Umai Килим by Marina Begman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Сребрена награда A' Design Award in Дизајн на мебел Competition Category.
СребренаМебел· 2020
Umai Килим
Client: Marina Begman
Сребрена награда A' Design Award Winner in Мебел Category
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About Umai Килим
Изработено во античка номадска техника, заштитено со списокот на нематеријално културно наследство на УНЕСКО, кој има потреба од итно чување, овој килим го носи најдоброто од волна, заради градиентските возови на волна и финото шиење на раката што создава волуметриска текстура. 100 проценти рачно изработени, овој килим е направен со употреба на природни нијанси на волна плус жолтеникав тон обоен со лушпа од кромид. Златна нишка што поминува низ килим дава изјава и потсетува на косата што слободно тече во ветрот - коса на номадска божица Умај - заштитник на жени и деца.
The Recognition
About the Сребрена награда A' Design Award
Umai Килим е добитник на Сребрената награда A' Design Award, извонредно престижно признание што се доделува на врвни, прекрасни и импресивни дизајни. Сребрените добитници се исклучително бриљантни и многу креативни дела што ја покажуваат одличната стручност, талентот и проникливоста на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Umai Килим да биде прекрасно, примерно, извонредно професионално и длабоко иновативно дело. Овој дизајн со Сребрена награда е значаен, восхитуван пронајдок што придонесува за поместување на границите на уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата. Umai Килим е творба на која многумина и завидуваат, која ги буди желбите, носи позитивни чувства и предизвикува восхит и чудење.
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
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