Design Project #3, Models

This past week I have really struggled with my quest to create a box that speaks to the "timeless" aspect of my necklace.  How exactly does a container say timeless?  In my brainstorming I had the thought that timeless equated to classic.  So, I was trying to create a container with a classic shape.  I was also trying to make a container that spoke to the feminine aspects of the necklace, especially considering the heritage behind the item; four generations of women in my family have handed this item down from one generation to the next.  I had to then come up with a shape of a container that while spoke to the timelessness of the necklace also would have been available in the original era where the necklace was created.  To me, that meant that my container could not be completely minimalistic and modern, because that would not have existed when my great-grandmother was alive. So I tried for a vintage, feminine shape first.  I thought soft curves would speak to the feminine aspect of the locket.  After a little online perusing, I found the shape that appealed to me, the French label.

Image From www.acharmingchest.com

 I found this image of a compilation of a few different French labels.  Thought the colors are distracting, the shapes are really what I was looking for.  Some of the shapes are more friviluous than I was looking for, and others were overly simplistic.  I finally settled on this shape to create my model:

French Label Model

 Upon presenting this first model in class for desk crits, I was told that it really speaks to a vintage or antique era, rather than a timeless theme.  Also, the corners probably would not hod up for a very long time as they are sharp and not made of a very durable material(I made this first model out of Bristol).  I personally was happy with the shape, but not the effect, as the box and the necklace do not speak the same language. They do are not reflective of each other.  I am really struggling with an idea of how to create a container that can sufficiently reflect the necklace.