Formosa Sapphire Sikafi by Yen-Yu Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Ie Competition Category.

UʻameaIe· 2020

Formosa Sapphire Sikafi

by Yen-Yu Chen

Client: Yen & Yu design

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Ie Category

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The Design

About Formosa Sapphire Sikafi

O le Formosa Sapphire o se sikafi silika e teuteuina i se mamanu o le Manulele Swinhoe (Swinhoe's Pheasant), o se ituaiga manulele e na o Taiwan e maua ai. O le mamanu e aofia ai ni kupega vali na tusia i lima, ni ata laina manaia, ma ni lanu pupula. Sa suʻesuʻeina le manulele e ala i ata puʻupuʻu ma tusi faasino, ona tusia lea auiliili. Sa faaliliuina le galuega taulima i se faila vector ina ia faasaoina ai kupega ma lanu moni, ma sa faaogaina i luga o le silika e ala i le lomiga numera (digital printing). E 650 i le 650 milimita le tele o le sikafi. O le fuafuaga o le faailoa atu o manulele faapitoa a Taiwan i se aofaiga tele o tagata ma le lagolagoina o le silafia lautele o le puipuiga o manulele.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Formosa Sapphire Sikafi, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Formosa Sapphire Sikafi e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Formosa Sapphire Sikafi ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Hand-drawn natural brush strokes, line texture, gorgeous bright colors, Taiwan-specific bird patterns.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 650mm x Height 650mm
Tags: bird, beauty, fashion, floral, flower, colorful, blue, scarf
Production Technology: Digital printing with accurate colors, and print on silk.
Design Challenge: At first, all the sketches and paints are on paper, in order to print, the designer has to convert the original artworks into a vector image file. During the conversion process, adjustment work was time-consuming and challenging because the designer wanted to keep the original strokes and bright colors.
Research: Since Swinhoe's Pheasant is difficult to find, the designer observed the appearance of the animal through photographs and from the book Wild Bird of Taiwan, then drew the beautiful appearance of the animal delicately.
Inspiration: Swinhoe's Pheasant is a kind of endemic species in Taiwan. It is covered in feathers with blue color and its gestures are eye-catching and difficult to see. The designer was once lucky to see the Swinhoe's Pheasant in a mountain, and she was immediately impressed by the animal. She believes these birds should be introduced to the world. At the same time, people can also raise the awareness of endemic species birds conservation.
Project Duration: started in October 2019 and finished in January 2020 in Taiwan
Operation Flow: All these beautiful scarves can stay with you to live a beautiful life.
Patents: Yen Yu Chen, 2020
Image Credits: Image #1: Yen Yu Chen
Image #2: Yen Yu Chen
Image #3: Yen Yu Chen
Image #4: Yen Yu Chen
Image #5: Yen Yu Chen