Press Release
The Last Blooming Multifunctional Fabrics by Qixin Wu Receives the A' Design Award in Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
Qixin Wu recognized for textile, fabric, textures, patterns and cloth design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design category for The Last Blooming Multifunctional Fabrics by Qixin Wu, designed for EchoWu Design Studio. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
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 The Last Blooming Multifunctional Fabrics
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 the designer's main material to express the vivid blooming. They are still staying to bloom and show the final beauty. 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.
About Qixin Wu
Qixin Wu is an experienced textile/surface designer based in NYC. She was born in China, and achieved her Master's Degree in Philadelphia. After being in the textile industry for over 10 years, she still enjoys capturing every remarkable moment with photos and paintings and keeps thinking with robust enthusiasm. Besides her commercial achievements, she also founded a non-profit online magazine from 2016 to 2019 in China. The deeper she knows the world, the more curiosities grow in her mind. The bio-cultural journey values her life.
Award Record
Qixin Wu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design Award
The A' Textile Design Award is an international textile design competition recognizing good textile designs by best textile designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to textile designers, fabric engineers, texture and pattern creators and clothing companies from all countries. Entries typically include structural fabric, engineered cloth, smart textiles, technical textiles, woven fabric and jacquard fabric. Awarded textile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/textile
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/108758
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/108758
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!108758
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/282494
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.echowqx.com/the-last-blooming
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Last Blooming Multifunctional Fabrics
- Function
- Multifunctional Fabrics
- Category
- Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Fashion and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- EchoWu Design Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Qixin Wu
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #108758
Credits
- Image Credits
- Qixin Wu
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Jan 2015 in Philadelphia and finished in May 2021 in New York.
- Specifications
- High: 27 inches Width: 45 inches
- Keywords
- Decomposition, Heat Press, Flowers, Leaves, Hand Drawing, Textile, Fabric
