The Metamorphosis Dilledyn by Yingyi Chen

The Metamorphosis Dilledyn by Yingyi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award in Ffasiwn Competition Category.

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The Metamorphosis Dilledyn

by Yingyi Chen

Client: Sculpture studio

Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award Winner in Ffasiwn Category

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The Design

About The Metamorphosis Dilledyn

Mae'r Metamorphosis yn ddilledyn wedi'i grefftio â llaw wedi'i ysbrydoli gan syniadau mwtaniad ac esblygiad. Mae'r dyluniad yn seiliedig ar sgerbydau anifeiliaid wedi'u gorliwio a'u siapio i ffitio corff dynol. Mae'r ffurfiau sy'n deillio o hyn yn awgrymu delwedd gymysg o ddyn ac anifail. Gwneir y dilledyn o blastig bioddiraddiadwy, lledr a gwallt. Mae'r plastig yn ddefnydd sgrap sy'n cael ei wasgu'n boeth gyda gwallt i ffurfio ffabrig. Mae'r lledr a'r gwallt yn cael eu hailgylchu o weddillion stiwdio a gwastraff siop trin gwallt. Gellir tynnu rhannau'r breichiau, y dwylo, y blaen, y cefn a'r traed a'u hailgydosod er mwyn eu gwisgo'n hwylus a'u disodli yn nes ymlaen.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award

Mae The Metamorphosis Dilledyn yn enillydd Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau da sydd yn bodloni'r gofynion proffesiynol a diwydiannol a ddisgwylir gan greadigaethau wedi'u dylunio'n dda. Mae enillwyr Haearn yn dangos medrusrwydd mawr, arbenigedd uchel, dealltwriaeth arbenigol a gallu creadigol eu crewyr. Disgwylir i The Metamorphosis Dilledyn fod yn greadigaeth uchel ei bri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn ymarferol ac yn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Haearn A' Design Award yn integreiddio arferion gorau'r diwydiant ac mae ganddo nodweddion technegol cymwys wedi'u cysylltu â gwybodaeth ymarferol a dawn. Parchir The Metamorphosis Dilledyn am ei drylwyredd ac fe'i dyluniwyd i ddarparu gwelliannau ansawdd bywyd sydd yn helpu i wneud y byd yn lle gwell.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In concepts of mutation and evolution,this design are based on exaggerated animal skeletons and designed to fit the body which is grounded in a unique visual interpretation of animal anatomy, building upon existing skeleton structures to create it that appear as natural properties of the human body, suggesting strength, power and sensuality—a cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.The design was handcrafted with degradable plastic, leather, hair.
Dimensions & Packaging: 520mm Width x450mm Depth x 1200mm Height
Tags: Mutation, Metamorphosis, Leather, Plastics, Body
Production Technology: The metamorphosis of human was made of degradable plastic, leather and hair. Biodegradable plastics are scrap materials provided by relevant manufacturers.Then apply the hot pressing technique and add the hair to form the fabric; Leather is the leftover material in the daily use of the studio, which is stitched after recycling. Hair comes from barbershop waste. As time went by, the work was finally broken down completely.
Design Challenge: First, how to express the texture of human skin in the future is an important problem. Second, the joints of the fingers, the part of the tail, the bulging part of the back, these details are a polyhedron, the model is more difficult to make.
Research: The production process of this work is just like that of sculpture. In the process of human birth-development-metamorphosis, it is continuously ground, bent and processed. This process is the transformation from the original ape-man to the "synthetic material" of modern man. I have studied the medical aspects of the human body, and I have learned about the evolution of human beings in various ways in ancient times, such as the stage from crawling to standing upright. These studies and experiments laid the foundation for the project.
Inspiration: "What began as such a simple form has evolved, and continues to evolve, into the most beautiful and wonderful of infinitely many forms." Charles Darwin said.Concepts of mutation and evolution are explored in order to develop a contemporary cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.All of the objects were handcrafted.Leather and hair are form recycling. Eventually this design was broken down into a new cycle.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in March 2020 in China.
Operation Flow: Each part of The metamorphosis of human could be disassembled and reassembled, for example, The arms, hands, front, back, and foot ornaments. This is for ease of wear and tear, freedom of movement, and the ability to replace or add parts in the future, thus achieving a process of constant renewal and evolution.
Patents: Copyright to Yingyi Chen
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #2: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #3: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #4: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #5: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020