ddp design fair

It is a hair scrunchie that has mother-of-pearl decoration on silk fabric with soft luster, boasting a precious and priceless glow. It is a hair accessory made with the mother-of-pearl method that involves cutting and pasting in homage to the patterns of traditional cultural heritage. The combination of Korean traditional craft and a modern and trendy fashion item incites the curiosity and amazement of viewers. The traditional mother-of-pearl decoration, which uses thin strips of shells that shine with natural yet elegant luster and carves a pattern, and arrange and attach them into the carved silhouette, is mostly seen in furniture, but in order to overcome existing limitations, it applied the patented “Reflect Shell Mother-of-pearl”, which is specially processed with modern technology to be used on flexible materials such as leather and fabric. As the mother-of pearl fabric has become more applicable to real life and everyday life, it was possible to make a product that transcends age and generations and something you would like for yourself.

Designer Hong Insook (silkdonut) “Even though I majored in fashion design and have been working in the fashion industry, I never imagined that I would design fabric products using mother-of-pearl. It was an honor to have the opportunity to design a product by applying valuable materials of Korean crafts to fabric thanks to our maker who possesses an exclusive material. Of course, the production process was not easy. We ran into difficulties because it was almost impossible to compare the unit price of raw materials, and the pattern I requested required a lot of work and time due to the high level of difficulty. Nevertheless, as we spent more time and effort, we could feel great affection toward our product. I also thought that it will be difficult to seize this kind of opportunity. If there is an opportunity, I would like to make various products inspired by traditional Korean motifs, not limited to hair accessories.”

Maker Korea Mother-of-pearl “The mother-of-pearl hair scrunchies created through this collaboration are made with softened mother-of-pearl extracted from hard abalone shells to represent the image of clouds and flowers. They were made with the exclusive technology of Korea Mother-of-pearl. Although there were many difficulties while working with thin strips of mother-of-pearl, which had to be flattened and attached on a piece of ultra-soft silk fabric, I was proud of myself when I managed to do it in the end. At first, I had some doubts and asked myself “Will this work?” I tried to focus on the idea of creating a new paradigm, and we were able to do this through a lot of discussions and trial and error with the designer. It was a very enjoyable journey since I was able to create a product that no one has thought of, thanks to the brilliant ideas of our unique designer. These days, various aspects of Korean culture are recognized all around the world, so I hope our elegant and unique product becomes a masterpiece leading a new trend.”