‘fragmented chronicles’ by shannnan image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

hong kong-based design duo chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard of shannnam have exhibited  ‘fragmented chronicles’ at this year’s tokyo designboom mart, part of tokyo designers week 2011. 
the collection is composed of 100 rings, each with a landscape frozen inside. the jewelry spans different topics,  from children’s characters to nuns standing in the snow, a woman walking with a suitcase to a shepherd  with his sheep. each is a visual story invoking a reaction and stirring the imagination of the wearer. 

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring ‘002 – the ride’  image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring ‘023 – child’s play’  image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring ‘029 – the island’  image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring ‘051 – the means to an end’  image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring ‘065 – smell the taste’  image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring ‘mini world’ in white, black, yellow and pink  image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring

detail of ring image courtesy of chan oi yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring available in different shapes image © designboom 

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring detail image © designboom 

shannnam: fragmented chronicles ring portrait of shannnam designers  (from left to right) chan io yau riyo and kwong ho sun howard  image © designboom