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Butterfly البروش by Sayoko Kitai

Butterfly البروش by Sayoko Kitai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية in تصميم المجوهرات Competition Category.


حديدالمجوهرات· 2022

Butterfly البروش

by Sayoko Kitai

Client: Sayoko Kitai

جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية Winner in المجوهرات Category

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The Design

About Butterfly البروش

يمكن ارتداء هذه القطعة الفنية القابلة للارتداء المصنوعة يدويًا كإكسسوار أو حتى عرضها في المنزل. باستخدام تقنية تطريز ثلاثية الأبعاد جديدة على الوجهين ، تم خياطة نفس النمط في نفس الوقت على جانبي القطعة. يمكن إعادة إنتاج أجنحتها الرقيقة والبودرة واللمعة بخيوط وأسلاك مفردة ، مما ينتج عنه فراشة ثلاثية الأبعاد نابضة بالحياة بأجنحة متغيرة الشكل. تم تثبيت الأجنحة بإحكام على الركائز حتى لا تنفجر بسهولة. خيوط الذهب والبلاتين الأصلية المستخدمة صعبة للغاية لدرجة أنه حتى الآن لم يتم استخدامها مطلقًا في صناعة التطريز اليابانية.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية

Butterfly البروش هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الحديدية، وهي تقدير مرموق يُمنح للتصاميم الجيدة التي تلبّي المتطلبات المهنية والصناعية المنتظرة من الإبداعات حسنة التصميم. ويُظهر الفائزون بالحديدية مهارة كبيرة وتخصصًا عاليًا وفهمًا خبيرًا وقدرة إبداعية لدى صنّاعهم. ويُتوقع أن يكون Butterfly البروش إبداعًا عالي التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، عمليًا ومبتكرًا. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الحديدية يدمج أفضل ممارسات القطاع، وله خصائص تقنية كفؤة ترتبط بالدراية والموهبة. ويحظى Butterfly البروش بالاحترام لدقته، وقد صُمّم لتقديم تحسينات لجودة الحياة تساعد على جعل العالم مكانًا أفضل.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This hand-crafted jewelry item is a wearable art that may be worn as an accessory or even displayed at home. Using the double-sided 3D embroidery technique with single strand, Sayoko could reproduce its thin and shiny wings, resulting in a lifelike 3D butterfly with form-changeable wings. The genuine gold and platinum threads used for this piece are produced and used in making traditional Japanese sashes, or Obi. They are so hard that until now, they have never been used in the embroidery industry.
Dimensions & Packaging
Product
Width 80mm x Depth 70mm x Height 40mm, Weight: 7g. The piece comes in a box.
Package
Width 217mm x Depth 219mm x Height 40mm, Total Weight (product with box): 420g.
Tags
embroidery, double-sided 3D embroidery, art jewelry, Japanese design, butterfly, brooch
Production Technology
Technique used: Double-Sided 3D Embroidery technique, which is the original technique of the artist. Materials: 24K gold thread, 99.9 percent platinum thread, melee diamonds, platinum collets and prongs, lame yarn, wires, and 18K gold brooch pin.
Design Challenge
First, controlling force was a key to produce this work. The platinum and gold threads used are so hard that they require more force to stitch than conventional ones. Yet, they are likely to break when too much force is applied. Second, stitching the patterns of wings symmetrically by hand was strenuous and required intensely focused and meticulous work. Lastly, intense efforts were made to invent a unique wiring technology to make them firmly attached to the outfit when going out.
Research
Fluttering butterfly wings captivate the eye; their shape and pattern are truly art in motion. Replicating the look and movement of their wings was essential to the success of this project. To do this, Sayoko analyzed a large number of butterflies on the Internet to ensure natural appearance of the work, including the forms, movement, and texture of the wings. After selecting suitable materials and experimenting with stitching methods, she created a new approach that resulted in a lifelike 3D appearance.
Inspiration
This piece was inspired by Morpho Rhetenor Helena Butterflies dancing in the air. Through her encounter with the threads for making Obi, Sayoko was motivated to create lifelike, fully 3D butterflies, using threads that have never been used in the embroidery industry before.
Project Duration
This project started in June 2021 and finished in December 2021 in Chiba, Japan.
Operation Flow
After placing it on your outfit or ring, by slightly pulling it toward its bottom, its body works as a stopper. Then change its form of wings as you like.
Patents
Rittai-Shishyuu Sayoko (1999) Sayoko Kitai
Team Members
Fukumi Tadaishi
Atsushi Inoue
Fumiko Murakami

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