ALEX TSAI - HONG KONG

Alex Tsai is a contemporary jewellery designer-maker trained in Birmingham, Great Britain. He has explored a multitude of roles within the jewellery industry, including but not limited to design education, gallery management, etc.

His professional career as a studio jeweller began in 2016, marked by the creation of his signature jewellery collection, “Legacy of the Apiarist”. Having established his brand, Alex Tsai Petit Object Design in the same year, it is the manifestation of the designer’s unique take on modern aesthetics.

Focusing on small-scale hand fabricated metalwork, Alex embraces a minimalistic design style and favours faunal inspiration. His unique interpretation of different species sees them reimagined in a contemporary context.

Alex Tsai’s design ingenuity lies in composing a figurative narrative with abstracted elements, lending his designs a signature charisma. His Legacy of the Apiarist Collection perfectly defines his design aesthetic, with artfully composed forms assembled to resemble the physique of bees.

LEGACY OF THE APIARIST The designer presents his own interpretation of honeybee's anatomy in this collection. This series of work showcases elaborate compositions of already intriguing components, lively illustrating the form of its real-life cou

LEGACY OF THE APIARIST

The designer presents his own interpretation of honeybee's anatomy in this collection. This series of work showcases elaborate compositions of already intriguing components, lively illustrating the form of its real-life counterpart. An intricate balance between figurative forms and geometric elements marks the unique charisma of this collection.

MIDAS Named after King Midas of Greek mythology, this collection bears a glorious, golden exterior worthy of the name. Flaunting its stunning palette produced solely through technical procedures, adopting the natural hue of 18 karat gold and fi

MIDAS

Named after King Midas of Greek mythology, this collection bears a glorious, golden exterior worthy of the name. Flaunting its stunning palette produced solely through technical procedures, adopting the natural hue of 18 karat gold and fine silver to create this series of dual-coloured treasures.

MENAGERIE From critters in the woods to giants of the deep, this collection sees species re-interpreted and expressed in an abstracted aesthetic that the designer proudly calls his own. Reduced to the basic silhouettes, these creatures presents a

MENAGERIE

From critters in the woods to giants of the deep, this collection sees species re-interpreted and expressed in an abstracted aesthetic that the designer proudly calls his own. Reduced to the basic silhouettes, these creatures presents a minimalistic allure akin to that of origami.

MELITON From insects’ segmented physique to the layered composition of these rings, Meliton Collection has bees and wasps reimagined in a modernistic narrative. Exquisitely composed with a mix of rigid creases and gentle curves, such abstract por

MELITON

From insects’ segmented physique to the layered composition of these rings, Meliton Collection has bees and wasps reimagined in a modernistic narrative. Exquisitely composed with a mix of rigid creases and gentle curves, such abstract portrayal keeps its inspirational roots veiled, leaving only the impression of a powerful statement.

In Situ The quartet of contemporary wearables on display is part of a developing collection that interprets nature as a visceral precious object. As much as each piece differ in form, they share a fundamental recipe for material elements. This con

In Situ

The quartet of contemporary wearables on display is part of a developing collection that interprets nature as a visceral precious object. As much as each piece differ in form, they share a fundamental recipe for material elements. This connects them to the series’ central theme of conservation, where the vacated chrysalis adheres to a pseudo-authentic habitat; constructing a metaphor for our inability to fully comprehend our blissful instances until in hindsight, as a memory that we would willingly exhaust ourselves to salvage from dissolution in the fog of oblivion. The miniscule conservatories though exist within the confines of a brooch, their functionality in the context of the human form was never a priority in the artist’s creative practice. These artefacts are formally resolved as a standalone object, its wearability stems not from the preconceived notion of jewellery, but instead a practical appendage that yields an extra stratum of significance, oscillating the threshold of bodily boundaries.