Xiaoge Zang ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Ivory Veil ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ

Xiaoge Zang ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Ivory Veil ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ· 2026

Ivory Veil ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ

Xiaoge Zang ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: BeiHang University

ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

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A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ

Ivory Veil ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱟᱭᱣᱨᱤ ᱵᱷᱮᱭᱞ (Ivory Veil) ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱹᱢᱵᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱞᱟᱠᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱫᱟᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱫᱟᱴᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱱᱣᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱛᱟᱹᱢᱵᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱝᱜᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱯᱨᱟᱭᱢᱟᱨ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱨᱟᱭ ᱒᱕᱐ ᱥᱟᱸᱜᱤᱧ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱑᱕᱐ ᱯᱟᱛᱞᱟ ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱛ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱞᱟᱠᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱮᱯᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱨᱚᱦᱚᱲ ᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱨᱣᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱤᱭᱚᱱᱤ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱫᱟᱭᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱗᱑ ᱥᱮᱱᱴᱤᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ, ᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱒᱓ ᱥᱮᱱᱴᱤᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱓᱘ ᱥᱮᱱᱴᱤᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱟᱭᱣᱨᱤ ᱵᱷᱮᱭᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱩᱠᱤᱭᱟ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱛᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱫᱚᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱱ ᱡᱟᱱᱣᱟᱨ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱴᱮᱠᱟᱣ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱮᱢᱟᱜᱼᱟᱭ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Ivory Veil ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ 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᱾ Ivory Veil ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ 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: This is a display item made of natural lacquer crafted using ancient Chinese techniques and shaped like ivory. It is not made of real ivory, but rather a combination of copper and lacquer materials that recreate the appearance of ivory. The craftsmanship involved is complex, and even in China, it faces the risk of being lost. Its texture is close to real ivory, and the patterns also adopt traditional Chinese artistic forms.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: Its length is 71 centimeters, width is 23 centimeters, and height is 38 centimeters.
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Traditional Chinese Culture, Carved Lacquerware, Sculpture, Decorative Object, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Artwork, Ivory Form, Wildlife Protection
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: First, the lacquer collected from the tree is prepared. Then, the copper material is shaped into an ivory-like form, and a layer of primer is applied to the prepared copper surface. After the primer dries, multiple layers of natural lacquer are applied, ensuring each layer is smooth and accumulating to a thickness of about 150 layers. Once the lacquer layers are dry, tools are used to carve on the lacquer surface. Finally, the surface of the workpiece is polished to ensure smoothness.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: Lacquer trees are found deep in the mountains, and only a few drops of sap can be collected from each tree. Most people are allergic to lacquer, making the collection process extremely challenging. Very few people know how to make lacquer, and there are almost no reference books available. The lacquer will not cause allergy until it is completely dry. However, lacquer dries very slowly, requiring more than a year from the time of sap collection to the completion of the artwork.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: This is applied material and craft research. The objective was to recreate the beauty of ivory without using animal material. The method combined visual study, material comparison and making tests. Research tools included literature review, sketching, carving and surface-finishing trials. Prototype experiments examined form, texture and visual effect. The result showed carved lacquer could achieve an ivory-like elegance ethically. The project shows how traditional craft can support wildlife protection and inspire sustainable design.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: To protect wildlife, we reject the use of real ivory. Yet ivory has long been admired for its artistic beauty, which inspired this project to recreate that elegance through a sustainable alternative. Chinese carved lacquer, made from natural lacquer resin, can be shaped freely and developed with a texture and visual softness close to ivory. This led to a carved lacquer object that echoes the form and refinement of ivory without using animal material.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: Launched in Beijing in February 2023, and completed in May 2024.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: The object is meant to be viewed closely and appreciated from different angles. As the viewer lifts or turns it gently, the carved dove and peony motifs, layered lacquer surface, and ivory-like texture become more visible. The interaction is quiet and reflective rather than mechanical. It performs better by combining symbolic imagery, rich detail, and a smooth tactile quality, creating a deeper visual and emotional experience.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Huanxi Wang
Yutong Wang
Ruoxuan Gao
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: Image #1: Creator Xiaoge Zang, White Carved Lacquer Artwork, 2024.
Image #2: CreatorXiaoge Zang , White Carved Lacquer Artwork, 2024.
Image #3: CreatorYutong Wang , White Carved Lacquer Artwork, 2024.
Image #4: Creator Huanxi Wang, White Carved Lacquer Artwork, 2024.
Image #5: CreatorYutong Wang, White Carved Lacquer Artwork, 2024.
Video Credits: Video Creator Xiaoge Zang ,White Carved Lacquer Artwork, 2024.