Gordafarid Aṣọ by Mina Aliyari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àṣà Ìmúra, Aṣọ àti Ẹ̀wù Competition Category.

IrinÀṣà Ìmúra· 2025

Gordafarid Aṣọ

by Mina Aliyari

Client: Kahkeshan Shahab Danesh

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Àṣà Ìmúra Category

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The Design

About Gordafarid Aṣọ

Gordafarid jẹ́ aṣọ tí a ṣe láti inú àwọn aṣọ-ìtẹ́ (carpet) Páṣíà tí a tún lò. Àwọn aṣọ-ìtẹ́ tí a fi ọwọ́ hun tí wọ́n ti bàjẹ́ tí wọn kò sì lè lò mọ́ ni wọ́n fi ṣe ẹ̀yà àyà, wọ́n sì ń pa ìgbékalẹ̀ ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wọn mọ́. Àwọn ṣòkòtò náà ni wọ́n fi aṣọ ọ̀gbọ̀ (linen) ṣe pẹ̀lú ọgbọ́n-iṣẹ́ ìwé-yíká (draping technique), tí a rí ìmísí rẹ̀ láti ara aṣọ àwọn ẹ̀yà ìbílẹ̀ Iran. Ẹgba orí kan so ìlànà jiometirí Iran pọ̀ mọ́ ọgbọ́n-iṣẹ́ origami. Aṣọ-èjìká (shawl) tí a fi okùn onírin síírinlọ́rí àti aṣọ ṣe ni a lè fún ní onírúurú àpẹrẹ lára ara. Àwọn okùn tí ó ṣe é yí padà ń jẹ́ kí ìyípadà bá ìwọ̀n àti iṣẹ́-ìlò wà. Apá tí ó jẹ́ aṣọ-ìtẹ́ náà tún lè fi kọ́ sára ògiri tàbí kí a gbé e sí ilẹ̀.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Gordafarid Aṣọ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Gordafarid Aṣọ yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Gordafarid Aṣọ nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This dress is a bridge between history and modernity
Reusing damaged and unusable handicrafts (Iranian carpets) and introducing them into the fashion industry without changing the original structure of the work, as well as the headband, which is a combination of Iranian geometry and modern origami technique

The items have multiple uses,
A springy and soft shawl that we can give different forms to on the body
. A carpet that can be worn or hung on the wall or placed on the floor as a work of art
Dimensions & Packaging: Blouse : width 250mm x 500mm
Pants: width 700mm x 1100mm
One look size 38
Tags: Sustainable fashion, fashion design, clothing, cultural design, origami technique, persian carpet, redesign, draping
Production Technology: This garment uses environmentally friendly materials such as linen in the pants and carpet in the torso

The pants are made using the draping technique, modeled after the clothing of Iranian tribes.

The garment and accessories use variable straps to allow for changing size and function.

A combination of metal spring wires and fabric is used to create a flexible and formable scarf.
Design Challenge: Our main challenge in this project is how to combine the main concept, i.e. free woman, with the identity of Iranian culture and art, and also the correct interaction of these two concepts with fashion with a modern approach, considering sustainable fashion.
Paying attention to the fact that not everything damaged is worthless and can be given meaning and life again by redesigning.
And another problem solved by the project is how to transform handicrafts into clothing while maintaining the original structure of the material and its harmony with the body's form and anatomy, which has turned it into a comfortable and stylish garment.
Research: Research and Investigations:
Historical facts about the clothing, arts and crafts of Iranian peoples throughout history have been made according to the different empires, and the commonalities and consequences of each part of their clothing have been considered. For this project, historical books such as the Shahnameh have been referred to in order to better understand the authenticity of Iran and the influential Iranian women, their role and power.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this design is the expression of courage, freedom and beauty of women against anti-women thinking, who stand amidst the limitations of which the Maripach spring shawl is a symbol of these thoughts, and despite their wounds, which are shown on the torso of the dress with the damaged carpet, they inspire beauty and freedom.

Because of the social, cultural and artistic meaning of this work, we named it Gard Afridi, a symbol of a brave and free woman in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2024 in Semnan and Finished in December in 2024 in semnan .
Operation Flow: Transmitting a sense of authenticity and beauty using an old Persian carpet, hand-woven trousers inspired by the Persian tribal customs, a red headband worn by Achaemenid warriors after winning a war, and a spring shawl that expresses limiting thinking like a cocoon wrapped around a woman, but a woman with her courage inspires freedom and beauty.
Team Members: Mina Aliyari
Shahin Nayyer
Image Credits: Images #1 to #5 : Photographer Mahdie Jalali ,Gordafarid ,2024