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Qashqai Earrings by Arianaz Dehghan |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
AD: The idea for this work came to me after one of my trips to western Iran where I encountered a Qashqai tribe and got to spend a few days among them. There, I decided to bring the every day stories of a local tribe weaved in their Kilims (kind of a carpet) into the everyday wearable objects of a modern woman.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
AD: My main focus was to design an art piece which not only is admired by the modern art lovers but also has its roots in the deep culture of a traditional society.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
AD: I am planning to introduce my Qashqai collection to the foreign markets.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
AD: 6 months
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
AD: I just wanted to follow pursuit my inspiration
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
AD: The design has been made for my own company. However, I will consider the potential proposals.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
AD: Not specifically. The whole concept and design was developed by me
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
AD: In art, talking about the target customers could not be right. I believe that any art lover could be a customer of what he or she likes no matter what level of the society he or she comes from.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
AD: The user not only has a variety of options to choose her desired color for the tassels but also is wearing modern earrings which expresses the every-day stories of a tribe.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
AD: The name comes from the name of the tribe from which my design was inspired.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
AD: At first spending some time with the real Qashqai people was the best research for me. Apart from that Many articles were also studied about the Qashqai nomads and their meanings.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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