Jewelry Design Applying the Symbolism of Traditional Chinese Lotus Patterns

The phenomenon of 'Guochao(national tide)', which is rapidly spreading in China's Generation Z recently, is a new consumption trend that combines traditional Chinese culture and modern design, meaning the restoration of China's cultural identity and national pride, and is currently leading the mainstream consumption aesthetics. In this socio-cultural background, this study explored the possibility of being recontextualized in modern jewelry design by targeting the lotus culture that has been widely used in the field of Chinese national clothing culture and Buddhist art. And based on the theoretical consideration of the historical development, morphological characteristics, and cultural symbolism of the lotus pattern selected as the subject of this study, the design reconstruction of the lotus pattern was carried out using the Rhino and Keyshot programs. For the design reconstruction, a total of 8 types of lotus pattern jewelry were designed with 3 types of rings, 1 type of necklace, 2 types of bracelets, and 2 pairs of earrings. The purpose of this study is to explore a modern implementation method of traditional Chinese culture and to be used as basic data reflecting the emotional value of Chinese cultural identity and culture and art through design practice.