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Gordafarid Prìomh Fheart: Aodach by Mina Aliyari

Gordafarid Prìomh Fheart: Aodach by Mina Aliyari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Fasain, Aodaich agus Trusgain Competition Category.


IarannFasan· 2025

Gordafarid Prìomh Fheart: Aodach

by Mina Aliyari

Client: Kahkeshan Shahab Danesh

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Fasan Category

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The Design

About Gordafarid Prìomh Fheart: Aodach

Teacsa an Leabhair: Is aodach a th' ann an Gordafarid a chaidh a chruthachadh à brataichean Peirseach ath-chleachdte. Tha brataichean fighte-làimhe millte, do-fheumail a' cruthachadh cùim na cèile agus a' cumail an cruth tùsail. Tha na briogaisean air an dèanamh de anart leis an dòigh dhrapaidh, air a bhrosnachadh le aodach threubhan Ioranach. Tha bann-cinn a' ceangal geomatrais Ioranach ris an dòigh origami. Faodar cruthan eadar-dhealaichte a thoirt do bhreacan air a dhèanamh de shreangan spriongail meatailt agus aodach, air a' bhodhaig. Tha srianagan caochlaideach a' ceadachadh atharrachaidhean ann am meud agus gnìomh. Faodar am pàirt brata cuideachd a chrochadh air balla no a chur air ùrlar.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha Gordafarid Prìomh Fheart: Aodach 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 Gordafarid Prìomh Fheart: Aodach 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 Gordafarid Prìomh Fheart: Aodach 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
This dress is a bridge between history and modernity
Reusing damaged and unusable handicrafts (Iranian carpets) and introducing them into the fashion industry without changing the original structure of the work, as well as the headband, which is a combination of Iranian geometry and modern origami technique

The items have multiple uses,
A springy and soft shawl that we can give different forms to on the body
. A carpet that can be worn or hung on the wall or placed on the floor as a work of art
Dimensions & Packaging
Blouse : width 250mm x 500mm
Pants: width 700mm x 1100mm
One look size 38
Tags
Sustainable fashion, fashion design, clothing, cultural design, origami technique, persian carpet, redesign, draping
Production Technology
This garment uses environmentally friendly materials such as linen in the pants and carpet in the torso

The pants are made using the draping technique, modeled after the clothing of Iranian tribes.

The garment and accessories use variable straps to allow for changing size and function.

A combination of metal spring wires and fabric is used to create a flexible and formable scarf.
Design Challenge
Our main challenge in this project is how to combine the main concept, i.e. free woman, with the identity of Iranian culture and art, and also the correct interaction of these two concepts with fashion with a modern approach, considering sustainable fashion.
Paying attention to the fact that not everything damaged is worthless and can be given meaning and life again by redesigning.
And another problem solved by the project is how to transform handicrafts into clothing while maintaining the original structure of the material and its harmony with the body's form and anatomy, which has turned it into a comfortable and stylish garment.
Research
Research and Investigations:
Historical facts about the clothing, arts and crafts of Iranian peoples throughout history have been made according to the different empires, and the commonalities and consequences of each part of their clothing have been considered. For this project, historical books such as the Shahnameh have been referred to in order to better understand the authenticity of Iran and the influential Iranian women, their role and power.
Inspiration
The inspiration for this design is the expression of courage, freedom and beauty of women against anti-women thinking, who stand amidst the limitations of which the Maripach spring shawl is a symbol of these thoughts, and despite their wounds, which are shown on the torso of the dress with the damaged carpet, they inspire beauty and freedom.

Because of the social, cultural and artistic meaning of this work, we named it Gard Afridi, a symbol of a brave and free woman in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
Project Duration
The project started in May 2024 in Semnan and Finished in December in 2024 in semnan .
Operation Flow
Transmitting a sense of authenticity and beauty using an old Persian carpet, hand-woven trousers inspired by the Persian tribal customs, a red headband worn by Achaemenid warriors after winning a war, and a spring shawl that expresses limiting thinking like a cocoon wrapped around a woman, but a woman with her courage inspires freedom and beauty.
Team Members
Mina Aliyari
Shahin Nayyer
Image Credits
Images #1 to #5 : Photographer Mahdie Jalali ,Gordafarid ,2024

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