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Neo-gemstones: An Alchemical Jeweller's Exploration of Lab-grown Crystals and Related Technologies, Proposing Innovations Whilst Challenging Context, Terminology and Underlying Assumptions.
The research has also been published in the following publications:
The paper 'Glowing Brilliance: A Jewellery and Crystal Growth Collaboration', explores the innovative artistic potential of working with man-made crystals.
The article ‘Crystals as Co-creators: An investigation of growing crystals as a methodology for jewellery designers’ published in Vol 14 Nr. 2 (2021): Proceedings of BICCS 2021 – Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences.
The article ‘Crystal Growing Design method: An investigation into the growing of crystals for jewellery designs’ published in Craft Research.
The article ‘Man-made crystals: A review of their historic and contemporary context and use’ published in International Journal of Design in Society.
The article ‘Pierres précieuses artificielles: une bataille de mots’ – ‘Man-Made Gemstones: A War of Words’ published in Raddar #4 Faux/Fake.
The chapter ‘Man-Made Gems: An Investigation into the Design Implications, Possibilities and Limitations of Utilising Man-Made Gems for Jewellery.’ in the book Bruyns, G., Wei, H. (eds) [ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes. IASDR 2021. Springer, Singapore.
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