Meng takes inspiration from Chinese calligraphy, architectural forms and curves and gestures of the human body. Curves constantly change and form unexpected lines; this tells you a lot about the wearer’s personality. The energy within movement shares the same philosophy and logic as Chinese calligraphy.
Meng connects intangible movement to tangible volume with every stroke. She combines modern elements of architecture shapes to further enhance her designs.
Meng used fine silver, 18k gold and precious gemstones for her collection, in order to preserve the jewellery longer. The techniques she used were sand-blast and gradual colour plating to create unique textures and add extra value to each item.
When crafting each piece, Meng would observe the curves of the human body and create lines directly onto them. By doing this she found very interesting gestures and began to deconstruct their movements because the human body is constantly moving. She designed around the gestures and tried to capture the invisible directions. Following this, Meng looked at the relationship between different body parts and possibilities to connect them with a piece of jewellery. Therefore her pieces become part of the body, almost acting as an extension.
To create her models, Meng used aluminium and copper. She aimed to realise her sketches in a direct 3D space, which also allowed her to adjust the sizes to ensure that each piece would perfectly fit the body.
After making her models it was time for Meng to create her collection. After plating certain pieces with 18k gold, Meng polished the upper parts. The contrast between gold and silver was incredibly appealing and created a new texture of gradual change.
With the help of nail polish and acetone, Meng was able to give her pieces another layer of line. The colour contrasts worked with each other harmoniously.
Through experimenting with a rang of different techniques, Meng used a sand-blasting technique on the whole surface and a high polish as a facet. As a result, the sand-blast facets made the high polish facet stand out even more.
Chinese characters, unlike English letters are pictographic and came from drawing originally, which is why they make great visual references when designing.
There are 21 different ways to write the same word
in this running hand masterpiece, which indicates how the strokes are formed depends on how the writer is feeling and his personality. Therefore, calligraphy is a personal matter, just like designing.
means ‘forever’ in Chinese and contains all the strokes in Chinese words. The volume changes in every single stroke to show invisible direction of writing. The philosophy behind it is to turn intangible strength into tangible strokes, which is similar to the lines of her design. 
