Bonan Li ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Poem Sapce ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ

Bonan Li ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Poem Sapce ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱞᱤᱡᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱥᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2025 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ· 2025

Poem Sapce ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ

Bonan Li ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Bonan Li Studio

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ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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Poem Sapce ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱯᱳᱮᱢ ᱥᱯᱮᱥ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱠᱤ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱯᱞᱤᱴ (pleating) ᱵᱤᱰᱷᱤ ᱥᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱱᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱴᱤᱸ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱥᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱴᱤᱡᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱚᱰᱳᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱛ ᱛᱟᱶᱤ ᱟᱹᱫᱮᱨ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱚᱰᱳᱠ ᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱹᱨᱩᱲ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱡᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱱ ᱢᱟᱴᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱶᱤᱛ ᱯᱮᱞᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱠᱟᱴᱤᱸ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱯᱞᱤᱴ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱟᱛ ᱛᱟᱶᱤ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱟᱴᱮᱡ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱨᱰᱵᱳᱰ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱯ (map) ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱦᱤᱥᱟᱹᱵ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱨᱟᱥᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱡ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱢᱩᱨᱛᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱯᱞᱤᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱟᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱚᱰᱳᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Poem Sapce ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Poem Sapce ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱴᱟᱹᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: The Shrink Pleat Minimal Waste Dress redefines sustainable fashion by integrating innovative pleating techniques with zero-waste cutting. Crafted from locally handwoven fabrics sourced globally, this design preserves traditional craftsmanship while reducing energy consumption. By harnessing localized fabric shrinkage, it forms organic, three-dimensional silhouettes with minimal material waste.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: Length: 1500 mm x Width: 800 mm x Thickness: 50 mm
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: sustainable fashion, zero-waste design, innovative pleating, fabric shrinkage technique, handwoven textiles, three-dimensional garment, traditional craftsmanship, small-batch production, sculptural fashion, eco-conscious design
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: The design employs zero-waste cutting and an innovative pleating technique that utilizes localized fabric shrinkage to create organic, three-dimensional forms. Each pleat position is meticulously hand-fixed and mapped onto cardboard for small-batch production, ensuring precision and minimizing waste in the manufacturing process.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The most challenging aspect of this project was balancing sustainability with structural innovation. Achieving precise pleat placement through fabric shrinkage required extensive testing, as different textiles reacted unpredictably. Additionally, sourcing ethically handwoven fabrics while maintaining production feasibility posed logistical challenges. Overcoming these obstacles involved iterative experimentation, collaboration with artisans, and refining techniques to ensure both aesthetic integrity and minimal waste.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: This research explores sustainable garment construction through fabric behavior analysis and zero-waste design. The objective was to develop an innovative pleating method that minimizes waste while enhancing three-dimensionality. Using an experimental approach, I tested localized fabric shrinkage and pleat fixation techniques, documenting results through draping, hand-marking, and pattern adjustments. Material tests were conducted to study fabric reactions, with findings informing a scalable, small-batch production model. The research promotes sustainability by reducing textile waste and preserving traditional weaving techniques.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: The intersection of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary sustainability inspired the Shrink Pleat Minimal Waste Dress. I sought to challenge conventional garment construction by exploring fabric behavior through pleating and shrinkage techniques. Drawing from research on localized textile manipulation, I developed a method to create dynamic, sculptural forms while minimizing waste. This project reflects my commitment to preserving heritage weaving techniques.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: This project was exhibited in Cave of the Day, Cave of the Night in Brooklyn, New York. It began in New York in 2013 and was completed in mid-2014 in New York.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: The Shrink Pleat Minimal Waste Dress transforms through a unique pleating method that shapes the fabric organically using controlled shrinkage. Instead of traditional cutting, the fabric naturally adjusts, creating sculptural folds that move with the body. Each pleat is carefully placed to enhance form and flexibility, offering comfort and structure. This approach reduces fabric waste while achieving a dynamic, flowing silhouette that feels effortless yet meticulously crafted.
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: Photographer Hao Zeng