The Bird from Paradise
The Bird from Paradise is a wooden sculpture shaped as a bird. The sculpture brings together seven traditional Iranian arts, including Muqarnas, marquetry, wood carving and wood turning. A new method called Leveling Muqarnas was developed for the work, placing carved layers of different thickness instead of small repeated pieces. The lower body uses the new method, while the crown follows the traditional one. The natural colors of jujube, boxwood, rosewood and other woods are left unpainted. The eyes are made from a single seashell from the Persian Gulf.
The Bird from Paradise Wooden Sculpture by Mohamad ali Vadood has been selected as an outstanding example of communication design by the A' Design Award & Competition. The Bird from Paradise Wooden Sculpture won the Bronze A' Design Award in Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design in 2019. The A' Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design Award is a juried, academic and highly prestigious design prize that rewards outstanding design of cultural heritage projects, cultural conversation, preservation, restoration and protection projects, heritage architecture and more.
