Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Goes to Origami Mask Fashion Mask by Yuriko Wada
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yuriko Wada for fashion and travel accessories design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Origami Mask Fashion Mask by Yuriko Wada, designed for Paper Parade Inc., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Fashion and Travel Accessories Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Origami Mask Fashion Mask
Origami Mask is a face mask designed for special occasions such as weddings and ceremonies. The mask is made from a single sheet of Japanese washi paper, folded with the origami technique, without glue or stitching. Washi provides texture and breathability. Gold leaf decorates the folds, so the mask works as a formal accessory rather than a plain necessity. The mask is flat and compact when folded, and it forms a dome that creates space around the mouth when both ends are pulled. The folded mask fits inside invitations and can be stored in its package during meals.
About Yuriko Wada
At Paper Parade, our theme is to create new value in paper and printing while crossing the boundaries between digital and physical. While experimenting with new forms of expression and exploring new concepts, we will continue to develop works that change the values of paper, printing, and materials, centering on graphic design. We are able to express ourselves uniquely while being influenced by the two forms of expression, design and artwork. The origin of Paper Parade is "exploring the possibilities of paper and printing". I believe that combining paper and printing with new elements will lead to even more possibilities.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yuriko Wada a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Award
The A' Accessory Design Award is an international fashion design competition recognizing good accessory designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to accessory designers, fashion designers, travel accessory designers and luxury goods manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include handbags, scarves, belts, luggage, hats and travel bags. Awarded accessory designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/accessory
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/121883
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121883
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121883
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/277517
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://origamimask.paperparade.tokyo
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Origami Mask Fashion Mask
- Function
- Fashion Mask
- Category
- Fashion and Travel Accessories Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Fashion and Luxury
- Colors
- Lavender, Dark Olive Green, Dim Gray, Rosy Brown and Tan
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Paper Parade Inc.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yuriko Wada
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121883
Credits
- Team
- Atsushi Morita, Hidaka Co,. Ltd. and Cosmotech Inc.
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Yusuke Tsuchida, Model:Nui
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This project was inspired by the traditional origami technique of folding a single sheet of paper and the functionality of washi paper, with its texture and breathability, a technique and material born in Japan. This origami mask is a project that combines two traditional elements that are familiar to Japanese people: washi and origami.
- Inspiration
- It is becoming customary to wear masks in all situations where they meet people. This is also true for "special celebrations" such as weddings. By decorating the folds with gold leaf, this mask has been designed as a "tool for attire" suitable for special occasions, rather than something to be worn out of necessity. In cooperation with the washi production area, we created variations in the design to match the different functions and textures of the materials in different production areas.
- Research
- As a social change after the spread of the new corona infection, it has become customary to wear a mask. The same applies to "special occasions" such as weddings and other celebratory occasions, tea ceremonies, flower arrangement, and theater performances. Special masks for "special occasions" have never existed before. In our research, we discovered this need and tried to design an "etiquette for special occasions" as an origami mask.
- Challenge
- Mass production was difficult because of the complicated manual processing involved. By establishing a rule that the creases where the gold leaf is applied are the mountain folds and those where the gold leaf is not applied are the valley folds, the work process became visible and work efficiency improved, and mass production was successfully achieved.
- Realization and Technology
- Instead of gluing or sewing, it was designed to form a three-dimensional dome using the technique of origami, which involves folding a single sheet of paper. The design makes the most of the charm and functionality of the material, such as the texture and breathability of Japanese paper. The mask is compact when packaged, but when it is used as a mask, it expands into a dome shape when both ends are pulled to create a space around the mouth.
- Operation and Interaction
- When opened by holding both ends, it becomes dome-shaped. When opened, the mask is large, but when folded, it becomes small and compact. The compactness of the mask allows it to be enclosed in invitations for weddings and other parties. From the viewpoint of infection prevention, the mask can be folded and stored in the package at meals and other occasions to keep the table clean, and people will not have to worry about where to put the mask.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began around May 2020 with talks with production areas and factories, and was launched in November 2020. In January 2021, they were distributed at a coming-of-age celebration in a washi production area.
- Specifications
- package：M(170mmx2mmx50mm) L(123mmx2mmx59mm ) mask：M(125mmx90mmx105mm)L(150mmx100mmx125mm)
- Keywords
- fashion, japanese paper, origami, mask, traditional
