一個活化的檔案：螺鈿
This research project explores 螺鈿 / Mother of Pearl, as both a cultural surface and a living material archive, mapping its historical, ecological, and symbolic evolution across the South China Sea region. From decorative craft traditions to oceanic trade, Mother Of Pearl embodies complex interrelations between ornamentation, labor, and marine environments. Drawing from museum artifacts, field interviews, and scientific collaborations, the project ttraces how its iridescent structure holds both memory and method. Looking ahead, the project investigates how the microstructures of seashell nacre can inform new approaches to material innovation. It examines how naturally occurring structural color may be applied to future design systems that avoid chemical dyes and pigments. This research offers an alternative logic for visual expression based on built-in, responsive material behaviours.
This research project explores 螺鈿 / Mother of Pearl, as both a cultural surface and a living material archive, mapping its historical, ecological, and symbolic evolution across the South China Sea region. From decorative craft traditions to oceanic trade, Mother Of Pearl embodies complex interrelations between ornamentation, labor, and marine environments. Drawing from museum artifacts, field interviews, and scientific collaborations, the project ttraces how its iridescent structure holds both memory and method. Looking ahead, the project investigates how the microstructures of seashell nacre can inform new approaches to material innovation. It examines how naturally occurring structural color may be applied to future design systems that avoid chemical dyes and pigments. This research offers an alternative logic for visual expression based on built-in, responsive material behaviours.
- 2025
- 成功申請人: 楊思嘉
Scarlett Yang 楊思嘉 是一位常駐倫敦的研究者與創意科技總監，專注於材料智慧與系統創新交織的未來創作方法。她擁有倫敦皇家藝術學院與帝國理工學院的設計與工程雙學術背景，致力於從環境邏輯與未來敘事的角度，重新思考設計文化的可能性。
她的研究方式跨學科且強調合作，結合批判性思維與實驗方法，探討轉化性、時間性與生態的議題。她曾獲得LVMH綠色創新獎與南豐作坊永續獎項，並在英國維多利亞與艾伯特博物館、薩默塞特府及香港六廠紡織文化藝術中心等機構展出。
作為英國設計委員會專家網絡成員，她亦參與設計未來的策略討論，並與多個公共項目、策展平台及文化研究計劃合作推動創新實踐。