Crystal ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ by Nargiza Usmanova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱞᱟᱭᱴᱤᱝ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱞᱟᱭᱴᱤᱝ· 2021
Crystal ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ
Client: Yonge + St. Clair BIA
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱞᱟᱭᱴᱤᱝ Category
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About Crystal ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱭᱚᱝᱜᱮ + ᱥᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱞᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱚᱞ ᱟᱨᱴ ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱴᱤᱵᱷᱟᱞ (ᱴᱚᱨᱚᱱᱴᱚ, ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱰᱟ) ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱵᱮᱯᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱵᱷᱤᱱᱚᱵᱽ ᱓ᱰᱤ ᱵᱟᱥᱛᱩ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱓ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱑᱐ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱡᱟᱞᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱯᱮᱠᱚᱬ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱚᱨᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱼᱟ᱾ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ, ᱛᱚᱨᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱚᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱩᱴᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱛ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱕ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱞᱤᱰᱤ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱯᱷᱞᱮᱠᱥ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Crystal ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Crystal ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The art installation "Crystal" is made for the “Yonge + St. Clair” Fall Art Festival which is aimed to promote local businesses. The "Crystal" has been designed to show the process of transformation throughout the crystal lattice. Using triangular shapes, we created a volumetric structural arch resembling a crystal. To define the shape, we included rope knitting in the design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Installation size:
length - 7.5 m, width - 3.5 m, height - 3.2 m - Tags
- art installation, lighting installation, knitted installation, tube structure, handmade, crystal
- Production Technology
- Materials used in the project:
115 meters of copper tube pipes,
900 meters of ropes,
1000 zip-ties,
5 meters of LED Neon Flex - Research
- To implement the idea to life, we had to make a decision on how tubes should be connected. Using ropes was a great solution to keep the structure solid enough and at the same time to have the ability to adjust angles of pipes during assembly. To make sure this works, we developed two additional mock-ups before doing a real one.
- Inspiration
- Our lives and lifestyles change (transform) over time. We utilized this idea in the "Crystal" installation, one of 6 art installations presented by local artists during the “Yonge + St. Clair” Fall Art Festival (Toronto, Canada) with the main theme of transformation.
- Project Duration
- One month of outdoor exposure in Toronto, Canada (Yonge + St. Clair)
- Operation Flow
- The installation "Crystal" stimulates the senses of passers-by and makes them think about their own journey through life. Copper tubes and ropes used in the structure are aimed to symbolize the diversity of life. Cooper tubing has been used to represent choices. People choose the path that they are on and although it may not always seem like it, have control over their life and destiny. Ropes have been used to symbolize the many factors which influence people’s choices.
The piece is aimed to merge with the urban landscape and change over time, gaining features from its surroundings. - Patents
- Copyrights belong to Nargiza Usmanova, 2019
- Team Members
- Nargiza Usmanova
Maxim Zinchuk - Image Credits
- Photographer and videographer - Maxim Zinchuk
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