Hmong Silver Спадчынная Спадніца by Zehui Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн касцюмаў і спадчыннай вопраткі Competition Category.
СрэбраДызайн касцюмаў· 2024
Hmong Silver Спадчынная Спадніца
by Zehui Ni
Client: Jing Que
Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Дызайн касцюмаў Category
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The Design
About Hmong Silver Спадчынная Спадніца
Шанаваныя ў эпохі дынастый Цін і Мін, традыцыйныя спадніцы Маміян любімыя за сваю сімволіку сілы і магутнасці. Дзве выдатныя тэхнікі ўсходняй гісторыі: інкрустацыя перламутрам і сярэбраная вырабка народа Хмонг служаць асновай для гэтага дызайну. Валоданне традыцыйнай спадніцай Маміян падобна да валодання часткай усходняй таямніцы. Гэта ўшанаванне прыродных цудаў, чалавечай дасціпнасці і пазачасовага імкнення да прыгажосці, якая перасягае эпохі і культуры.
The Recognition
About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award
Hmong Silver Спадчынная Спадніца — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Hmong Silver Спадчынная Спадніца — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Hmong Silver Спадчынная Спадніца — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Popular in the Qing and Ming Dynasties, the Horse-Faced Mamian skirts are beloved for their symbolism. The stallion has long symbolized power, strength, and virility. Wearing a horse-faced skirt was a revering statement for sophistication and wealth.
The Mamian skirts were worn by Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty and Princess Diana. Today, they are worn as a day to day garment in Asia and a symbol of cultural pride. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Length: 103 cm
Width: 45 cm
Depth: 5 cm - Tags
- Hmong Silver/ Oriental / Pearl Inlay / Mamian Skirt / Horse-faced Skirts
- Production Technology
- This project is utilized through fabric and woven methods to resemble the pearl inlay technique using Hmong silver designs.
- Design Challenge
- There are myriad of stories hidden within its lustrous folds, these silver artifacts are passed down from generation to generation, linking the old with the new, the past with the future. Each intricate pattern is inspired by nature and the cosmos, a delicate dance of the earth and stars, intertwined with tales of love, resilience, and triumph.
In its gleam, we honor the hands and hearts that have breathed life into this ageless tradition through the design. Finding a reflection of humanity's eternal quest for meaning, connection, and beauty. - Research
- Two exquisite techniques are used as inspiration for this design, pearl inlay and Hmong silver.
Pearl Inlay is traditionally a furniture technique made from the iridescent inner lining of pearl oysters and abalone, this meticulous technique is both a testament to artisanal skill and nature’s splendor.
The artistry of the Hmong silver knows no boundaries of time. Forged by the hands of skilled Hmong artisans, the Hmong silver work is a distinctive expression of intricate stories, myths, and aspirations, that speak of the Hmong connection to the land, ancestors, and future generations. - Inspiration
- A brilliant dance between two exquisite techniques in oriental history : mother of pearl inlays and Hmong silver craft serves as the foundation for this design.
Imagine the very essence of the sea - the allure of its depths, the mysteries of its shimmering inhabitants - captured and rendered into tangible, breathtaking pieces for everyday wear. - Project Duration
- 12 Months, Changsha, China
- Operation Flow
- The Hmong Silver Heritage Skirt is designed for modern wear, from casual to ceremonial. The intricate pearl inlay and silver craft details invite closer inspection and conversation, transforms into a canvas of cultural storytelling, weaving together the past and present in its elegant folds.
- Image Credits
- Yuxi Li
Zehui Ni
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