Fangjing Hu - UK / China
Fangjing Hu
Designer biography:
Born in Wuhan, China, Fangjing Hu is a jewellery designer with a layered identity — Chinese, Asian, sensitive, female — and currently an MA Jewellery student at Birmingham City University. With over 10 years of passion for the jewellery industry, she aims to integrate her cultural heritage and sustainable values into her personal work. Rather than merely criticizing waste, she explores practical and accessible ways to embed sustainability into everyday life. She is working toward establishing a sustainable jewellery brand rooted in cultural depth and practical values.
Collection concept:
When I was looking for my metalworking tools that I had used four years ago, I was struck to find them rusted beyond recognition, resembling antiques in a museum. I couldn't help but ponder, could it be that the items displayed in museums are really just obsolete and useless relics? Did I underestimate their significance back then? Consequently, I wanted to reevaluate these objects. From that moment on, I started to reconsider the notions of past and present, shifting from the belief that "today is better than the past" to the idea that "the past was better, and today's life is worse." To truly immerse myself in this concept, I introduced a hypothetical scenario: "Many years from now, people have abandoned technology and returned to a primitive way of life. Chip waste litters the streets, and they repurpose electronic trash into primitive-style jewellery."
