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Cultural elements have always been integral to jewellery design inspirations. For instance, the celebrated Dongba culture is deeply embedded in silver jewellery brand Dong’s’ one-of-a-kind creations. Company General Manager Liu Wei explains how Dongba’s rich religious and ethnic heritage are incorporated into Dong’s enigmatic style.
Jewellery designed by DONG'S
Jewellery designed by DONG'S
the Love Collection is inspired by a famous Naxi epic
Dong’s uses an original Dongba pictograph to express auspicious meanings
Dongba drawings are an important part of the Naxi people’s Dongba culture. The designer uses benedictory symbols like beasts and totems to reflect wealth, protection and good fortune
Dongba drawings are an important part of the Naxi people’s Dongba culture. The designer uses benedictory symbols like beasts and totems to reflect wealth, protection and good fortune
The Naxi people of Yunnan, China has a solid cultural foundation that originated from its primitive Dongba religion. Dongba culture contains rich artistic connotations, from Dongba characters to scriptures, literature, music and drawings, to name a few.
Founded in May this year, jeweller Dong's derives inspiration from different aspects of this traditional culture to create original and trendy silver jewellery products.
Liu Wei, the company's general manager, said it took two years to complete a selection of 99 unique silver jewellery styles. Dong's jewellery pieces fall within the RMB500 to RMB2,000 price range.
Its creative team is composed of designers from China, the...
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