Qiu Shiyu Fur Design Archive PDF

SAGA
FURS

Breathing Fur / Soap Bubble Organism Material Manipulation 2025-2026
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A poetic SAGA FURS concept image with bubbles and dawn-like light

A garment that breathes before it disappears.

这个 SAGA FURS 概念把皮草从“厚重、浪费、静止”的旧想象中释放出来:它不是一件被动展示财富的外套,而是一种会呼吸、会消融、会回到自然的有机体。肥皂泡成为视觉隐喻:短暂、轻盈、透明,却在破裂之前拥有最完整的光泽。

The project argues against the simplified equation of faux fur with ecological virtue. Synthetic fur is built from petroleum-based fibers; through wear and washing, synthetic textiles can release persistent microfibers into water systems. Against that, this work positions traceable natural fur as a slow-fashion material: long-lived, repairable, emotionally durable, and ultimately closer to biodegradation than plastic imitation.

Its ethics are not anonymous. The material narrative is tied to Saga Furs' traceability culture and animal-welfare frameworks such as WelFur: origin, farm standards, and responsibility become part of the design surface. Luxury is proposed as a discipline of fewer things, better things, and materials that can be understood from source to afterlife.

Research / Microplastics

Plastic fur does not vanish.

人造皮草的“环保”想象在这里被拆解:当仿毛绒材料磨损或清洗,合成纤维会脱落为微塑料。它不像泡沫一样消失,而是在水体、土壤和食物链里延迟存在。

Craft / Air Galloon

Air as construction.

通过 Saga Furs Air Galloon 逻辑,皮板被切割、展开、拉伸,让更少的材料形成更大的体积。皮草不再是封闭重量,而成为带有空气、空隙和呼吸感的结构。

Surface / Zero Waste

A mosaic of remnants.

Fox on Tulle、Chessboard 与碎片拼接被转译为一种马赛克式工艺:边角料不被丢弃,而被重新组织成有绘画感的表面,呼应我的油画背景与材料重构方法。

Material Manipulation

Slicing, opening, dissolving.

设计从完整皮草开始,逐渐通过切割和网状展开变得稀疏,像正在蒸发的生物体。上半身保留保护性的毛量,下半身则向空气、雾和泡沫过渡。

Action Plan

Technical drawing as evidence.

面料改造页可呈现皮板切线图、Air Galloon 参考、Tulle 拼接和碎料重组,让可持续不只是叙述,而是能被读懂的工艺路径。

Thesis

Buy less, buy better.

真正的可持续不是快速替换的仿制品,而是可追溯、可修复、可传承的长周期材料。The future of luxury is not excess; it is accountability with beauty.

Research references: Saga Furs sustainability / Saga Furs traceability / Saga Furs techniques / WelFur certification / EEA microplastics from textiles / domestic laundry microfiber research.