Cindy Liu

Each piece in the “Metal Veil” collection seals fragments of antique bobbin lace, preserving the fabric’s fragile texture in enduring metal. Like lace resting within its web of threads and bobbins, the silver finds its place within the frame, each utensil bearing the trace of time as a silent archive of the ordinary. The crafting process balances traditional techniques and digital tools. Each silver piece begins with a fragment of handmade, century-old lace sourced from Malta and Belgium, sealed in molten wax, then hand-carved into cutlery forms. The frame is designed via 3D modelling and printed in semi-transparent plant-based resin, becoming a quiet pause—a threshold where the weight of silver meets the lightness of resin, and time slows into stillness.