铁城拾花 Blossoms in the Iron City
Category: Apparel
Competitions: China Mainland
川西南的大山深处坐落着一座因矿而生，因钢而兴，因花而名的城市：攀枝花。 于上世纪60年代当地民众从故乡出发前往狮子山开采矿物，这项艰巨的任务对于建设该地区与其他地方连接的铁路、推动工业化基础设施扩展至关重要。过度的开发和开采的代价就是生态的破坏。 该项目通过将人类对大自然的活动改造与生态演变交织在一起，希望通过揭示这段人类通过对环境开采而产生破坏的历史唤起人们对自然的珍惜与爱护。 该设计的核心价值是运用了拼接、贴片和皮革运动化处理的工艺。皮革运动化是指将皮革缝合在另外一片具有弹性的面料上之后，只划开皮革层的部分使面料拥有皮革耐磨性的同时，又拥有一定的延展性，提高了皮革的运动性能的同时也提高了皮革的可利用率。 Deep in the mountains of southwestern Sichuan lies a city born from mining, thriving on steel, and famed for its flowers: Panzhihua. In the 1960s, local workers left their hometowns to extract minerals from Lion Mountain—a grueling yet critical effort to build railways connecting the region and expand industrial infrastructure. However, excessive development came at the cost of ecological damage. This project intertwines human intervention with natural evolution, aiming to reveal the destructive history of environmental exploitation and inspire greater respect and care for nature. At its core, the design employs techniques such as patchwork, appliqué, and sportified leather treatment. “Sportified leather” refers to stitching leather onto a stretchable fabric and then selectively slitting only the leather layer. This process enhances the material’s durability while maintaining flexibility, improving both the leather’s athletic performance and utilization rate.
