Diseño de una colección de piezas artesanales ornamentales y utilitarias inspiradas en los personajes de las fiestas populares de la ciudad de Riobamba.

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to design a collection of ornamental and utilitarian handicraft pieces inspired in characters of the popular festivals in Riobamba city, with a similar morphological typology, to be a cultural rescue option. The bibliographic, and field investigation was carried out to identify the main popular festivals of the city and the characters that represent them. The data chosen was a source of inspiration for the designs were the result of a survey carried out among people from Riobamba city who like and know about the traditional characters, their clothing, their colors, and their representations. From the information, the symbolic, graphic, and stylistic characteristics were determined, which constituted the morphological basis of the collection. In the design stage, the project methodology of Guillermo González Ruiz was adapted, which contains the following steps: problem identification, data collection, synthesis, gestation, illumination, elaboration, and verification. This methodology allowed a creative solution according to the problem. As a result of the design, four systems of artisan pieces were created, which showed the following characters: diablo de lata, diablo huma, payaso, curiquingue, sacha runa, taita carnaval, perro y cucurucho; they were identified as the most representative of the popular festivals and were adapted to key rings, t-shirts, cups, and cushions. To validate this work, a final survey was applied through a digital format that allowed choosing among the four proposals of each ornamental and utilitarian piece, the one that is most liked and resembles the representations of traditional characters; Through this, the most representative piece of each system was chosen, which was physically elaborated, obtaining the 32 ornamental and utilitarian handicraft pieces that identify the popular festivals of the city of Riobamba.