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Time Book Fermalibru by Yi Tong

Time Book Fermalibru by Yi Tong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Oru in Disignu di Mubilia Competition Category.


OruMubilia· 2020

Time Book Fermalibru

by Yi Tong

Client: Quinsay

A' Design Award d'Oru Winner in Mubilia Category

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The Design

About Time Book Fermalibru

Time Book hè un fermalibru cuncipitu per esse adupratu nantu à un scagnu o una scaffale di libri. Ogni fermalibru hè fattu da un bloccu di vetru di cristallu pulitu à manu. Un inchjostru speciale hè stampatu in serigrafia nantu à a superficia è induritu à alta temperatura. L'alta densità di u vetru di cristallu dà à u fermalibru una stabilità in l'usu. U disegnu hè minimale in funzione, forma è materiale, è s'assumiglia à una scultura in forma di libru. A forma presenta a funzione chjaramente. U testu stampatu usa u caratteru tipograficu Quinsay Parto. E lettere MMXIX nantu à u dorsu sò i numeri rumani per 2019.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Oru

Time Book Fermalibru hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Oru, una ricunniscenza immensamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di prima categuria, maravigliosi è straordinarii. I vincitori d'Oru sò creazioni estremamente innuvatrici, assai visiunarie è lucentemente abbagliante chì riflettenu u geniu, a saviezza è l'abilità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Time Book Fermalibru sia una invenzione assai elogiata, pionera di tendenze è monumentale, chì furnisce un valore senza precedente. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Oru hè un prughjettu spettaculare è rispettatu chì benefizia assai è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Time Book Fermalibru crea sentimenti intensi di disideriu, evoca passione, incuraghjisce a creatività è ci affascina.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Bookends are made by hand-polished crystal glass blocks. Special ink was screen printed on the surface and cured at high temperature. The high density of crystal glass gives them perfect stability when in use.
Time Book is minimalistic in terms of function, form and material, it’s like a book-shaped sculpture. The function is clearly presented by its form.
The text on the book uses Quinsay Parto typeface designed by Time book’s designer. The “MMXIX” on the book spine is the Roman numeral writing of “2019”.
Dimensions & Packaging
120(l), 55(w), 135(h)mm
Tags
Bookend, Book, Glass, Typography, Font
Production Technology
Crystal Glass
Design Challenge
Designers wish to keep their design minimalistic in terms of function, form and material. Time Book is like a book-shaped sculpture. The function is clearly presented by its form.
Research
Bookends are made by hand-polished crystal glass blocks. Special ink was screen printed on the surface and cured at high temperature. The high density of crystal glass gives them perfect stability when in use.
Inspiration
Time Book is inspired by Marquez’s novel. The opening of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is printed on Time Book. It is the beginning of a great novel.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2018 and finished in December 2018 in Hangzhou(China), and was exhibited in Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai in February 2019.
Operation Flow
Time Book can be placed on a desk or a bookshelf. The high density of crystal glass gives them perfect stability when it is used.stability when in use.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Quinsay Design,2019
Team Members
Creative Director:Tong Yi
Product Designer:Tong Yi
Typeface Designer:Tong Yi
Image Credits
Photographe:Wu Wenbin

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