The Development With Interaction Of Traditional Silver Jewelry And Modern Silver Jewelry

Silver is a very useful precious metal with a long history. Throughout silver's history of being used by human, silver not only plays the role of currency carrying out the function of circulation, but also is the main carrier of jewelry besides a symbol of wealth. Silver jewelry exists in the developing history of various jewelries. In contrast with expensive platinum or gold, silver obtain the dual function of currency and jewelry decorations, with lower price and fine features of precious metal. Silver jewelry possesses the advantages of noble and implicative silver color, a variety of decoration form and dermatoglyphic pattern, and thick culture entrusted by history; hence it presents the characteristic of either classical or fashionable. Silver jewelry gives people the enjoyment of beauty in color, texture, shape and special beauty of art, and can satisfy people with higher level of spirit demand in various aspects such as culture, tradition, religion, belief, custom, affection, idea, symbol and historical inheritance. Therefore, silver jewelry, leads the trend of integrating jewelries with spirit of time, having the jewelries taken on a new look. Centering around sculpt, these integrated factors interact and affect each other. Due to all kinds of fine characters, the style of silver jewelrie get the character of publicity, and take on a mysterious, even exaggerate effect.This paper studies the characteristics of traditional and modern silver jewelries, and basing on this, discussed the future prospect of modern Silver jewelry. As an ancient technology, traditional silver jewelry culture has a lot worth learning from and deserving inheritance. modern silver can hardly go further without basing on the culture of traditional silver jewelry. Silver jewelry will be further developed as the appearance of modern polytechnic and development of production technique; hand-made silver jewelries combine its unique charm with traditional national culture and modern technology, thus jewelry have great potential in the future。The preserve value no longer is the only purpose when people are buying silver jewelry; instead, the distinct designs of sterling silver jewellery are becoming increasing popular, since the style of silver jewelry has greatly satisfied modernist's personal pursuit. With constantly updated patternes, excelsior technology and Chinese national Characteristic decorative patterns,modern silver jewelry shows artistic style and personalized characteristic。Moreover, it can be mixed with any other materials, and change with a diversity of possibilities. The modern silver jewelry, which be able to integrate traditional culture elements with auspicious elegant and fashionable element, will become the consumption hotspot. The widespread use of traditional technology and consolidated material, and ideas of modern jewelries design, will together promote the development of modern jewelries, creating a much more creative and more innovative tomorrow.