Nova
A Gamma-Ray Burst is the most powerful explosive force known to humanity, capable of producing a burst of light with a quintillion times the luminosity of our sun. This occurs when a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and begins collapsing in on itself. The resulting shockwave, known as a Supernova, explodes outwards creating a black hole.
This newly born black hole beams jets of particles at nearly the speed of light outwards in opposite directions, piercing though surrounding material, emitting gamma rays as they travel.
Inspiration
This rarely observed phenomenon is the inspiration for the form of NOVA, a bronze bangle with 24k Rose Gold plating, hand forged with an anticlastic shape reminiscent of the Gamme-Ray Bursting from opposite directions of a black hole.
Fabrication
Nova was initially fabricated by soldering a series of organic bronze plates to a single base before gently forging the entire ring over a mandrel to produce the anticlastic shape.
The original pattern for frabrication
While fairly straightforward, this was still a challenging operation with so many pieces to solder and the need to forge the entire piece into a complex shape after making the connections.
