SINGAPORE. Gift by Changi Airport – Changi Airport Group (CAG)’s retail brand – has launched a capsule collection of Kinetic Rain jewellery.
The limited-edition collection was developed in collaboration with local artist and designer Alvin Tan of Phunk art collective and 3D artist Wu Shi Min. It celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Kinetic Rain sculpture at the airport’s Terminal 1 and is also Changi Airport’s first jewellery collection.
Symbolising beauty, flight and harmony, the Kinetic Rain art installation is made of 1,216 copper-plated rain drops, each connected by a steel wire to a hidden motor above.  These droplets have been carefully programmed to form 16 different shapes, with nods to aviation like an aeroplane and a hot air balloon. Kinetic Rain was unveiled in July 2012 and is a popular attraction with passengers, visitors and members of the airport community. |
The Kinetic Rain droplet forms the centrepiece of the three-piece, rose gold-plated range which includes a pendant necklace, earrings and pin.
The collection is said to combine artistic design and modern technology. The prototypes of the rain droplets were 3D printed and cast into moulds, which were then used to produce the jewellery in sterling silver.
Each piece in the collection is polished to achieve the sheen of the actual Kinetic Rain drop. According to CAG, this artisanal method of jewellery crafting is one of the first of its kind in Singapore.
CAG Design Management Senior Manager Daniel Foo worked closely with the artists on the creation of the capsule collection.
“We are excited to be able to celebrate ten years of Kinetic Rain enchanting our passengers and visitors with this jewellery collection,” he said.
“Over the years, we have received so much feedback from passengers expressing their love and awe for this captivating art installation. This collection is lovingly curated and refined painstakingly till perfection to re-create the true beauty of the iconic rain droplet, and we are very proud of how stunning the outcome is – even better than we had originally imagined.”
“This unique series of wearable art allows one to literally bring home one of the most beautiful and beloved pieces of artwork ever displayed at Changi Airport,” Foo added.
CAG suggested the Kinetic Rain collection could be the first of further ranges, as the company is exploring the creation of other wearable art pieces based on other installations and Changi Airport icons.
The collection is available from 19 July at the Gift by Changi Airport store at Jewel Changi Airport Level 4, or here on iShopChangi.com.
