Lan ya Bai Yun 限量版圖書 by Sun Jian is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 限量版設計 Competition Category.

銅限量版· 2021

Lan ya Bai Yun 限量版圖書

by Sun Jian

Client: Sun Design Brand＆design（beijing）co.ltd

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 限量版 Category

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The Design

About Lan ya Bai Yun 限量版圖書

本書記錄、研究並還原了藍印花布的技藝。圖文並茂，充分展示了中國藍皮書裝幀的獨特設計。布上磁性精裝禮盒，封面凹陷打開為藍色，內含雙卷，裸脊鎖藍線，經典典雅，專注乾淨，極具文化底蘊和收藏價值。翻開這本中國藍染“經典集”為您展現800年印染工藝魅力！

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Lan ya Bai Yun 限量版圖書是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Lan ya Bai Yun 限量版圖書將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Lan ya Bai Yun 限量版圖書出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This book is Wu Yuanxin's masterpiece. He is a master craftsman and the national heir to blue calico. He spent 5 years in 21 provinces, cities and autonomous regions. It has collected more than 40 years of collection and research results, and created an integration of printing and dyeing patterns of heavyweight Chinese handicrafts. Books record, research and restore the technology of blue calico. These pictures and text fully demonstrate the mystery and charm of Chinese blue dye.
Dimensions & Packaging: 210 mm x 50 mm x 290mm
Tags: Lan Ya Bai Yun, Lan Ya Bai Yun Book, Lan Ya Bai Yun Book Design
Production Technology: In order to provide users with a better experience, we include a double volume on the inner page design, and a piece of handmade blue printed cloth is mounted inside. Because each piece of cloth is hand-made, it has a different pattern to ensure that it is integrated with the book. It is ancient and elegant, dedicated to repair and clean, with great cultural heritage and collection value.
Design Challenge: Our task is to propose a book design concept that stands out with the highly-known blue calico book "Lan Ya Bai Yun". This book must be novel, unique, and tell the story of the masterpiece of Wu Yuanxin, the national inheritor of blue calico and his descendants in a simple and easy-to-understand way. It must also be felt that it is part of the continuation of the non-heritage context, rejuvenating it in contemporary society, and can exist at the same time.
Research: Lan Ya Bai Yun-This book is a limited edition masterpiece of Wu Yuanxin, a master of arts and crafts and the gold medal winner of the "Mountain Flower Award" in Chinese folk literature and art. The Autonomous Region has collected 40 years of collection and research results in a unique book, including records, research and restoration of blue calico techniques, continuing the non-heritage context, and reviving it in contemporary society. These stories are based on the book records of the integration of Chinese craftsmanship printing and dyeing patterns and blue calico skills.
Inspiration: These researches and restorations are based on the collection and research results of 40 years, and the integration of Chinese craftsmanship printing and dyeing patterns. The idea behind the "Lan Ya Bai Yun" series is to record, research and restore all the books on the blue calico technique in one book. Our mission is to create a book with a unique, natural and historical sense to support the inherited concepts and stories.
Project Duration: May 2019 in China Beijing
Operation Flow: In order to associate this book with the blue calico, we used its main blue color, printing and dyeing patterns and simple patterns of Chinese craftsmanship. We decided to use burlap in the cover design of the book. These two characters come from ancient ancestors' wisdom over thousands of years. The purpose of manually opening the spine is to increase the sense of nature. And installed a handmade blue calico inside. Since each piece of cloth has different patterns on its hands, it can be used in conjunction with books. It is ancient and elegant, dedicated to maintenance and cleaning, and has a deep cultural heritage and collection value.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Beijing Publishing Group, 2020.
Team Members: Sun Jian
Image Credits: Picture #1-5: Designer Jian Sun.