Formosa Sapphire Scarf by Yen-Yu Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design Competition Category.

IronTextile· 2020

Formosa Sapphire Scarf

by Yen-Yu Chen

Client: Yen & Yu design

A' Design Award Winner in Textile Category

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The Design

About Formosa Sapphire Scarf

Formosa Sapphire is a silk scarf decorated with a pattern of Swinhoe's Pheasant, a bird species endemic to Taiwan. The design features hand-drawn brush strokes, fine line textures and bright colors. The bird was studied through photographs and reference books, then drawn in detail. The artwork was converted into a vector file to preserve the original strokes and colors, and is applied to silk by digital printing. The scarf measures 650 by 650 millimeters. The intent is to introduce endemic Taiwanese birds to a wider audience and to support awareness of bird conservation.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

Formosa Sapphire Scarf is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Formosa Sapphire Scarf is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Formosa Sapphire Scarf is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Image Analysis

Color Temperature: NeutralSymmetry: PartialBackground: No Clear Backdrop

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Hand-drawn natural brush strokes, line texture, gorgeous bright colors, Taiwan-specific bird patterns.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 650mm x Height 650mm
Tags: bird, beauty, fashion, floral, flower, colorful, blue, scarf
Production Technology: Digital printing with accurate colors, and print on silk.
Design Challenge: At first, all the sketches and paints are on paper, in order to print, the designer has to convert the original artworks into a vector image file. During the conversion process, adjustment work was time-consuming and challenging because the designer wanted to keep the original strokes and bright colors.
Research: Since Swinhoe's Pheasant is difficult to find, the designer observed the appearance of the animal through photographs and from the book Wild Bird of Taiwan, then drew the beautiful appearance of the animal delicately.
Inspiration: Swinhoe's Pheasant is a kind of endemic species in Taiwan. It is covered in feathers with blue color and its gestures are eye-catching and difficult to see. The designer was once lucky to see the Swinhoe's Pheasant in a mountain, and she was immediately impressed by the animal. She believes these birds should be introduced to the world. At the same time, people can also raise the awareness of endemic species birds conservation.
Project Duration: started in October 2019 and finished in January 2020 in Taiwan
Operation Flow: All these beautiful scarves can stay with you to live a beautiful life.
Patents: Yen Yu Chen, 2020
Image Credits: Image #1: Yen Yu Chen
Image #2: Yen Yu Chen
Image #3: Yen Yu Chen
Image #4: Yen Yu Chen
Image #5: Yen Yu Chen