Umai Ichcapetlatl by Marina Begman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Caltlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

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Umai Ichcapetlatl

by Marina Begman

Client: Marina Begman

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Caltlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Umai Ichcapetlatl

Chīuhqui īca cē huēhueh tlachihualiztli nennenqueh tlācah, ēlōtōc īpan UNESCO Netlacaquiliztli Tōltēcāyōtl Ahmo Huelneci Mōnequi Mopiyaz, inīn petlatl quineltilia in cualli ichcatl īca ixquichcāhuiltli īitlapallo īhuān cualli mātlatzohtzomaliztli tlen quichihua nepantlah cuahuitl. Cemixquich mātlachihualli, inīn petlatl tlachihualli īca melahuac tlapalli ichcatl īhuān cē cōztic tlapalli tlapalōlli īca xonacatl ēēhuatl. Cē cōzqui mecatl tlen nemi īpan petlatl quitenehua īhuān techteilnamictia in tzontli pipitzcatoc īpan ēhecatl - ītzontli teōtl Umay nennenqueh - temōpiyani cīhuah īhuān piltzitzintin.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Umai Ichcapetlatl ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Umai Ichcapetlatl ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Umai Ichcapetlatl quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

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