Jern Mote · 2021
The Metamorphosis Plagg
by Yingyi Chen
- A' Design Award i Jern 2021 in Mote
- CLIENT: Sculpture studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 19,461
- Verification code 7474C97B56 · Verify this award
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About The Metamorphosis Plagg
Metamorphosis er et håndlaget plagg inspirert av ideer om mutasjon og evolusjon. Designet er basert på overdrevne dyreskjeletter formet for å passe den menneskelige kroppen. De resulterende formene antyder et krysningsbilde av menneske og dyr. Plagget er laget av biologisk nedbrytbar plast, lær og hår. Plasten er restmateriale som varmpresses sammen med hår for å danne et tekstil. Lær og hår er gjenvunnet fra studiorester og avfall fra frisørsalonger. Arm-, hånd-, front-, rygg- og fotdeler kan fjernes og settes sammen igjen for enkel bruk og senere utskifting.
About the A' Design Award i Jern
The Metamorphosis Plagg er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. The Metamorphosis Plagg forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. The Metamorphosis Plagg respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.
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- Unique Properties
- In concepts of mutation and evolution,this design are based on exaggerated animal skeletons and designed to fit the body which is grounded in a unique visual interpretation of animal anatomy, building upon existing skeleton structures to create it that appear as natural properties of the human body, suggesting strength, power and sensuality—a cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.The design was handcrafted with degradable plastic, leather, hair.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 520mm Width x450mm Depth x 1200mm Height
- Tags
- Mutation, Metamorphosis, Leather, Plastics, Body
- Production Technology
- The metamorphosis of human was made of degradable plastic, leather and hair. Biodegradable plastics are scrap materials provided by relevant manufacturers.Then apply the hot pressing technique and add the hair to form the fabric; Leather is the leftover material in the daily use of the studio, which is stitched after recycling. Hair comes from barbershop waste. As time went by, the work was finally broken down completely.
- Design Challenge
- First, how to express the texture of human skin in the future is an important problem. Second, the joints of the fingers, the part of the tail, the bulging part of the back, these details are a polyhedron, the model is more difficult to make.
- Research
- The production process of this work is just like that of sculpture. In the process of human birth-development-metamorphosis, it is continuously ground, bent and processed. This process is the transformation from the original ape-man to the "synthetic material" of modern man. I have studied the medical aspects of the human body, and I have learned about the evolution of human beings in various ways in ancient times, such as the stage from crawling to standing upright. These studies and experiments laid the foundation for the project.
- Inspiration
- "What began as such a simple form has evolved, and continues to evolve, into the most beautiful and wonderful of infinitely many forms." Charles Darwin said.Concepts of mutation and evolution are explored in order to develop a contemporary cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.All of the objects were handcrafted.Leather and hair are form recycling. Eventually this design was broken down into a new cycle.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2020 and finished in March 2020 in China.
- Operation Flow
- Each part of The metamorphosis of human could be disassembled and reassembled, for example, The arms, hands, front, back, and foot ornaments. This is for ease of wear and tear, freedom of movement, and the ability to replace or add parts in the future, thus achieving a process of constant renewal and evolution.
- Patents
- Copyright to Yingyi Chen
- Image Credits
- Image #1: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #2: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #3: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #4: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #5: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
