Irozuki Kalender by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Irozuki Kalender by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Yster in Grafika-, Illustrasie- en Visuele Kommunikasie-ontwerp Competition Category.

YsterGrafika· 2020

Irozuki Kalender

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: BANANA inc.

A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Irozuki Kalender

Irozuki is 'n muurkalender wat elke maand van kleur verander. Elke maand toon 'n ander kleur en uitdrukking, sodat die kalender as 'n kleurvolle aksent binne 'n eenvoudige interieur dien. Wanneer 'n maand eindig, word die voltooide blad na die agterkant van die kalender geskuif. Na ses maande word al die blaaie saam omgedraai en verskyn 'n tweede stel kleurkombinasies. Slegs ses gedrukte papiere word vir twaalf maande gebruik. Die kalender is 220 mm by 260 mm groot. Die verpakking is soos 'n blom gevorm en word uit dubbelpapiere gesny, sodat die vorm behoue bly ongeag hoe dit vertoon word.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Yster

Irozuki Kalender is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Irozuki Kalender 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Irozuki Kalender word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Irozuki is a calendar which is changing the color every month and having the enjoyable mood like an interior.
As the seconds tick away and every season’s transition, the calendar lives with you through the year.
Every month the calendar shows different colors and expressions.
We wish every one of your lives turns colorful.
Dimensions & Packaging: Calendar: 220mm x 260mm
Tags: Calendar, PaperProducts, PrintedMaterial, GraphicDesign, Typography, Colorful, Japan, GraphicDesigner, GeometricDesign, 2020
Production Technology: How to use
Step 1: When the month is over, bring the finished one to the back of the calendar.
Step 2: After 6 months, bring June to the back of the calendar.
Step 3: Turn over all papers together and the rest of 6 months starts with Irozuki.
You can enjoy the different colours every month after bringing a piece of the calendar to the back. 6 months later, another colour combinations will appear for you.
We could make this changing point by using only 6 papers for 12 months.
Design Challenge: The package design part was the most challenging point of this. We wanted to pack this calendar like a flower but it was very difficult to keep their flower shape because it must be hung.
So we designed a flower-shaped package’s basement with double cutting papers.
Then we could keep it like a flower on any display.
Research: We went to lots of stores and exhibitions related with calendar and lifestyle for researching about colorful calendars and products. And our friends’ houses as well, for researching reality. Then we figured out a colorful calendar would be able to be a colorful interior/product cheaper than stylish designers products.
We believe a simple lifestyle, a simple interior are very good choices. But we decided to make Irozuki as a beautiful spot color like a cool interior product.
Inspiration: We aim to make a calendar like monthly flowers.
We believe a simple lifestyle, a simple interior are very good choices. But we recommend adding Irozuki as a beautiful spot colour like a cool interior product.
Project Duration: This project term was from October 2019 to November 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: How to use
Step 1: When the month is over, bring the finished one to the back of the calendar.
Step 2: After 6 months, bring June to the back of the calendar.
Step 3: Turn over all papers together and the rest of 6 months starts with Irozuki.

You can enjoy the different colors every month after bringing a piece of the calendar to the back. 6 months later, another color combination will appear for you.
We could make this changing point by using only 6 papers for 12 months.
Patents: Copyrights belong to BANANA inc., 2019.
Team Members: Art Director: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Tomoki Mitsuhashi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.