Hmong Silver ውርሻዊ ስከርት by Zehui Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኮስቱምን ባህላዊ ኣልባሳትን Competition Category.

ብሩርንድፊ ኮስቱም· 2024

Hmong Silver ውርሻዊ ስከርት

by Zehui Ni

Client: Jing Que

ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ንድፊ ኮስቱም Category

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About Hmong Silver ውርሻዊ ስከርት

ብቻይንግን ሚንግን መንግስታት እዋናት ዝተፈትወ፡ እቶም ማሚያን ውርሻዊ ስከርታት ብሓይልን ጽንዓትን ምልክቶም ይፍትዉ። ክልተ መስሃቢ ቴክኒካት ናይ ምብራቓዊ ታሪኽ፦ ናይ እናይ ሉእሊ ምእታውን ናይ ሞንግ ብሩር ስነ-ጥበብን፡ መሰረት ናይዚ ዲዛይን እዮም። ሓደ ማሚያን ውርሻዊ ስከርት ምውናን ከም ሓደ ቁራጽ ምብራቓዊ ምስጢር ምውናን ይመስል። እዚ ንተፈጥሮኣዊ መደነቕታ፡ ሰባዊ ብልሓትን ዘመናትን ባህልታትን ዘሻግር ዘይውድእ ምድላይ ጽባቐ ዝኽበረሉ እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award

Hmong Silver ውርሻዊ ስከርት ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Hmong Silver ውርሻዊ ስከርት ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Hmong Silver ውርሻዊ ስከርት ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Popular in the Qing and Ming Dynasties, the Horse-Faced Mamian skirts are beloved for their symbolism. The stallion has long symbolized power, strength, and virility. Wearing a horse-faced skirt was a revering statement for sophistication and wealth.

The Mamian skirts were worn by Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty and Princess Diana. Today, they are worn as a day to day garment in Asia and a symbol of cultural pride.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length: 103 cm
Width: 45 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Tags: Hmong Silver/ Oriental / Pearl Inlay / Mamian Skirt / Horse-faced Skirts
Production Technology: This project is utilized through fabric and woven methods to resemble the pearl inlay technique using Hmong silver designs.
Design Challenge: There are myriad of stories hidden within its lustrous folds, these silver artifacts are passed down from generation to generation, linking the old with the new, the past with the future. Each intricate pattern is inspired by nature and the cosmos, a delicate dance of the earth and stars, intertwined with tales of love, resilience, and triumph.

In its gleam, we honor the hands and hearts that have breathed life into this ageless tradition through the design. Finding a reflection of humanity's eternal quest for meaning, connection, and beauty.
Research: Two exquisite techniques are used as inspiration for this design, pearl inlay and Hmong silver.

Pearl Inlay is traditionally a furniture technique made from the iridescent inner lining of pearl oysters and abalone, this meticulous technique is both a testament to artisanal skill and nature’s splendor.

The artistry of the Hmong silver knows no boundaries of time. Forged by the hands of skilled Hmong artisans, the Hmong silver work is a distinctive expression of intricate stories, myths, and aspirations, that speak of the Hmong connection to the land, ancestors, and future generations.
Inspiration: A brilliant dance between two exquisite techniques in oriental history : mother of pearl inlays and Hmong silver craft serves as the foundation for this design.

Imagine the very essence of the sea - the allure of its depths, the mysteries of its shimmering inhabitants - captured and rendered into tangible, breathtaking pieces for everyday wear.
Project Duration: 12 Months, Changsha, China
Operation Flow: The Hmong Silver Heritage Skirt is designed for modern wear, from casual to ceremonial. The intricate pearl inlay and silver craft details invite closer inspection and conversation, transforms into a canvas of cultural storytelling, weaving together the past and present in its elegant folds.
Image Credits: Yuxi Li
Zehui Ni