Infinite Convertible Bag by Maryam Hosseini Receives the A' Design Award in Fashion and Travel Accessories Design

Maryam Hosseini recognized for fashion and travel accessories design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Infinite Convertible Bag by Maryam Hosseini has been granted the A' Design Award in the Fashion and Travel Accessories Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding Infinite Convertible Bag

The Infinite is a convertible and foldable leather bag with an origami design inspired by geometry of the dome of music hall of Aali-Qapu, an imperial palace in Iran. Users can change its shape easily, at least 40 different shape, whenever they decided while maintaining its function as a bag. This bag is a sustainable solution in consumption because it has durable material and It also responds to user diversification by its changeable shape. The dimension of the bag when it is not folded is 200*400 millimeter and consists of 96 cow genuine leather pieces and 18 no-sew snap metal button set.

Award Record

With this recognition, Maryam Hosseini is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Award

The A' Accessory Design Award is an international fashion design competition recognizing good accessory designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to accessory designers, fashion designers, travel accessory designers and luxury goods manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include handbags, scarves, belts, luggage, hats and travel bags. Awarded accessory designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/accessory

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/158992
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/158992
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!158992
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/353546

Media Contact

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Infinite Convertible Bag
Function: Convertible Bag
Category: Fashion and Travel Accessories Design
Discipline: Fashion Design
Industry: Fashion and Luxury
Colors: Gainsboro, White Smoke, Lavender, Silver and Dim Gray
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Maryam Hosseini
Country: Iran
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2023 - 2024
Design ID: #158992

Design Details

Unique Properties: In a world where diversity and rapid changes have increased consumerism, this bag is a sustainable solution in consumption because it has durable material, leather, and It also responds to the users’ demand for their changing mood by its changeable shape. it is like a puzzle with many answers, and it turns into at least 40 different shapes, symmetrical and asymmetrical, that the users can change to their desired shape through the manual and can even create new faces for the bag themselves.
Inspiration: The idea of the Infinite is inspired by the geometry pattern of the dome of the music hall of Aali Qapu, an imperial palace in Iran, 1957 C.E. Geometry is the language of nature and Iranian architecture in the Safavid period was inspired by mathematics and geometric proportions to create spaces. In the domes of Iranian architecture, layers are folded on top of each other to transform from 2D designs to 3D spaces, and Infinite also used origami to fold the pieces of the bag to different faces.
Research: In the process of design and creation, research was done in the field of sustainable consumption, origami patterns, leather folding, consumer behavior, how to use elements and geometric proportions of Iranian architecture in creating practical products, and to stabilize the folded shapes, is it better to use a button or a magnet? which finally resulted in the creation of Infinite.
Challenge: The main challenge was how to convert the bag to keep both its beautiful form and its function as a bag. The next challenge was how to fold the leather and which material is perfect for its base that does not lose its durability and quality during folding. And what pattern should be used for origami then the number of buttons and their place should be determined so that not only it can be opened and closed easily but also it can create more shapes of this bag.
Realization and Technology: the bag consists of 96 cow genuine leather pieces and 18 no-sew snap metal button set that are first designed in 2D and 3D in AutoCAD, then cut by laser cut, and the parts are attached to a soft and foldable suede base, and then sewn entirely by hand.
Operation and Interaction: All people understand proportions and beauty, even if they do not have knowledge about it. This bag uses the geometric proportions in Iranian architecture to connect the past, present and future in geometric layers. The user himself/herself shapes the bag and will have a great emotional connection and sense of belonging with the product, which makes both parts of each other. The user's mood changes, he/she changes the shape of the bag and experiences a new mood.
Project Duration and Location: The design of this bag started in February 2023 in Tehran, Iran and created in July 2023.
Specifications: The dimension of Infinite when it is not folded is 200*400 millimeter. And it has different dimensions in another faces.
Keywords: Convertible, infinite, origami, foldable, geometry, Iranian architecture, leather bag, architecture in fashion