Prism Pendant Jewelry, Architecturally Influenced

611, West G Street, San Diego, CA, United States

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Prism Pendant Jewelry, Architecturally Influenced

611, West G Street, San Diego, CA, United States

Firm

Simbiotek Design Lab

Type

Government + Health ›

YEAR

2011

Prism Pendants 
are a rescaling of a creative thought; one based on architecture and 
modern teaching forms. While working for HMC Architects, a growing firm 
in Southern California, I participated in a competition for the Los 
Angeles Unified School District called “Re-Imagine the Portable Classroom: FLEX, Flexible Learning Environments.” 
While working on that competition, our design team decided that we 
were going to go above and beyond what was asked and re-imagine the 
classroom model from your standard rectangular box. Over time, we 
researched many teaching methods and honed in on one in particular 
called the Socratic method.
 In this method of teaching, a form of inquiry and debate between 
individuals with opposing viewpoints creates a climate for question and 
answer sessions that stimulate critical thinking. We decided to base our
 new modular classroom designs off this principle.
For center-focused learning like in the Socratic method, a hexagonal 
shaped classroom became the obvious choice. With six sides this modular 
design could create endless possibilities for maximum functionality and 
flexibility. During the ensuing schematic design, we all began doodling 
with geometric patterns based on the hexagon shape to break down the 
modular system. Each hexagon can be formed by a series of smaller 
hexagons which further deconstruct into multiple triangulated patterns.From this exploration came an idea, the Prism Pendants jewelry series.
 Jewelry is a creative expression you can wear and I always wanted to 
try to make my own. I began, once again, to scale down my focus to a 
small pendant that invoked a sense of natural curiosity and hopefully 
conversation for those who wear them. 