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Turandot Armor Костюм by Cynthia Gomez

Turandot Armor Костюм by Cynthia Gomez is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Серебряная премия A' Design Award in Дизайн костюмов и традиционной одежды Competition Category.


СеребрянаяДизайн костюмов· 2024

Turandot Armor Костюм

by Cynthia Gomez

Client: Cynthia Gomez

Серебряная премия A' Design Award Winner in Дизайн костюмов Category

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The Design

About Turandot Armor Костюм

Индустрия костюма производит изделия, которые становятся ненужными по окончании сезона, так как их редко можно использовать повторно. В качестве решения этой проблемы был предложен проект устойчивого костюма, представляющий дизайн оперного наряда с использованием экологичных техник, таких как апсайклинг невостребованных трикотажных материалов и создание биоматериалов из апельсиновых отходов на основе принципов циркулярной экономики. Проект направлен на повторное использование существующих материалов и разработку новых материалов с целью противодействия загрязнению окружающей среды в индустрии моды.

The Recognition

About the Серебряная премия A' Design Award

Turandot Armor Костюм — лауреат Серебряной премии A' Design Award, чрезвычайно престижного признания, присуждаемого великолепным, впечатляющим проектам высочайшего уровня. Обладатели Серебряной премии — это в высшей степени блестящие и чрезвычайно творческие работы, демонстрирующие выдающийся опыт, талант и проницательность их авторов. Ожидается, что Turandot Armor Костюм станет чудесной, образцовой работой, заметно профессиональной и глубоко инновационной. Этот проект, получивший Серебряную премию A' Design Award, — весьма примечательное, вызывающее восхищение изобретение, которое приносит пользу и раздвигает границы искусства, науки, дизайна и технологий. Turandot Armor Костюм — творение, которому многие завидуют, оно пробуждает желания, дарит положительные чувства и вызывает изумление и восторг.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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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