Jewellery design and small items workshop (5 cr)

Objective

You will learn the basic techniques used in jewellery and small objects design.
You will learn to understand the properties of precious metals through exercises.
You will learn the design and manufacturing methods of jewellery and small objects.
You will learn to understand the meanings of using jewellery and become familiar with the meaning of jewellery as part of the communication of adornment.

Content

What are the basic techniques used in jewellery and small objects design and what are the properties of precious metals?
What methods are used in the design and manufacture of jewellery and small objects?
What are the meanings of jewelry and small objects?
How to make jewelry and small objects, fittings and mechanism parts from precious metals?
How to design and manufacture a communication precious metal jewelry using vacuum casting technology?

Course material

Available in Learn platform.

Study forms and methods

The course follows a work week-based learning pathway.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

Group size is 12 students
Contact teaching 70 h
Independent working 65 h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

- Design and technical exercises
- Casting jewelry
- Jewelry and exercises are evaluated as originals or based on pictures