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Reminiscent Dharka Udgoon by Pallavi Padukone

Reminiscent Dharka Udgoon by Pallavi Padukone is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Marooyin, Dharka, Muuqaalka iyo Qaababka Competition Category.


BirMarooyin· 2021

Reminiscent Dharka Udgoon

by Pallavi Padukone

Client: Pallavi Padukone

Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Marooyin Category

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The Design

About Reminiscent Dharka Udgoon

Dib-u-tarjumida warshadaha udgoonka, Pallavi Padukone waxay u isticmaashaa dharka sidii udgoon si ay u ururiso waqtiga iyo fogaanta oo ay u abuurto waayo-aragnimo immersion si ay dib ula xiriirto dabeecadda, nostalgia, gurigeeda, iyo aqoonsiga. Reminiscent waxay isticmaashaa habab dabiici ah oo ay isku dhex geliso oo ay udgoon ugu geliso dunta iyada oo loo marayo daabacaadda iyo qurxinta. Dharkeedu waxay u mahadcelinayaan waayo-aragnimada dareenka ee urta iyo saamaynta ay ku leedahay caafimaadka maskaxda iyo jidhka.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award

Reminiscent Dharka Udgoon waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. Reminiscent Dharka Udgoon waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, Reminiscent Dharka Udgoon waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Reinterpreting the fragrance industry, Reminiscent uses natural ways to integrate and infuse scents into hand-made textiles through embroidery and embellishment.

Collaborating with nature I use only biodegradable materials in my production process. I developed a natural coating for cotton yarn as a carrier for fragrances that are embroidered onto Organza silk. I have used the calming scent of jasmine in these textiles as it is reminiscent of my hometown of Bengaluru in India and brings me a sense of comfort.
Dimensions & Packaging
Jasmine Textile I Dimension : 1041.4 mm x 1117.6 mm
Jasmine Textile II Dimension: 914.4 mm x 1371.6 mm
Tags
Textiles, Fragrant embroidery, Scented embellishment, Material innovation, Natural fibers, Sustainable textiles, Natural dyes, Handcrafted, Coated yarn
Production Technology
Jasmine II is handcrafted from 100% sheer organza silk with hand-smocked accessible pockets to store flowers and fragrances. Jasmine I is crafted with 100% organza silk with scented embellishment that is handset and machine embroidered.

Creating a system of fragrant embellishment, through trial and error, I developed a natural coating for cotton yarn using filtered beeswax hardened with tree resin, pure jasmine essential oil, and colored with natural pigments. The yarn is coated in the medium and cured in a sealed casing for 24 hours to lock in the scent before it is ready to be used for embellishment.
Design Challenge
The creative challenge was the temporality of scents and how to make them last longer. The accessible pockets in Jasmine II allow the user to replenish the fragrance once the flower buds lose their scent.

The scent-coated yarn on Jasmine I allows the fragrance to remain anywhere up to one to three months, depending on their exposure to heat and light. The impermanence is a reminder of its completely natural state, just as the color of natural dyes also tends to alter with time.

I use beeswax as my base for my coating as it burns slowly and therefore releases the scent at a slower pace. I combine the wax with a tree-based resin that increases its melting point and hardens and strengthens it, making it more durable for manipulation and use in embroidery and weaving.
Research
Over the last year, the COVID pandemic has forced all of us to make significant lifestyle changes. The all-pervasive change has been the wearing of masks that restricts our sense of smell, a sense that we usually take for granted. The pandemic has made us also realize the power of this sense in our lives, whether it is with the cool, fresh air that we breathe or its ability to evoke wonder, desire, or longing, of memories and of happiness. Reminiscent textiles pay tribute to this powerful sensorial experience and its effect on mental and physical wellness.
Inspiration
The calming effect of a small pouch of lavender while being cooped up in my apartment during the lockdown in 2020 gave me the idea to further explore the concept of scents for wellness and how they can be expressed through color, patterns, and textures. Reminiscent, is my way of using textiles as aromatherapy, to condense time and distance and reconnect with nature, nostalgia, home, and identity.
Project Duration
The project started in December 2019 in New York and finished in May 2020 in New York, and was exhibited at New York Textile Month in September 2020
Operation Flow
The multi-sensorial qualities of these textiles allow the user to engage with them on different levels of interaction- through touch, smell, and sight. Fragrances can be customized based on the user's preference. The fragrances of the coated yarn are released strongly when the textiles are placed in direct contact with heat. The textiles are also made from natural materials, which are biodegradable including dyes, which are less harmful to the environment. The accessible pockets on Jasmine II allow the user to replace the flowers in the textile when the smell fades away or interchange them with another fragrance.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Pallavi Padukone, 2021.
Image Credits
Image #1 Photographer Olivia Koval, Reminiscent Jasmine II, 2019
Image #2 Photographer Olivia Koval, Reminiscent Jasmine II, 2019
Image #3 Photographer Pallavi Padukone, Reminiscent Jasmine II, 2019
Image #4 Photographer Pallavi Padukone, Reminiscent Jasmine I, 2020
Image #4 Photographer Pallavi Padukone, Reminiscent Jasmine I, 2020

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