Umai Lamming Sappo by Marina Begman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Salaka in Desain Furnitur Competition Category.

SalakaFurnitur· 2020

Umai Lamming Sappo

by Marina Begman

Client: Marina Begman

A' Design Award Salaka Winner in Furnitur Category

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The Design

About Umai Lamming Sappo

Ripolei makkanja cara lompona nomad massoqna naritaneng UNESCO tongeng-tongeng Warisan Budaya Takbenda Mappakalebbi Ripajagai, lamming e muacciqmi maegana bulu domba sabaqna warnana mallaiang-laiang bulu domba sibawa rajutanna lima naeddeqki mattaneng naripappaq tekstur mappakadeceng. Siyappaqna 100 persen rilakkuiki limanna, lamming e narinappa makkanja warnana alami bulu domba mappakasiabba warna makuninge ricaluppai lebbaq bawang. Benang bulawang malolongi lamming e namappaqleang singnyan naripasitaummui uiki sippirikiwi anging - ukinna dewata nomad Umay - paccocconi baine sibawa ana-ana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Salaka

Umai Lamming Sappo iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Salaka, pakalebbi iya malompo tongeng iya ripabbere ri desain tingkak pole, cantik sibawa mappakita. Pakoro Salaka iyanaritu karya iya macennning tongeng sibawa kreatif iya mappakita keahlian, bakat sibawa ketajaman pikkiran tau mabbuat. Umai Lamming Sappo ripakkirangngi mancaji karya iya magello, mancaji pakkitaang, profesional sibawa inovatif iya dalleng. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Salaka iyae iyanaritu penemuan iya lebbi riissengngi sibawa ripuji, iya pawangekeng sibawa mappalaong wates seni, sains, desain sibawa teknologi. Umai Lamming Sappo iyanaritu ciptaan iya riennengi tau maega, iya mappabbura keinginan, mappabbere perasaan makessing sibawa mappabbentuk ketakjuban.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: One hundred percent natural sheep wool hand-felted and hand-stitched, dyed with herbs. Wool texture comes out beautifully through natural color combination and detailed stitching. Using an ancient and rare nomadic technique of rug making, included in UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safekeeping, the best of natural material is brought out, making it state of the art rug or wall decoration for modern home
Dimensions & Packaging: 3000 mm x 2000 mm x 15 mm
Tags: felt, wool, handmade rug, shyrdak
Production Technology: Creating Hair of Umay is a complex endeavour, following ancient techniques of shyrdak making and research of central asian legends included interviewing the elder women artisans in Naryn. Wool, the primary material, is sheared from sheep in the spring. It is then washed, dried, coloured, and pressed into sheets. The sheets are cut into beautiful patterns and hand stitched together. These patterns are quilted onto a large piece of plain wool base, creating a soft, thick, high-quality carpet.
Design Challenge: The rug is fully hand-stitched, cannot be imitated by a sewing machine. It takes one experienced woman-artisan 3 days to stitch one m2. It takes 6 sheep to make one rug of 3m by 2m size. The whole process is hand-made and very labor intensive.
Research: First, the technique itself was researched. Secondly, the ancient legends of central asian nomads were learned.The technique research included academic research about shyrdak making, traveling to Kyrgyzstan to remote mountainous region Naryn, where this technique is still kept by elder women, interviewing them, as well as participating in shyrdak making to experience and understanding the technique firsthand.
The research of nomadic legends included reading central asian literature and interviewing a university professor on Kyrgyz literature and history.
Inspiration: Inspired by a legend of Turkic and Mongolian people, about ancient goddess Umai - a benevolent spirit, the patroness of children and women. The mother goddess was depicted with golden hair, with a comb-shaped hairstyle. The rug drawing is depicting her loose hair in the wind
Project Duration: A custom rug takes two months to make including delivery. Workshop is located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Operation Flow: It is a piece of art that could decorate your floor or wall.
Also helps with acoustics to limit noise pollution. It retains warmth when it is cold, and keeps a space cool when it is hot. It's antibacterial, and doesn't absorb odours.
Team Members: Aliya Rakhman
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #5: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020