Owen gao
fashion jewellery
London College of Fashion UAL
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Jewelry / Accessories / Fine Art
My location: Shanghai, China
Owen gao
First Name: Owen
Last Name: gao
University / College: London College of Fashion UAL
Course / Program: fashion jewellery
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Jewelry / Accessories / Fine Art
My Location: Shanghai, China
About
Multidisciplinary creative practitioner specialising in jewellery, photography, graphic design, and storytelling. Skilled in creative ideation, concept development, and cross-cultural research, with a strong interest in bridging traditional heritage and contemporary art through innovative visual narratives.
The project reimagines the future possibilities of Miao culture through a progressive design language informed by Constructivism and Bauhaus. Drawing on Miao silverwork, batik and ritual traditions, cultural elements are geometrized and stripped to their essential forms. Structured as a ritual performance, the collection combines large-scale structures, body interaction and sound, transforming the body into a new ritual site. Across five scenes, Burden, Heartbeat, Breath, Listening and the final striking of the gong form a cycle of collapse, recovery and response. The project seeks to move Miao culture beyond traditional and decorative representation, allowing a contemporary Miao voice to enter today’s global design conversation.
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