Ousavady Saisnith|2025 SUSFUTURE 國際永續時尚設計展

|Category:Clothing Design
|Material:silk, metallic yarn
|Technique:weaving
|Year:2023
|City, Country:Vientiane, LaoP.D.R

/Artist 藝術家/

A textile designer and weaver from Lao PDR, holding a bachelor’s degree in textile arts from Japan. Her work focuses on silk textile design, combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary perspectives. She emphasizes sustainable production, local materials, and cultural identity, creating textiles that convey stories through pattern, texture, and practical use.

來自 寮國(Lao PDR) 的紡織設計師與織品創作者,擁有日本紡織藝術學士學位。其創作專注於絲綢紡織設計,結合傳統工藝技術與當代視角。

她重視永續生產方式、在地材料運用與文化身份認同,透過圖紋、質地與實用性,創造能夠訴說故事的織品作品,使紡織成為連結文化與日常生活的媒介。

Ousavady Saisnith

/Description and concept of the artwork
作品描述與概念/

Woven entirely from pure golden metallic yarn and sheer raw silk that shimmers like moonlight on the Mekong, this wedding set is adorned with the most exquisite ancient Lao motif:

"Hong Thong - The Golden Hamsa." A pair of golden hamsas gracefully soar wing-to-wing, tracing one another, their flowing tails subtly forming hidden hearts. In Lao belief, the hamsa couple symbolizes eternal love-lovers who will remain together forever, just as legendary swans mate for life.

Encircling the golden hamsas is a delicate border of young naga serpents. The naga, divine guardians of rivers and romance, coil protectively around the couple, bestowing blessings from heaven and the sacred Mekong, shielding their love for all eternity. Tiny flowers scattered throughout whisper wishes for a romance that forever blooms.

The tender pink-gold palette evokes the first blush of lotus petals at dawn-the gentle color of new love and the beginning of a shared life. When the bride wears this ensemble, she becomes the living Golden Hamsa from ancient tales, descending to earth for a once-in-a-lifetime, everlasting

此套婚服以純金屬金線與輕透原生絲綢全手工編織而成,質地如湄公河月光般閃耀流動,並綴以最精緻、最古老的寮國吉祥紋樣——
「Hong Thong・金色漢薩(Golden Hamsa)」。

一對金色漢薩優雅地展翼相隨、彼此追逐,流暢的尾羽在交織之間悄然勾勒出隱藏的愛心形狀。在寮國信仰中,成雙的漢薩象徵永恆之愛——如同傳說中終生相守的天鵝,戀人將一生不離不棄。

環繞金色漢薩的是一圈細緻的幼年那伽(Naga)神蛇紋樣。那伽作為河流與愛情的神聖守護者,溫柔地盤繞於戀人周圍,承載來自天界與神聖湄公河的祝福,為這段愛情帶來永恆的守護。點綴其間的細小花朵,低聲呢喃著祝願——願愛情如花般不斷綻放。

柔和的粉金色調喚起黎明時分蓮花初綻的微光——那是新戀情的顏色,也是共同人生旅程啟程的象徵。
當新娘披上這套婚服,她彷彿化身為古老傳說中的金色漢薩,為一生僅此一次的時刻降臨人間,將永恆的愛,化為真實。

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