THE ORB
星球徽標

Taking tradition into the future, the orb is more than just a visual emblem of Vivienne Westwood – its message ties fundamentally with her ideology of design. It is more than a logo.

Invented in 1985 when Westwood first began to create under her own name, the orb was born from an interplay of futurism and historicism, tradition and innovation. Embracing history and high culture, the royal motif of the orb – redolent of authority and heritage, and inherently English – is contradicted by a Saturn ring, a universal symbol of forward-thinking and of exploration. It serves as the perfect summary of Westwood’s constant reinvention of history as something new.

The orb first featured as jewellery in Westwood’s Autumn/Winter 1987 collection, titled Harris Tweed, where the symbol appeared as pendant necklace, as well as featuring on the backdrop to her fashion show. The orb emblem is now central to the brand’s jewellery creations, originally drawn from the world of regalia and translated back. As a three-dimensional object, it is especially well-suited to jewellery – it has featured in a collaborative watch design (released in 1993), as well as both centrepiece and component to designs ever since.

Spanning four decades of design, here the orb motif is treated as a canvas for multiple different interpretations in various colours, materials and styles. Its key message – of cherishing the past while simultaneously pushing it into the future – remains intact throughout.

將傳統引入未來，星球徽標不僅僅是Vivienne Westwood的視覺象徵，而且它釋放的信息與她的設計理念有着根本的聯繫。軌環不僅僅是一個標誌。

1985年，當Vivienne Westwood首次開始以自己的名義創作時，這顆「星球徽標」便從未來主義與歷史主義的碰撞中應運而生。這個融合傳統與創新的設計，既承載着悠久歷史和高雅文化，散發着英倫固有的權威、傳承氣息，又被環繞的土星環打破桎梏，土星環作為探索精神的普世象徵，完美地詮釋了Vivienne Westwood「以歷史重構未來」的設計哲學。

星球徽標首次作為珠寶亮相於Vivienne Westwood 1987秋冬系列「Harris Tweed」中，以吊墜頸鏈的形式呈現，並成為當季時裝秀的背景核心元素。這一源自皇室權杖圖騰的意象，經品牌重塑後，現已成為珠寶創作的標誌性符號。 其立體造型與珠寶藝術天然契合：1993年首度運用於聯名腕錶設計，此後既作為核心主題獨立呈現，又化身為各類首飾的構成元素。這種多維演繹印證了設計符號的永恆生命力。

經過四十年的發展，"星球徽標"如同一張永不完稿的畫布，被賦予色彩、材質與風格的多重詮釋。無論表現形式如何演變，其核心精神—在珍視傳統的同時將其推向未來—始終如一，歷久彌新。