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Tiger 2022 Meaʻai Sima by Chao Yang, Zhang Chen and Zhu Xuguang

Tiger 2022 Meaʻai Sima by Chao Yang, Zhang Chen and Zhu Xuguang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Meafale Umukuka Competition Category.


UʻameaMeafale Umukuka· 2022

Tiger 2022 Meaʻai Sima

by Chao Yang, Zhang Chen and Zhu Xuguang

Client: Communication University of Zhejiang

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Meafale Umukuka Category

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The Design

About Tiger 2022 Meaʻai Sima

O le Taigi 2022 o se seti o meaʻai sima na fuafuaina e faʻavae i le tausaga o le taika i le kalena Saina. O le seti e aofia ai ipu, se fagu lauti, ipu laulau ma se ipu kofe faatasi ma lona laulau. E faʻaaogaina le porouselana lanu moana ma paʻepaʻe na faia lima mai Jingdezhen ma tunu i le vevela e 1300 tikeri. O elemene ata e tusia lima, faia ai pepa lanu moana ma paʻepaʻe, ona tipi lea ma faʻapipiʻi i mea taʻitasi i se faʻatulagaga faʻaesetulaga ma pao. O ata e aofia ai le faailoga o le taika mai le Han Dynasty, tusitusiga faʻaʻupu taika, ma upu manuia faaPeretania. O le mamanu e tuufaatasia ai faailoga masani a Saina faatasi ma se sitaili faava-o-lalolagi e faigofie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Tiger 2022 Meaʻai Sima, 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 Tiger 2022 Meaʻai Sima 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 Tiger 2022 Meaʻai Sima 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

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

Unique Properties
When the year of the tiger is coming, they use porcelain as the carrier of traditional Chinese cultural symbols and internationalist style as the design expression of cross-border integration - designers effectively integrate elements such as the tiger symbol of the Han Dynasty, "tiger" calligraphy, various "tiger" characters, the artist's design manuscript of the year of the tiger, the English auspicious language of the year of the tiger and so on, It not only has the expression of traditional Chinese culture, but also has the simplicity and fashion of internationalist design style.
Dimensions & Packaging
Cup length 80mm, depth 80mm, height 95mm;
Teapot length 70mm, depth 70mm, height 100mm;
The length of large plate is 300mm;
Medium plate length 250mm;
Small plate length 200mm;
Coffee cup length 65mm, depth 65mm, height 70mm;
Coffee dish length 135mm, depth 135mm.
Tags
Ceramic design,Cultural creation,tableware,Art design,Jingdezhen
Production Technology
It is made of the most representative handmade blue and white porcelain in Jingdezhen and fired at 1300 degrees. For the two designers, each design work is a unique artistic expression.
Design Challenge
The project aims to explore and extract the connotation of Chinese traditional culture and visual symbols of traditional culture, and interpret the cultural elements of the East and the West in an international perspective and design expression through modern design concepts and aesthetic fashion
Research
Taking the tiger of the Chinese Zodiac as the design theme, they jointly designed a household ceramic, understood many tiger related cultures, and interpreted the Oriental and Western cultures of the times with ceramic techniques, thus making a new breakthrough in the ceramics of the Chinese zodiac in 2022.
Inspiration
The tiger is the most popular mascot among the twelve zodiac animals, symbolizing ferocity, perseverance and vitality. In nature, people regard the tiger as the king of all animals, with the inherent king style. It is a cultural totem respected by people, endowed with many beautiful meanings of auspiciousness and blessing, and an important expression of "the picture must be intentional and the meaning must be auspicious" in Chinese traditional culture.
Project Duration
The project was held in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province in June 2021 and submitted for completion in December 2021.
Operation Flow
Hand create graphic elements about the theme of the year of the tiger, and then make them into blue and white paper. Cut and paste them on ceramic tableware for orderly and rhythmic arrangement. After firing at 1300 degrees, the work is finally formed
Team Members
Yang Chao
Zhang Chen
Zhu Xuguang.

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