颠覆宝石镶嵌，宁诺珠宝设计获国际大奖！

Please scroll down for the English version - UNNC team’s 3D-printed ceramic jewellery design shines at the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2026.

宁诺设计

走“红”新加坡！

10月15日，‌2026年红点设计概念大奖颁奖典礼在新加坡如期举行。宁波诺丁汉大学机械材料与制造系吴疆博士带领的师生团队凭借作品“Cintréa”3D打印陶瓷珠宝斩获红点奖，产品实物在新加坡红点设计博物馆展出。这也是宁诺参赛设计实物首次被该馆收录。

现场，Cintréa吸引了不少人驻足欣赏。展品以黑色陶瓷球体为主体，其表面呈现波浪形晶格结构，孔洞中镶嵌着人工钻石，整体轻巧而富有现代感。有业内人士评价称其“开辟了一种全新的珠宝镶嵌工艺”。

“反直觉”创新：

巧借收缩“锁”钻石

“当前，珠宝镶嵌工艺主要依赖金属的钩爪或托架来固定钻石，其直接外露的机械结构不利于设计创新。我们所做的，正是一种全新的镶嵌方式。”

黄子奕是宁诺工业设计专业的大四学生，据她介绍，Cintréa无需镶座，而是靠陶瓷高温烧结后约27%的体积收缩，将钻石牢牢锁定。

在常规制造过程中，自然收缩会产生零件变形、开裂、尺寸不符等问题，是工程师必须消除的误差。Cintréa却巧妙地利用了这一特性：烧结收缩后，孔洞恰好与预先埋入的钻石咬合。这样一来，收缩不再是误差，而成了一把精准的“锁”。

“这样的工艺不仅能让不同材料之间的结合方式更自然，同时还能避免金属磨损导致钻石脱落的风险。此外，3D打印及模块化组装方式也能满足用户对不同造型的个性化需求。”黄子奕说。

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跨学科协同：

设计、材料、工艺“三方会师”

Cintréa的诞生是一场典型的“宁诺式”跨学科协同：黄子奕把技术创新“翻译”成时尚语言，另一名成员、化学工程专业博士生张玉琪则负责材料配方与打印工艺的研发。

“这套特种陶瓷浆料的配方，是我博士课题的重要组成部分。其原本的目标应用场景是化工合成中的催化剂载体。在一次跨专业科研交流中，工业设计团队偶然得知了这种材料及其特性，进而萌生了把它运用在珠宝首饰上的想法。”

据张玉琪介绍，这种黑色陶瓷材料的光泽乌黑莹润，触感细腻温润，同时具备高精度打印成型特性，恰好能满足设计师对质感与精度的要求。

制作过程

同样“跨界”的还有背后的导师团队。英国诺丁汉大学增材制造中心助理教授何寅峰博士提供Cintréa所用陶瓷材料与打印工艺的技术创新与验证；宁诺智能制造助理教授聂毅博士协助晶格结构设计与优化；参赛导师、宁诺产品设计与制造助理教授吴疆博士则在技术整合、模块化设计、原型迭代等方面给予指导。

“当产品设计、材料科学与先进制造汇聚在一起，便能打破单一学科壁垒，激发出难以想象的创新机遇，甚至足以颠覆传统工艺。”吴疆博士说。

目前，设计团队正在不断优化材料配方与制作工艺，以拓展更多更复杂的珠宝产品类别。

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UNNC team’s 3D-printed ceramic jewellery design shines at the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2026

A team of students and academics from the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) has won a “Red Dot” for Cintréa, an innovative collection of 3D-printed ceramic jewellery. The pieces are now on display at the Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore, marking the first time a UNNC design entry has been selected for the museum’s collection.

Led by Dr Jiang Wu from the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, the team developed a novel technique that uses the natural shrinkage of ceramic during high-temperature sintering to secure lab-grown diamonds without traditional metal settings. The project brings together the creative vision of Product Design and Manufacture student Ziyi Huang and the materials research expertise of Chemical Engineering PhD student Yuqi Zhang, demonstrating how interdisciplinary collaboration can transform traditional manufacturing techniques into innovative design solutions.

The project was supported by a team of academics across design, materials science and advanced manufacturing. Dr Yinfeng He, Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing in the UK, contributed expertise in ceramic materials and 3D-printing processes, while Dr Yi Nie, Assistant Professor in Intelligent Manufacturing at UNNC, supported the design and optimisation of the lattice structure. Dr Wu guided the integration of technologies, modular design and prototype development.

“When industrial design, materials science and advanced manufacturing come together, they can produce design solutions that would be difficult to imagine within a single discipline—and even transform traditional manufacturing techniques,” Dr Wu said.

The team is continuing to refine the materials and manufacturing processes to expand the range of jewellery designs, showcasing UNNC’s commitment to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and turning research innovation into creative, real-world applications.

图文来源：Patrick Cai, Tony Bao

电子编辑：Suri An

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