metal frameworks, it yields unique, unrepeatable results, each telling its own story of growth and transformation.

Cindy’s innovative approach invites us to reconsider our relationship with everyday materials and to see the artistic potential in unexpected places. By elevating bread from daily use to a central element in wearable art, she challenges conventional notions of value in design.

At Haeckels, we’ve always believed in the power of storytelling through our products. Cindy’s work reinforces this belief, demonstrating how personal passion and connection can drive truly compelling innovations. It encourages us to continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with natural ingredients, seeking out new ways to highlight their inherent beauty and efficacy.