Yuwei Qian (London Design Festival 2024)

The most impressive thing about wood is the shape of sawdust cut when sharpening a pencil. Putting these sawdust together, it looks like wings made of feathers. Different shapes of wings determine the speed and duration of flight. Some can fly long distances, while others can fly at high speeds over short distances. I chose a wing shape that can fly long distances and only needs a short break to continue flying, just like people get a short vacation after working for a long time, adjust their state, and continue working.

Regarding the design of the wing part, the branches were initially carved into the skeleton of the wings and fixed to the top of the wings. After carefully observing the wings, it was found that the feathers on the same wing have many different lengths, and the feathers on the top layer are like fluff, so branches with fluff on the surface were used instead of the skeleton-shaped wood. Before making the ear hooks, soak the willow branches in water overnight, then fold them into a shape that fits the ears and dry them to set. Finally, glue one end to the wings and glue some feathers on the other end of the branches to make it echo the wings and look like feathers falling.