Modernisation of extruded wire filigree manufacturing to contemporary requirements

挤丝是一种传统的艺术形式和工艺技能，起源于中国西南部，伊朗或印度北部，并于14世纪通过“丝绸之路”首次传入欧洲（意大利）。尽管挤压金属丝在古董市场上仍然很受欢迎，但人们普遍认为，与使用更现代方法制作的珠宝相比，挤压金属丝没有竞争力。在奥斯曼帝国的推动下，金丝工艺品实现了现代化，引入了重力送料的脱蜡铸造工艺，以创造复制品，而无需传统金丝工艺品中劳动密集型的挤丝、卷线和焖烧步骤。然而，复杂性，经济的材料，和设计范围的传统花丝仍然超过任何既定的铸造工艺。该项目旨在研究和开发传统挤压和焖制工艺的改进和替代品，不排除铸造工艺的现代发展，这些工艺可以再现某些形式或完整的零件，而不会失去现有铸造方法所期望的保真度。

Extruded wire filigree is a traditional art form and craft skill originating arguably in Southwest China, Iran, or Northern India and first introduced to Europe (Italy) in the 14th centruy via the 'silk road'. Although still prized in antique markets, extruded wire filigree is generally considered uncompetitive against jewellery made using more modern methods. Filigree has been modernised once, by the Ottoman empire, introducing a gravity-fed lost-wax casting process to create reproductions without the labour intensive steps of wire extrusion, coiling, and braising found in traditional filigree. However, the intricacy, economy of material, and design range of traditional filigree still surpasses any established casting process. This project is to investigate and develop improvements and substitutes to the traditional extrusion and braising processes in filigree, not ruling out modern developments in casting processes that could reproduce certain forms or complete pieces without the loss of fidelity that is expected with established casting methods.