Lu Ying Debuts “Nouveau Deco” High Jewellery in London with Exhibition “Between Order and Radiance”

2026-03-14 Editor

London, England, March 14, 2026—Steven Zhao, Canada & World Report —From March 5 to 9, the Asian Academy of Arts presented the high jewellery invitational exhibition Between Order and Radiance at 1 Birdcage Walk in London, showcasing fourteen one-of-a-kind works by jewellery artist Lu Ying and marking the London debut of her aesthetic framework known as “Nouveau Deco.”

The exhibition marked the first solo presentation of Lu Ying’s work in London and offered the most comprehensive international showcase to date of her aesthetic framework “Nouveau Deco.” Through sculptural jewellery pieces combining geometric structure, advanced material techniques and cultural symbolism, the exhibition explored how natural forms, architectural logic and mathematical order can be translated into contemporary high jewellery.

A Cross-Cultural Jewellery Vision

Lu Ying is the founder of Oriental Naturalism Jewellery and has long worked between Shanghai and Paris, developing a design philosophy that bridges Eastern aesthetic sensibilities with Western structural modernism. International commentators have described her as a pioneering figure in what she calls “Oriental Naturalism Jewellery.”

Through her brand PRIVAGUET, Lu has consistently advocated the idea of “designing for the future.” Over time, this approach evolved into the aesthetic framework she names “Nouveau Deco,” which combines geometric order, material experimentation and cross-cultural symbolism.

Drawing on her engineering background, Lu developed a 1,668°C titanium forging technique that allows aerospace-grade titanium to achieve sculptural qualities in jewellery while remaining lightweight and structurally resilient. Her works have been exhibited internationally, including at the Louvre International Art Exhibition, where they were described as “wearable naturalist art specimens.”

In public forums and interviews, Lu has emphasised that jewellery is not merely decorative but closely connected to the body, material experience and cultural memory. Through high-temperature forging and experimental structures, she explores wearing as a mode of experience shaped by temporality, embodiment and cross-cultural interpretation.

Curatorial Concept: Order, Craft and Ornament

In the curatorial foreword, Fang Ting Ting, curator of the exhibition, proposes that ornament, structure and craftsmanship—often treated as separate categories—should instead be understood as elements within a single creative system.

In this framework, structure establishes order, craftsmanship realises precision, and ornament becomes the expressive outcome of both. The exhibition places jewellery at the intersection of geometric structure, material intelligence and cultural memory, exploring the possibility of jewellery as a medium capable of conveying both aesthetic beauty and conceptual thought.

The fourteen works are organised into three thematic chapters:
Nature Vive (“The Radiance of Nature”),
Architectural (“Wearable Architecture”), and
Mathematics (“The Order of Calculation”).

Each chapter examines how different systems of knowledge—nature, architecture and mathematics—can inform contemporary jewellery design.

Nature, Architecture and Mathematics in Jewellery

In the chapter Nature Vive, natural forms such as flowers and animals are translated into geometric systems. Works including Begonia, Divine Elephant, and Spirit Leopard reinterpret organic motifs through titanium structures and gemstone compositions, transforming natural imagery into dynamic structural forms.

The chapter Architectural treats the human body as a site of spatial construction. Necklaces, rings and earrings are designed according to principles of suspension, axial symmetry and structural balance. Pieces such as Fountain · Vertical Rhythm and Himalaya · Crimson Jade compress architectural logic into wearable compositions.

The final chapter, Mathematics, explores geometry as a compositional language. Works including Eye of the Logarithmic Spiral Vortex and Topological Whisper translate mathematical patterns into jewellery structures defined by proportion, movement and light.

Jewellery as Contemporary Artistic Practice

With Between Order and Radiance, Lu Ying presents fourteen unique works demonstrating her sustained exploration of natural generation, architectural rationality and mathematical order.

Through the development of her 1,668°C titanium forging technique and the conceptual framework of Nouveau Deco, Lu positions jewellery as a medium for cross-cultural dialogue and artistic experimentation.

The exhibition suggests a broader future direction for contemporary jewellery practice: to discover brilliance within order, to perceive poetry through structure, and to allow thought to emerge through material itself.

“Between Order and Radiance” High Jewelry Private Viewing

Date: 5-9 March 2026
Venue: 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9HP
Organiser: Asian Academy of Arts

Artist：Lu Ying
Curator: Fang Ting Ting
Academic Advisor: Zhao Jun
Coordinator: Veronique Sangyu Chen, Wen Shaoyue
Executive Director: Yang Jie
On-site Coordination: David Shi

Production Team: Qian Lumim, CJcaptain, Hou Yajie, Wen Xuanhe, Roland Min, Shan Linhao
Social media promotion: Cheng Qianyang
Online Coordination: He Ziming, Chang Zeqi, Min Yueying, Liu Jiachen
Video and Photography: Bruce Huang

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