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Sumi by Päivi Merviö

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Japan

This design is developed from a hand-dyed silk fabric, which I dyed using the centuries old Japanese Suminagashi technique. This technique uses ink,sumi, and that is where the name comes from. The scanned portion of fabric is further edited with the aid of computer graphics.
Personally I love the fact, that even though the technique is old, the patterns that can be created with it look timeless, modern. These lines vibrate life.
Tämän mallin taustalla on käsinvärjätty silkkikangas, minkä värjäsin käyttämällä vuosisatoja vanhaa, japanilaista Suminagashi-tekniikkaa. Kyseinen tekniikka käyttää mustetta (sumi), mistä tulee myös työn nimi. Skannatun kankaan kuvaa on edelleen editoitu kuvankäsittelyohjelmien avulla.
Henkilökohtaisesti rakastan sitä seikkaa, että vaikka käyttämäni tekniikka on vanha, sen luomat kuviot näyttävät ajattomilta, moderneilta. Nämä viivat värähtelevät elämää.

About Päivi Merviö

I am a Finnish designer, dividing my life between Finland and Japan. My main field is clothing and fashion design, but I am interested in other fields of creation as well.

I have a deep passion and interest towards Japanese aesthetics and folk art, sustainable and long-life design and new innovations.
I believe that good design is born from the combination of traditions, innovations, creativity and functionality.

http://paivimervio.wordpress.com
Olen suomalainen suunnittelija, mutta jaan elämäni Suomen ja Japanin välille. Pääasiallinen alani on vaate-ja muotisuunnittelu, mutta olen kiinnostunut myös muista luovista aloista.

Olen syvästi ja intohimoisesti kiinnostunut japanilaisesta estetiikasta ja kansantaiteesta, kestävästä ja pitkäikäisestä muotoilusta ja uusista innovaatioista.
Uskon, että hyvä design syntyy perinteen, innovaatioiden, luovuuden ja käytännöllisyyden yhdistelmällä.

http://paivimervio.wordpress.com

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