Narrative jewellery: The journey

This article focuses on a design process of artistic enquiry into a condition of mental health. Explored through narrative jewellery, this enquiry employs symbolic representation to convey tacitly the emotional focuses of the sufferers of body dysmorphic disorder. By generating a stimulating aesthetic and inherently visible narrative, we are able to consider the function of jewellery and its potential to entice an enquiring mind to create an awareness and understanding of a mental health condition.