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Turandot Armor P'acha by Cynthia Gomez
Turandot Armor P'acha by Cynthia Gomez
Turandot Armor P'acha by Cynthia Gomez
Turandot Armor P'acha by Cynthia Gomez
Turandot Armor P'acha by Cynthia Gomez

Qullqi Pacha Churana · 2024

Turandot Armor P'acha

by Cynthia Gomez

  • A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu 2024 in Pacha Churana
  • CLIENT: Cynthia Gomez
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About Turandot Armor P'acha

P'acha ruway industriaqa ruranmi p'achakunata, chaykunaqa mawk'ayapunmi mit'a tukukuptin, pisi kutilla atikunku wakmanta sirvichiyta. Chaymi kay sasachakuymanta huk wiñaypaq p'acha llamk'ay yuyaychasqa karqan, chaypim rikuchin huk ópera p'achap ruwayninkunata wiñaypaq yachaykunawan, chaykunam kanku: mana munasqa away q'apimanta musuqmanta llamk'achiy, chaymanta laranjap qhipanmanta kawsaymanta k'askaq materialkunata ruway, muyuriy qullqi yachayman hina. Kay llamk'ayqa maskhan kaq materialkunata musuqmanta llamk'achiyta chaymanta musuq materialkunata wiñachiyta, p'uchakay modapi qhellichakuyta atipanaypaq.

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

Turandot Armor P'acha A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Turandot Armor P'acha ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Turandot Armor P'acha achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

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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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