| The inheritance and development of traditional filigree craft in modern times is being impacted hugely by society. This paper analyzes the current development of traditional filigree craft jewelry, and carried out discuss and research on its modern form. The research could be divided into three parts. The first one is about the current situation of traditional filigree craft and the achievements and difficulties of national masters of arts and crafts. The second one discusses the influences on traditional filigree jewelry craft brought by the modern jewelry design concept and contemporary consumer aesthetic concepts change. The last one makes research on the approach of traditional filigree craft jewelry form design, analyzes the possibilities and methods of traditional filigree craft jewelry materials and modern ones combination, discusses the probability of new technique’s application in traditional filigree craft. It’s found through study that the ancient filigree craft must adapt to the modern aesthetic requirement in way of material, technique and form in order to be inherited and develop smoothly. In practice, the shape and pattern of traditional filigree jewelry are tentatively innovated, the traditional filigree craft jewelry modern form is designed and expressed, this will prove the possibility and approach to guide traditional filigree craft to adapt to modern aesthetic. |