The Last Blooming Multifunksionele Stowwe by Qixin Wu

The Last Blooming Multifunksionele Stowwe by Qixin Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Yster in Tekstiel, Stof, Teksture, Patrone en Lakens Ontwerp Competition Category.

YsterTekstiel· 2023

The Last Blooming Multifunksionele Stowwe

by Qixin Wu

Client: EchoWu Design Studio

A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Tekstiel Category

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The Design

About The Last Blooming Multifunksionele Stowwe

Om iets logies ondermynend te begryp, om 'n oënskynlik komplekse definisie te omskep in 'n eenvoudige verkenning van die verhouding tussen begin en einde, word die dooie blomme die hoofmateriaal om die aanskoulike bloei uit te druk. Hulle bly blom en wys die finale skoonheid. Die harmonieuse herhaling en lewendige motiewe gee die uitleg meer potensiële uitdrukking. Die dubbellae materiaal, die bokant is sjiffon en die agterkant is katoen, skep die verskuiwing wanneer die wind kom. Die deursigtige voorkoms van sjiffon dra by tot The Last Blooming aantrekliker en geheimsinniger.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Yster

The Last Blooming Multifunksionele Stowwe is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat The Last Blooming Multifunksionele Stowwe 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. The Last Blooming Multifunksionele Stowwe word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Some of them decayed naturally, and some of them were processed by HEAT PRESSED. By pushing bloomings to die, the fluid would be squeezed out of the stems and petals, and the melting botanic bodies would represent the rich colors of death beauty.
Besides that, the fresh green and goldenrod colors in the broadleaf depict the decomposition process. The musty mushroom with bloated ripe caps turned black and liquefied, playing a role in the decay through its fungus. the white fluff enhances the musty feeling.
Dimensions & Packaging: High: 27 inches
Width: 45 inches
Tags: Decomposition, Heat Press, Flowers, Leaves, Hand Drawing, Textile, Fabric
Production Technology: From design materials to print-out fabrics, the harmonious repeat and vibrant motifs give the layout more potential expression. The double layers fabrics, the top is chiffon and the back is cotton, create the shift looking when the wind comes. The transparent looking of chiffon contributes to THE LAST BLOOMING more attractive and mysterious.
Design Challenge: The Hardest Part of this design is the material choice. I have tried more than 50 different materials to test how the artwork represents the "Death Beauty". And for the fabrics. I tried cotton canvas, polyester, and silk. Finally, I found out this textured cotton and polyester chiffon can give the transparent looking and soft hand feel.
Research: W C Miles, Leslie. Textile Printing. Manchester: 1982. Print.
Ujiie, Hitoshi. Digital Printing of Textile, Woodhead Publishing in textiles. 2006. Print.
Storey, Joyce. Manual of Textile Printing. 1975. Print.
Inspiration: Inspired by Billy Kidd, who showed a heat-pressed flower with a flat decomposing effect. The relationship between started and finished became the starting point.
Inspired by the taphonomy, there are five general stages used to describe the process of decomposition, fresh, bloat, active, advanced decay, and dry/remains. By breaking up the body and analyzing its components, the decaying yet preserved, pressed flowers and leaves have an aged and textural appearance that can be used for designs. Yes, The picture of Death can be the birth of Beauty.
Project Duration: The project started in Jan 2015 in Philadelphia and finished in May 2021 in New York.
Operation Flow: To grasp something logically subversive, to turn a seemingly complex definition into a simple exploration of the relationship between "started and finished", the dead flowers become my main material to express the vivid blooming. They are still staying to bloom and show the final beauty in the double layers chiffon fabrics. The harmonious repeat and vibrant motifs give the layout more potential expression. The transparent looking contributes attractive and mysterious.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Qixin Wu, 2022.
Trademark(2022) Qixin Wu.
Image Credits: Qixin Wu