XiuJin Foliga by CaiNi, YiLin, YuJie and YaWen

XiuJin Foliga by CaiNi, YiLin, YuJie and YaWen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

ApamemeaMea Teuteuga· 2019

XiuJin Foliga

by CaiNi, YiLin, YuJie and YaWen

Client: Tainan University of Technology/ Product Design Department

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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The Design

About XiuJin Foliga

O le tuʻufaʻatasiga o le gaosi uʻamea ma le gaosia o loʻo taʻape le stereotypes e masani ai uamea e maua ai se ituaiga malulu lagona, faʻaaogaina le umi ma pupuʻu satin stitch ma le malu o le susulu filo filo faʻatasi ai ma le maaleale 925 sterling siliva faia lenei seti o fesoaʻi fesoasoani tutasi E maua ai le faʻaogaina lelei o le stereoscopic embroidery e faʻaalia ai lanu susulu, faia lenei tuʻufaʻatasiga foliga sili atu le matagofie nai lo le taimi muamua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai XiuJin Foliga, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina XiuJin Foliga e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. XiuJin Foliga e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The combination of the metal handicraft and embroidery breaks the stereotypes that common metals give us a kind of cold feeling. It makes good use of the stereoscopic embroidery to present bright colors, making this combination look more visually attractive than before.
Dimensions & Packaging: Bracelet: Diameter 60 mm x Height 20mm
Necklace: Length 130mm x Width 50 mm
Hairpin: Length 170mm x Width 95mm
Earrings: Light flower Length 95mm x Width 18mm, Dark flower Length 110mm x Width 18mm
The ring: Length 40mm x Diameter 15mm
Tags: Metal craft, 925 silver, embroidery, accessories
Production Technology: Material: 925silver, Mechanical embroidery thread, White pearl needle
Production techniques: Traditional metal craft, Hand embroidery
Surface contact: Electroplating 14K gold.
Design Challenge: The combination of metal parts and embroidered objects, seams, and how to make the final sewing part beautiful are some things that the whole team should brainstorm.
Research: Type of research: Incorporating into new thinking of this generation and making changes. The purpose is to transform traditional accessories into new faces, and make traditional craftsmanship revive again. Additionally, we could explore the possible combination of metalworking and embroidery techniques.
Inspiration: There all kinds of accessories in the market. Besides, each of them is full of specialty. Take the design which was set with metals and gems for example, although it seems to be traditional and even outdated, it is filled with a lot of great opportunities that can be combined with various of contemporary materials. On top of that, there’s another traditional handicraft that gradually disappears and lacks someone to inherit, that is, the embroidery. Similarly, it has inherited the spirit of traditions and techniques. It fully conveys a kind of mental thoughts that only can be reached by sewing every single needle or piece of thread.
Project Duration: The project began in July 2018 and was completed in Tainan, Taiwan in March 2019, and having its first exhibition in biggest department store of Tainan, March 2019, and first week of May 2019 the Young Designers' Exhibition held in world trade center of Taipei.
Operation Flow: Serve as a set of fashion accessories.
Patents: patent pending
Team Members: Instructor: Peilin Lee
Designer: CaiNi Yang, YiLin Luo,
YuJie Chen, YaWen Su
Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Department
Image Credits: CaiNi Yang,
YiLin Luo,
YuJie Chen,
YaWen Su