The aesthetics of pearls in contemporary jewelry design

Abstract EN

The research highlighted the importance of the aesthetic fundamentals that were adopted in employing pearls to decorate contemporary jewelry.

The research consists of three chapters; the first chapter included the research problem, its importance and purpose as well as the key words.

The research problem is embodied through the following question: What are the aesthetic fundamentals that have been adopted in the use of pearls in decorating contemporary jewelry and jewelry.

Accordingly, the importance of this research stems from being a cognitive addition for those with specialization in the field of jewelry design, and the design fundamentals must be indicated, identified and described within the design process of aesthetic fundamentals, thus revealing their importance in the design system followed in their implementation.

As for the objective of the research: it is to reach the fundamentals and requirements of the aesthetics of pearls in the design of contemporary jewelry and ornaments.

Research limits: The research is limited by studying jewelry designs in Iraqi markets and manufactured from different materials, using tools, hand tools and modern and old machines.

The second chapter dealt with an introduction to aesthetics, and an explanation of what pearls are in contemporary jewelry design.

The third chapter included the results, the most important of which were Pearl aesthetics contributed to the provision of industrial products (jewelry and ornaments) to various social groups in (2) out of a total of (3) with different economic costs.

The most important conclusion is the aesthetics of using pearls in jewelry design is a flexible creative process as it is not a description of a specific method for creating creative designs, but rather a direction towards its creation and this flexibility distinguishes it from the prevailing design approaches.

The most important recommendation is achieving aesthetics through ambiguity that encourages exploration and distancing from straightforward designs that are evident during movement.