Skip to content

Press Release

DesignNewswire · COMO, Italy ·

The Magic Ship Of The Orient Multimedia Videos by Liang Wu Receives the A' Design Award in Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design

The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Liang Wu of College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University for performing arts, stage, style and scenery design

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COMO, Italy, April 15, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ The Magic Ship Of The Orient Multimedia Videos by Liang Wu of College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University, designed for College of Fashion and Design,Donghua University, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

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 Magic Ship Of The Orient Multimedia Videos

The work constructs a stage scene with Oriental cultural elements, combining Chinese folding fans, pipa and engines into a huge spacecraft. The video uses 3D animation, AIGC, and naked eye 3D technology to allow the audience to experience time travel, featuring landscapes, phoenixes, Chinese gardens, Shikumen and Shanghai. In the background of the fashion show, the designer used AI generated giant animations to echo more than 60 models, reflecting the design elements of the clothing. The work integrates virtual and real elements to complement the fashion show.

About Liang Wu

Wu Liang is one of most outstanding contributed Young Visual Arts Designers in Design Industry of Shanghai in recent years, meanwhile he is also an educational innovator in Fashion Design Industry which was ever evaluated by ECI Award. He is the Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor, and Deputy Director of Visual Communication Design Department at College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University, with 25 teaching years of Visual Communication Design and 21 years of practical experiences in design industry. He was awarded as follows: MUSE Creative Award ‘Gold Award’, ECI Award, Marking Awards Innovation Award,5 "Shanghai Design 100+" awards, China Top 100 Young Designers,etc.

About College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University

College of Fashion and Design of Donghua University is one of the earliest established universities in fashion disciplines in China. The college is composed of Department of Fashion Design and Engineering, Department of Fashion Art Design, Department of V

Award Record

This recognition makes Liang Wu of College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design Award

The A' Performing Arts Design Award is an international competition recognizing excellence in set, stage, and performing arts design by top designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to performing arts designers, set designers, theater architects and costume designers from all countries. Typical entries include choreography, dance moves, theatrical sets, dance costumes, stage lighting and opera props. The awarded performing arts designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/performing-arts

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

###

Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
The Magic Ship Of The Orient Multimedia Videos
Function
Multimedia Videos
Category
Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Arts and Entertainment
Colors
Dark Red, Maroon, Black, Firebrick and Alice Blue
Images
5
Client
College of Fashion and Design,Donghua University

The Recognition

Laureate
Liang Wu
Country
China
Brand
College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2023 - 2024
Design ID
#160054

Credits

Team
Wu Liang, Luo Jingjie, Yuan Qinying, Gao Xiangneng, Meng Shengyu, Fu Jie, Zhang Xiaohan, Qian Long, Huang Yaxuan and Xu Xinni
Image Credits
none

Design Details

Unique Properties
The work is from a 30 minute grand fashion show held during the 2023 World Design Capital Conference. The video on stage depicts a large ship that integrates elements of Eastern traditional culture, immersing the audience in a magical space. The design team used 3D animation, naked eye 3D, and AIGC technology to present the video on an 80 meter wide U-shaped screen and a top array screen, dynamically presenting the inspiration elements of fashion designers and performing simultaneously with over 60 pieces of clothing, boldly reconstructing the stage scene.
Inspiration
The stage featured a colossal spacecraft named The Magic Ship of The Orient, which was made up of Chinese fans, Pipa, and engines. The dynamic landscape painting, phoenix, Chinese gardens, Shikumen, and contemporary Shanghai were depicted in a surreal space. The stage background of the fashion show created an astonishing immersive experience, while the giant animations generated by AIGC synchronously echo more than 60 sets of real models.
Research
This project is a multimedia fashion show that will be one of the main performances during the 2023 World Design Capital Conference. It is the result of collaborative research and creation by teachers and students from various design majors at universities, including visual communication design, digital media art, fashion design, performance, artificial intelligence, music, and dance. The purpose of this work is to reinterpret local culture and showcase the achievements of young designers to the world through integrated performances. The video primarily uses technologies such as Three Dimensional Animation, AIGC, and Naked-eye 3D.
Challenge
The primary difficulty of this project lies in the coordination among diverse professions and the manageability of AIGC.
Realization and Technology
Three-Dimensional Animation and AIGC
Operation and Interaction
This multimedia fashion show is performed every autumn in Shanghai, and this is the version of the 2023 World Design Capital Conference. By being invited to watch live, the experience will be very stunning, but it can also be watched online through global live streaming.
Project Duration and Location
The creativity and production of this project started in Shanghai in July 2023, and after completion, it was performed at the main venue of the World Design Capital Conference in Shanghai in September 2023.
Specifications
A massive U-shaped screen (8000cmx700cm) A top array screen (1150cmx1150cm) Naked-eye 3D technology
Keywords
Fashion show, Stage multimedia, AIGC, Digital art

Good Design Deserves Great Recognition

Nominate Your Work for the A' Design Award.

Nominate