X World Nā Lole Aʻahu by Mei Pan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Lole, ʻAʻahu a me Kāpili Competition Category.

GulaLole· 2022

X World Nā Lole Aʻahu

by Mei Pan

A' Design Award Gula Winner in Lole Category

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The Design

About X World Nā Lole Aʻahu

He lole manaʻo hoʻolālā ʻo X World i hoʻoulu ʻia e nā kiʻi X-ray o nā ʻiniseka. Hoʻololi ka hoʻolālā i ka iwi waho o ka ʻiniseka i kino hiki ke ʻaʻahu ʻia, me ka waiho ʻana i nā papa o nā hale like me ka pūpū ma luna o ke kino kanaka. Hana ʻia ʻo X World me ke akamai hana kukui hale aliʻi o Kina, he hana i helu ʻia ma ke ʻano he hoʻoilina moʻomeheu ʻike ʻole ʻia. Ma hope o nā hoʻāʻo he nui o nā mea hana, ua hui ʻia kahi ʻiwi o ka uea hao me ke kaula kiliki lahilahi, he hui māmā a maʻalahi hoʻi. He palupalu ka lole akā ikaika nō, a hōʻike ia i ka nāwaliwali ma ke ʻano he palekana no ka manawa pōkole.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā X World Nā Lole Aʻahu i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā X World Nā Lole Aʻahu he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā X World Nā Lole Aʻahu i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: I think the photographer Nick Veasey insects under the "X" in the light of photos have seemingly Chinese ink and wash shade of color piece changes, there are animal bones structure of organic combination, so I combined the intangible cultural heritage of China palace lantern craft, red sandalwood spend pear as bone, spun silk yarn coloured glaze is clothed, combining with wire system skeleton and silk gauze, The layers of exterminated insect bones were constructed on the human body.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 660 mm， Depth 30 mm， Height 72 mm
Tags: Concept， Clothing， Intangible cultural heritage， Insects， Bone， Silk gauze
Production Technology: Combining the palace lantern craft of China's intangible cultural heritage, after trying a variety of different materials and combinations, we finally chose the combination of iron wire skeleton and silk gauze, which is both light and flexible, to construct layers of exterior insect bones on the human body.
Design Challenge: China's intangible cultural heritage of the inheritance of the palace lantern craft, a large number of handicraft work and components of the combination of modeling attempt.
Research: The design of the work is derived from the first "X" light insect photos of photographer Nick Veasey. Starting from the materials and combination methods, I combined with the palace lantern technology of China's intangible cultural heritage. Finally, I chose the combination of the two materials, the skeleton made of iron wire and the silk gaux, which is both light and flexible. It has the aesthetic feeling of sensibility and rationality.
Inspiration: The design of the work is derived from the first "X" light insect photos of photographer Nick Veasey, and the insects in the photos are both emotional and rational beauty. I was deeply attracted by the insects, so the exoskeleton made into clothing.
Project Duration: February and March 2021
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Operation Flow: Vulnerability is the body's natural "airbag" that turns it into protection when we are faced with a difficult or mentally challenging situation. I think of this protection as an insect exoskeleton attached to our bodies, providing a temporary sense of security. I made this "exoskeleton" into clothes. It's beautiful and fragile, thin and tough.