Umai Daim Ntaub Pua Tsev by Marina Begman

Umai Daim Ntaub Pua Tsev by Marina Begman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Rooj Tog Competition Category.

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Umai Daim Ntaub Pua Tsev

by Marina Begman

Client: Marina Begman

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Rooj Tog Category

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The Design

About Umai Daim Ntaub Pua Tsev

Ua nyob rau hauv txheej txheem txheej txheem txheej thaum ub, tiv thaiv los ntawm UNESCO lub npe Cov Neeg Qiv Zis Ua Txhaum Cai ntawm Kev Xav Ceev Ceev, daim ntaub pua tsev no tau nqa qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm cov plaub yaj vim gradient wool ntxoov thiab zoo nkauj stitching uas tsim volumetric kev ntxhib los mos. 100 feem pua xuas tes ua, cov ntaub pua tsev no yog tsim siv cov duab ntuj ntawm cov plaub ntxiv ntxiv rau cov nplais daj ntawm cov khoom muag nrog cov dos plhaub. Ib txoj xov kub uas dhau los ntawm cov ntaub pua tsev ua rau cov lus tshaj tawm thiab nco txog ntawm cov plaub hau dawb ntws hauv cua - plaub hau ntawm poj niam nomadic vajtswv poj niam Umay - tus tiv thaiv poj niam thiab menyuam.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Umai Daim Ntaub Pua Tsev yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Umai Daim Ntaub Pua Tsev xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Umai Daim Ntaub Pua Tsev yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: One hundred percent natural sheep wool hand-felted and hand-stitched, dyed with herbs. Wool texture comes out beautifully through natural color combination and detailed stitching. Using an ancient and rare nomadic technique of rug making, included in UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safekeeping, the best of natural material is brought out, making it state of the art rug or wall decoration for modern home
Dimensions & Packaging: 3000 mm x 2000 mm x 15 mm
Tags: felt, wool, handmade rug, shyrdak
Production Technology: Creating Hair of Umay is a complex endeavour, following ancient techniques of shyrdak making and research of central asian legends included interviewing the elder women artisans in Naryn. Wool, the primary material, is sheared from sheep in the spring. It is then washed, dried, coloured, and pressed into sheets. The sheets are cut into beautiful patterns and hand stitched together. These patterns are quilted onto a large piece of plain wool base, creating a soft, thick, high-quality carpet.
Design Challenge: The rug is fully hand-stitched, cannot be imitated by a sewing machine. It takes one experienced woman-artisan 3 days to stitch one m2. It takes 6 sheep to make one rug of 3m by 2m size. The whole process is hand-made and very labor intensive.
Research: First, the technique itself was researched. Secondly, the ancient legends of central asian nomads were learned.The technique research included academic research about shyrdak making, traveling to Kyrgyzstan to remote mountainous region Naryn, where this technique is still kept by elder women, interviewing them, as well as participating in shyrdak making to experience and understanding the technique firsthand.
The research of nomadic legends included reading central asian literature and interviewing a university professor on Kyrgyz literature and history.
Inspiration: Inspired by a legend of Turkic and Mongolian people, about ancient goddess Umai - a benevolent spirit, the patroness of children and women. The mother goddess was depicted with golden hair, with a comb-shaped hairstyle. The rug drawing is depicting her loose hair in the wind
Project Duration: A custom rug takes two months to make including delivery. Workshop is located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Operation Flow: It is a piece of art that could decorate your floor or wall.
Also helps with acoustics to limit noise pollution. It retains warmth when it is cold, and keeps a space cool when it is hot. It's antibacterial, and doesn't absorb odours.
Team Members: Aliya Rakhman
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #5: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020