BUNGA MALAM
THE FOLLY WITH HISTORY
THE FOLLY WITH HISTORY
SBEA 1118 | < YEAR 1 DESIGN 1 >
BUNGA MALAM IS A FOLLY DESIGN INSPIRED BY THE HISTORICAL TRANSITION IN NUSANTARA BELIEFS FROM ANIMISM TO ISLAM. THE DESIGN REFLECTS THE JOURNEY OF CHANGE AND SELF-DISCOVERY, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM MOTIFS FOUND IN KERIS DESIGN. IT INCORPORATES PATHWAYS, TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS, AND CULTURAL SYMBOLS TO REPRESENT MOVEMENT THROUGH TIME AND EXPERIENCE.
DESIGNER PROFILE
MUHAMMAD ZAFRAN BIN MUHAMMAD ZAKI
Supervisor
| Ap. Dr. FAWAZUL KHAIR IBRAHIM
Matric No
| A24BE0215
Official Email
| zafran05@graduate.utm.my
Personal Email
|zafranzakii@gmail.com
Contact No
| +60133806292
A SHOE DESIGN INSPIRED BY THE LEGEND OF MAHSURI FROM LANGKAWI, TRANSFORMED INTO A STYLIZED TRADITIONAL ART FORM OF WAYANG KULIT, TELLING THE STORY.
OUTER LEFT SIDE
OUTER RIGHT SIDE
INNER RIGHT SIDE
INNER LEFT SIDE
THE HULU TAJONG IS A TRADITIONAL KERIS HILT RICH WITH STORIES AND HISTORY. INSPIRED BY ITS FORM AND ELEMENTS, A CHARACTER WAS CREATED THAT EMBODIES THE SPIRIT AND SYMBOLISM OF THE HILT.
A POP-UP BOOK INSPIRED BY MALAY MANNERS AND COURTESY WHEN HOLDING ONE’S KERIS, TURNED INTO A STORY. IT GENTLY REMINDS US THAT NO MATTER HOW ADMIRABLE ONE’S TREASURES MAY BE, TRUE HONOR LIES IN RESPECTING WHAT BELONGS TO OTHERS.