A design representing layers of human connections and relationships has taken out the People’s Choice prize in the Australian Tapestry Workshop’s 2021 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects.
Entitled World warp and woof: Understand the space between weaving, the creation by Iranian architecture graduates Hamidreza Majnooni, Samaneh Khatamirad and social worker Maryam Khatamirad is inspired by the importance of human relationships, as highlighted by the pandemic. The idea is also taken from Iranian poet Saeb Tabrizi who said, “The warp and woof of the universe is interconnected. The one who made a heart happy made the world happy.”
“Warp” and “woof” (sometimes “weft”) are the two basic components used in weaving.
The three-dimensional tapestry design consists of three elements. The base layer of tapestry depicts the Australian golden wattle, the national floral emblem of Australia and a symbol of unity. Over that sits a layer of black welded metal frames, which form tubes that are interlaced together into the warp (vertical threads) and woof (horizontal threads) of a weave. Finally, a simple red tapestry wraps around the metal frames.
Hamidreza Majnooni, Samaneh Khatamirad and Maryam Khatamirad received $1,000 for the People’s Choice Award.
World warp and woof was one of 15 submissions shortlisted by the jury for the 2021 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects.
In August, the jury awarded the $10,000 first prize to Australian practice Ground Under Repair for their submission Time Shouts which geologically maps the eastern area of Australia and Indigenous language groups.
The jury also awarded three high commendations to:
- A paradigm shift – Abhinay H Satam and Shristi D Rawat (India)
- Apocalypse – Michael Chapman (Australia)
- This Place – Madeleine Gallagher, Julie Lee, Georgina de Beaujeu and Lis de Vries (Australia)
The 2021 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects is presented by the Australian Tapestry Workshop and supported by Architecture Media (publisher of ArchitectureAU.com), Metal Manufactures Limited, Creative Victoria and the City of Port Phillip.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
