Turandot Armor Chovala cha Masewero by Cynthia Gomez is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zovala za Chikhalidwe ndi Miyambo Competition Category.
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Turandot Armor Chovala cha Masewero
Client: Cynthia Gomez
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Mapangidwe a Zovala za Chikhalidwe Category
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The Design
About Turandot Armor Chovala cha Masewero
Makampani opanga zovala za masewero amapanga zinthu zomwe sizidzagwiritsidwanso ntchito nyengo ikatha, chifukwa nthawi zambiri sizitha kugwiritsidwanso ntchito. Chifukwa cha vutoli, pulojekiti ya zovala zokhazikika ya masewero idapangidwa, yomwe ikupereka kapangidwe ka zovala za opera pogwiritsa ntchito njira zokhazikika monga kukonzanso ndi kugwiritsanso ntchito nsalu zotsalira za kuluka ndi kupanga zipangizo zachilengedwe zochokera ku zotsalira za malalanje molingana ndi chuma chozungulira. Pulojekitiyi ikufuna kugwiritsanso ntchito zinthu zomwe zilipo kale ndi kupanga zipangizo zatsopano kuti ithane ndi kuipitsa chilengedwe mu mafashoni.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Turandot Armor Chovala cha Masewero ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Turandot Armor Chovala cha Masewero akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Turandot Armor Chovala cha Masewero ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- In each production the costume industry generates pieces for each character and at the end these become obsolete because they can rarely be used again
It was from this problem that this sustainable costume project emerged, which proposes the design of an operatic outfit using sustainable techniques such as upcycling and the creation of biomaterials made from orange waste
The project seeks to reuse existing materials and develop new materials in order to counteract pollution in fashion - Dimensions & Packaging
- the dress knitting mesure 80mm x 10mm x 180mm
the armor biomaterial mesure 60 mm x 5mm x 50mm - Tags
- biomaterial, upcycling, deadstock, sustainability, costume design
- Production Technology
- For the armor, the circular economy theory was used, taking advantage of orange peel waste for the production of biomaterials, made with gelatin, glycerin and the orange substrate.
The dress was made from reusing deadstock knitted fabric, using the quilting technique to generate the patches and color gradient in the piece, everything was handmade. - Design Challenge
- the hardest part of the design was the funcionality of the project, with the upcycling tecnique using knitting deadstock, and the elaboration of the formula with the orange sustrat in the biomaterial.
- Research
- We sought to impact the costume industry through sustainability and innovation, the piece was for an opera singer which implied movement and comfort. We use design thinking for our research, doing interviews, searching for sustainable materials and technology that would help us
Regarding biomaterials we experimented with many fruit substrates up to orange peel, which has the best properties.
As for the dress, we had many fittings to see the feasibility in terms of weight, structure and comfort so that she could perform. - Inspiration
- The costume is inspired by Giacomo Puccini's Turandot opera, which symbolizes the princess's self-confinement in the face of interpersonal relationships, which is why her face is covered with an immense neck that protects her from love. An Upcycling tecnique was used with the patch-working, reusing textile waste to give it a second life.
In the same way, an armor made with substrate biomaterials from the orange waste, represents the sentimental barriers of Princess Turandot. - Project Duration
- started en january 2022 in Mexico City and finished in july 2022
- Operation Flow
- is a costume so it can be exhibit in a display maniqui.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Opcional Image #1: Opcional Image #2: Opcional Image #3: Opcional Image #4: photographer Silvetre García, hairdesigner Ignazio Muñoz, makeup artist Enrique Santana
Video Credits: Cynthia Gómez
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