The Last Blooming Aodach Ioma-Ghnìomhach by Qixin Wu

The Last Blooming Aodach Ioma-Ghnìomhach by Qixin Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Teacsail, Aodaich, Binneis, Pàtranan agus Clò Competition Category.

IarannTeacsail· 2023

The Last Blooming Aodach Ioma-Ghnìomhach

by Qixin Wu

Client: EchoWu Design Studio

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Teacsail Category

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The Design

About The Last Blooming Aodach Ioma-Ghnìomhach

Gus grèim fhaighinn air rudeigin a tha toinnte gu loidsigeach, gus mìneachadh a tha coltach ri iom-fhillte a thionndadh gu bhith na sgrùdadh sìmplidh air a’ cheangal eadar toiseach is deireadh, bidh na flùraichean marbh gu bhith nam prìomh stuth airson am blàths beothail a chuir an cèill. Bidh iad a 'fuireach fo bhlàth agus a' nochdadh a 'bhòidhchead mu dheireadh. Tha an ath-aithris co-chòrdach agus na suaicheantais beòthail a’ toirt barrachd faireachdainn don chruth. Tha an aodach le sreathan dùbailte, tha am mullach chiffon agus tha an cùl cotan, a 'cruthachadh an gluasad a' coimhead nuair a thig a 'ghaoth. Tha coltas follaiseach chiffon a’ cur ri The Last Blooming nas tarraingiche agus nas dìomhaire.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha The Last Blooming Aodach Ioma-Ghnìomhach air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi The Last Blooming Aodach Ioma-Ghnìomhach na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air The Last Blooming Aodach Ioma-Ghnìomhach airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Some of them decayed naturally, and some of them were processed by HEAT PRESSED. By pushing bloomings to die, the fluid would be squeezed out of the stems and petals, and the melting botanic bodies would represent the rich colors of death beauty.
Besides that, the fresh green and goldenrod colors in the broadleaf depict the decomposition process. The musty mushroom with bloated ripe caps turned black and liquefied, playing a role in the decay through its fungus. the white fluff enhances the musty feeling.
Dimensions & Packaging: High: 27 inches
Width: 45 inches
Tags: Decomposition, Heat Press, Flowers, Leaves, Hand Drawing, Textile, Fabric
Production Technology: From design materials to print-out fabrics, the harmonious repeat and vibrant motifs give the layout more potential expression. The double layers fabrics, the top is chiffon and the back is cotton, create the shift looking when the wind comes. The transparent looking of chiffon contributes to THE LAST BLOOMING more attractive and mysterious.
Design Challenge: The Hardest Part of this design is the material choice. I have tried more than 50 different materials to test how the artwork represents the "Death Beauty". And for the fabrics. I tried cotton canvas, polyester, and silk. Finally, I found out this textured cotton and polyester chiffon can give the transparent looking and soft hand feel.
Research: W C Miles, Leslie. Textile Printing. Manchester: 1982. Print.
Ujiie, Hitoshi. Digital Printing of Textile, Woodhead Publishing in textiles. 2006. Print.
Storey, Joyce. Manual of Textile Printing. 1975. Print.
Inspiration: Inspired by Billy Kidd, who showed a heat-pressed flower with a flat decomposing effect. The relationship between started and finished became the starting point.
Inspired by the taphonomy, there are five general stages used to describe the process of decomposition, fresh, bloat, active, advanced decay, and dry/remains. By breaking up the body and analyzing its components, the decaying yet preserved, pressed flowers and leaves have an aged and textural appearance that can be used for designs. Yes, The picture of Death can be the birth of Beauty.
Project Duration: The project started in Jan 2015 in Philadelphia and finished in May 2021 in New York.
Operation Flow: To grasp something logically subversive, to turn a seemingly complex definition into a simple exploration of the relationship between "started and finished", the dead flowers become my main material to express the vivid blooming. They are still staying to bloom and show the final beauty in the double layers chiffon fabrics. The harmonious repeat and vibrant motifs give the layout more potential expression. The transparent looking contributes attractive and mysterious.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Qixin Wu, 2022.
Trademark(2022) Qixin Wu.
Image Credits: Qixin Wu