Argentu Accessoriu · 2021
Origami Mask Maschera per u visu
by Yuriko Wada
- A' Design Award d'Argentu 2021 in Accessoriu
- CLIENT: Paper Parade Inc.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 40,618
- Verification code 5377C12881 · Verify this award
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About Origami Mask Maschera per u visu
Maschera Origami hè una maschera per u visu cuncepita per occasione speciale cum'è i matrimonii è e cerimonie. A maschera hè fatta da un unicu fogliu di carta washi giappunese, piegata cù a tecnica di l'origami, senza colla nè cusgitura. U washi dà a testura è a respirabilità. A foglia d'oru decoreghja e pieghe, cusì a maschera funziona cum'è un accessoriu formale piuttostu chè una simplice necessità. A maschera hè piatta è cumpatta quandu hè piegata, è forma una cupula chì crea spaziu intornu à a bocca quandu i dui capi sò tirati. A maschera piegata entra ind'è l'invitazione è pò esse cunservata ind'u so imballaggiu durante i pasti.
About the A' Design Award d'Argentu
Origami Mask Maschera per u visu hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Origami Mask Maschera per u visu sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Origami Mask Maschera per u visu hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.
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- Unique Properties
- This project was inspired by the traditional origami technique of folding a single sheet of paper and the functionality of washi paper, with its texture and breathability, a technique and material born in Japan. This origami mask is a project that combines two traditional elements that are familiar to Japanese people: washi and origami.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- package：M(170mmx2mmx50mm) L(123mmx2mmx59mm )
mask：M(125mmx90mmx105mm)L(150mmx100mmx125mm) - Tags
- fashion, japanese paper, origami, mask, traditional
- Production Technology
- Instead of gluing or sewing, it was designed to form a three-dimensional dome using the technique of origami, which involves folding a single sheet of paper. The design makes the most of the charm and functionality of the material, such as the texture and breathability of Japanese paper.
The mask is compact when packaged, but when it is used as a mask, it expands into a dome shape when both ends are pulled to create a space around the mouth. - Design Challenge
- Mass production was difficult because of the complicated manual processing involved. By establishing a rule that the creases where the gold leaf is applied are the mountain folds and those where the gold leaf is not applied are the valley folds, the work process became visible and work efficiency improved, and mass production was successfully achieved.
- Research
- As a social change after the spread of the new corona infection, it has become customary to wear a mask. The same applies to "special occasions" such as weddings and other celebratory occasions, tea ceremonies, flower arrangement, and theater performances. Special masks for "special occasions" have never existed before. In our research, we discovered this need and tried to design an "etiquette for special occasions" as an origami mask.
- Inspiration
- It is becoming customary to wear masks in all situations where they meet people. This is also true for "special celebrations" such as weddings. By decorating the folds with gold leaf, this mask has been designed as a "tool for attire" suitable for special occasions, rather than something to be worn out of necessity. In cooperation with the washi production area, we created variations in the design to match the different functions and textures of the materials in different production areas.
- Project Duration
- The project began around May 2020 with talks with production areas and factories, and was launched in November 2020.
In January 2021, they were distributed at a coming-of-age celebration in a washi production area. - Operation Flow
- When opened by holding both ends, it becomes dome-shaped. When opened, the mask is large, but when folded, it becomes small and compact. The compactness of the mask allows it to be enclosed in invitations for weddings and other parties.
From the viewpoint of infection prevention, the mask can be folded and stored in the package at meals and other occasions to keep the table clean, and people will not have to worry about where to put the mask. - Image Credits
- Photographer: Yusuke Tsuchida, Model:Nui
