Article: New and Noteworthy - DNA Jewelry, by Sasha Nixon
Publication: METALSMITH Magazine - Volume 40, No.3
Date: 2020 Winter

The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) was founded in 1969. It is an international nonprofit organization that serves as the primary organization of jewelers and metal artists in North America.

SNAG is responsible for several major projects which contribute to the field: the publication of Metalsmith and Metalsmith Tech magazines and an annual Jewelry and Metals Survey, an annual conference, exhibitions, lectures, professional development, and a website. All of these resources and events combine to document the work in the fields of jewelry, design, and metal arts; advancing jewelry and metalsmithing by inspiring creativity, encouraging education, and fostering community.

Article: THRIVE: an expo in designing nature and growing technology
Publication: NEXT NATURE
Date: 2022-04-08

NEXT NATURE (HQ: Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is an international nature organization for anyone interested in the debate on our future – where biology and technology appear to be merging or even trading places.

We must no longer see ourselves as the anti-natural species that merely threatens and eliminates nature, but rather as catalysts of evolution. With our urge to design our environment we create a ‘next nature’ which is unpredictable as ever: wild software, genetic surprises, autonomous machinery and splendidly beautiful black flowers. Nature changes along with us!

Preserving nature is of great importance, but we must also dare to look ahead. Will we grow meat without slaughtering animals? Embrace the robot as a colleague? Earn ECO coins for sustainable actions? Will men have babies one day? We want to go forward – not back – to nature.

Wearing the Wonders of the Invisible World: Q&A with Elaine Young
2011 (April) By Xue Tan

The Creators Project is a global celebration of art and technology. Founded by a revolutionary partnership between Intel and VICE, The Creators Project supports visionary artists across multiple disciplines who are using technology in innovative ways to push the boundaries of creative expression.

Read the interview here.
Visit The Creators Project online.

Excerpt:

What is the concept behind LAByrinth? What is LAByrinth’s mission?

LAByrinth is the manifestation of my interests in the facts and fantasies that fuel life. I’ve always been interested in things like the different ways in which creatures “see,” animal behaviors and evolution, attempted explanations for how our minds work and why we dream, and science’s latest postulation as to “why we are who we are.” What is disconcerting now is that “who we are” is being challenged by a small group of people with very specialized knowledge who are making big decisions and claims that will affect everyone. From food to healthcare, the environment and birth, biotechnology has the potential to alter who we are at the molecular level, and there are no guarantees as to what may or may not happen. So LAByrinth is my way of reminding people to not take those things that we can and cannot see (for whatever reason) for granted, by allowing them to “wear the wonders of the invisible world.” Hopefully these items will act as reminders and also spark conversations on these issues.

Images: web view, HOST Retina graphic (made from microscopic details of an eyeball, HOST STING graphic (made from microscopic details of a honey bee), HOST scarves at select shop ‘Signed by’, LAByrinth pop-up shop in Hong Kong (Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan).

Art and tech innovators joined Ruinart Champagne, the first established Champagne House, in support of NEW INC, the first museum-led cultural incubator, for Artists in the Lab (2018, May 23rd) - an organic springtime meal prepared by renowned chef David Bouley.

Rising creatives and NEW INC members Elaine Young and Jakob Kudsk Steensen showcased their recent projects, awing the crowd. Elaine creates jewelry that contains plant, animal and human DNA and apparel that features visual essays and scientific images, while Jakob develops futuristic simulations of existing real-world landscape with the aim of generating new types of ecological awareness.

Attendees included Sebastien Vitry (Ruinart), Jia Jia Fei, Chloe Wise (artist), Carly Mark (artist), Perry Chen (Kickstarter Co-Founder & Chairman), Antwaun Sargent, Marlies Verhoeven Reijtenbagh (The Cultivist Co-Founder & CEO), Maria Popova (Author of Figuring and Brain Pickings), Karen Wong (New Museum Deputy Director), Julie Solovyeva (Art Basel Director), and Tamir Muhammad.

NYC Jewelry Week is the first and only week in the United States dedicated to promoting and celebrating the world of jewelry through educational and innovative focused programming. Amula DNA launched in the US at NYC Jewelry Week 2019 (November 18th to 24th) with notable stockists, the NEW MUSEUM STORE on the Bowery and The Evolution Store in Soho.

Interview for ‘Tech Watch’ on CNN International with Kristie Lou Stout.

Amula DNA Jewellery was developed while I worked at a biotech company in Hong Kong as Product Director. We developed the Reindeer DNA Necklace as a holiday gift, sold at the Japanese store LOFT.

Media: WE - WestEast Magazine - 2010 Summer
Article: WE Share - ART issue.
Cover: Lady Gaga (with Swarovski crystals in her eyes)

WE Magazine (debuting in 2001) is part of the WestEast Global Culture and Creative Group, founded by Kevin Lee. Celebrating the synergy between Western and Eastern fashion, WE Magazine showcases diverse voices with a focus on Asian creatives on the international fashion, entertainment and culture scene.

Invited to be a part of the Hong Kong Showcase and Showroom at NYFW 2018.