BEIJING –Asia’s rapid urban change have inspired musings on the topic of home in the work of six young jewelry designers, on show from tomorrow at Ubi Gallery’s “Hit Home” exhibition.

The show’s curator, Machtelt Schelling, founder of the contemporary ceramic and jewelry gallery, has put together a collection that dazzles with both story and style: rings made of concrete, earrings in the shape of roofs from traditional Japanese houses, and necklaces that take the abstracted form of architectural blueprints.

“At first, I was triggered by the fact that so many young designers from this region work on themes related to construction – it was just striking,” Schelling tells ARTINFO. “After a second thought, it seems logical that artists and designers reflect on things they see and have so much impact at the current society: construction, moving, and feeling at home.”

Architecture-trained designer Alice Bo-Wen Chang translates the theme literally into voluminous cuboid accessories, made from sheets of copper, aluminum, and silver, cut and folded into endless possibilities of forms and shapes.

Taking the methodology of creating modules and patterns for building facades, the Taiwanese designer plays with scale in her creations: “I imagine them to grow into lamps, tables, even walls, rooms, large sculptures to be worn by buildings or spaces to be inhabited by people.”

Other participating designers include Chinese native Xiaomu Zhao, who crafts brooches and pendants of little houses using materials such as feathers and fabrics taken from objects from her childhood, and Korean Hyeju Nam, whose miniature pipes, concrete and brass fittings jewelry designs bring a rare poetry to building materials.

With the nation’s population mobilized in a homeward exodus for the upcoming Chinese New Year, the timing is ripe for a reflection on the theme, hitting home: “For almost everyone, it is a time to reflect on where you are rooted,” says Schelling.

“Hit Home” runs Feb 2 – Mar 2 at Ubi Gallery, 39 Yangmeizhu Street, Dashilar Xicheng District.