Madonna የሰቆች ስብስብ by Nataliya Naymark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የግንባታ ቁሳቁስ እና የግንባታ ክፍሎች ዲዛይን Competition Category.

ነሐስየግንባታ ክፍሎች· 2026

Madonna የሰቆች ስብስብ

by Nataliya Naymark

Client: NNaymark.design

A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in የግንባታ ክፍሎች Category

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The Design

About Madonna የሰቆች ስብስብ

የማዶና ሰቆች ስብስብ የ15ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን የአዶ ሥዕሎችን የልብስ ንድፎች ወደ ሞጁላር ሴራሚክ እፎይታ ሥርዓት ይተረጉማል። በቁጥጥር በተደረገ ጂኦሜትሪና በተስተካከለ የቀለም ንብርብር አማካኝነት፣ የተሳሉ የጨርቅ እጥፋቶች ወደ ሦስት አቅጣጫዊ ገጽታዎች በሚዳሰስ ጥልቀት ይለወጣሉ። እያንዳንዱ ሰቅ ሊሽከረከርና ሊጣመር ስለሚችል በግድግዳዎች፣ ወለሎች ወይም ጣሪያዎች ላይ የተለያዩ፣ የማይደጋገሙ ውቅሮችን ይፈጥራል። የብረት አንጸባራቂ ዝርዝሮችና ምላሽ ሰጪ የተብለጨለጨ ውጤቶች የቀለም ብልጽግናን ያስተዋውቃሉ፣ ይህም ታሪካዊ ምስላዊ ቋንቋ በዘመናዊ የሕንፃ አውዶች ውስጥ እንዲሠራ ያስችላል።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት

Madonna የሰቆች ስብስብ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በፈጠራ፣ በብልሃት እና በአስተዋይነት ለሚታወቁ ድንቅ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የነሐስ አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን ሰፊ ልምድ፣ ምናብ እና ብልሃት የሚያረጋግጡ እጅግ ችሎታ የተሞላባቸው እና በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ ፈጠራ ያላቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Madonna የሰቆች ስብስብ ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ እጅግ ሙያዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ነገር እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን በኪነ ጥበብ፣ በሳይንስ፣ በዲዛይን እና በቴክኖሎጂ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያካትታል፤ ለዝርዝርም በሚሰጠው ትኩረት ምርጥ ነው። Madonna የሰቆች ስብስብ ፍላጎቶችን በግሩም ሁኔታ ያረካል፣ ምኞቶችን ይነካል፣ ስሜቶችን ይማርካል እንዲሁም የማወቅ ጉጉትን ይስባል።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Madonna is a modular ceramic tile collection translating 15th-century Madonna drapery into calibrated relief. Symbolic painted folds become structured physical depth. The rotational geometry enables controlled non-repetition across small and large surfaces, functioning as architectural structure rather than ornament. The system creates directional movement and allows scalable application across interiors.
Dimensions & Packaging: 300 x 300 mm
Tags: tile, pattern, Ornament, Ceramic, Renaissance
Production Technology: Production combines high-pressure press-molding to generate calibrated 3D relief replicating drapery folds, followed by HD digital inkjet printing for chromatic fidelity to 15th-century iconography. Select areas receive third-fire luster application (or PVD metallization) for permanent metallic gold accents. Reactive glaze layering creates controlled oxidation effects, producing an aged patina with depth and surface tactility.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was translating sacred iconography into contemporary ceramic without losing its dignity or becoming decorative imitation. Historically, folds in icons are symbolic, not naturalistic. Converting this painted illusion into structural relief required balancing authenticity with manufacturability. Limited glaze behavior, metallic firing constraints, and repeat-pattern logic demanded constant recalibration between art history and industrial feasibility.
Research: Historical visual research. Objective: translate 15th-century Madonna icon drapery into a modular ceramic system adaptable to modern interiors. Methodology: comparative analysis of icon paintings focusing on color layers, fold geometry, and compositional rhythm. Tools: archival study, chromatic mapping, 3D modeling. Experiments tested fold positioning and rotation. Result: a non-repetitive surface system. Insight: sacred color logic can inform contemporary design. Impact: bridges heritage and scalable interior production.
Inspiration: The project was developed after extensive visual research of 15th-century Madonna icon paintings, focusing on the way drapery, color gradients, and layered folds were rendered. I studied multiple variations of fabric depiction to understand their geometric logic and chromatic structure. The tile design translates these historical folding patterns into a contemporary ceramic surface, preserving the rhythm and tonal depth characteristic of early Renaissance garments.
Project Duration: September 2025
Operation Flow: Each tile is designed to be rotated and combined in multiple positions, allowing endless pattern variations. One module can create a subtle surface, while a full set produces complex, flowing compositions. This system prevents visual repetition, so a space can feel different from every angle. The same pattern logic extends to wallpaper, textiles, and upholstery, creating a cohesive yet dynamic interior language.
Team Members: Nataliya Naymark
Image Credits: Nataliya Naymark