A Nod To Design



A Nod To Design

About The Artist

Wenjing Yang • Portland, OR
Jewelry • WHOLESALE AVAILABLE • CUSTOM COMMISSIONS

A Nod To Design was founded by Wenjing Yang through her passion for creating beautiful objects. Leaning on her background in fine art and fashion design, Yang creates elegant, modern jewelry featuring Japanese glass beads, chains, and semi-precious stones to explore the design elements of shape, line, form, and texture. Yang’s aesthetic pays homage to her cultural roots and heritage with a nod to Zen philosophy. One bead at a time, all pieces are handmade in Portland, Oregon.



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Q&A with the Artist

Tell us how your work is made.

I usually start with an inspiration, sketch all the designs, then refine the design, select the material, then I will start making the prototype, once the prototype is done, I will refine them, adjusting the details until I am happy with them. Then I will start making the actual pieces. All metal work are done by me, I also do all the beading part.


What makes you passionate about the medium you work with?

I used to work with clothing so I love to work with needles (hand embroidery), Beaded jewelry allows me to incorporate something that I was passionate about in clothing design into jewelry.

What is something unique about you or your practice?

I use Japanese glass seed bead, chains and stone to create my designs, this combination is very unique and innovative for beaded glass jewelry. I also tends to work with more muted and simple color to achieve a modern and elegant esthetics.