Time Capsule Obal by Koichi Namimoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Design obalů Competition Category.

BronzObaly· 2024

Time Capsule Obal

by Koichi Namimoto

Client: Lang Design

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Obaly Category

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The Design

About Time Capsule Obal

Časová schránka je obal navržený pro komunitní knihovnu ve městě Nishi-Tokyo. Časová schránka je uživatelům knihovny půjčována na roční bázi. Uvnitř jsou uchovávány osobní poklady a rodinné památky, přičemž datum a čas otevření si stanovuje sám uživatel. Obal vypadá jako kniha, takže může být umístěn na vysokých policích, kam uživatelé nedosáhnou a kam by knihy nemohly být bezpečně umístěny během zemětřesení. Pět barev vnáší do prostoru pohyb a zároveň zachovává klidnou atmosféru. Barvy odolné vůči vyblednutí a papír odolný vůči kroucení jsou vhodné pro dlouhodobé vystavení.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Time Capsule Obal je vítězem Bronzové ceny A' Design Award, vysoce prestižního uznání udělovaného vynikajícím designům, které se vyznačují kreativitou, vynalézavostí a bystrostí. Bronzoví vítězové jsou hojně zručné a nápadně kreativní artefakty, které dosvědčují rozsáhlé zkušenosti, představivost a vynalézavost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Time Capsule Obal bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a milovaným předmětem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a inovativním. Tento design, který získal Bronzovou cenu A' Design Award, zahrnuje osvědčené postupy v umění, vědě, designu a technologiích a vyniká pozorností k detailu. Time Capsule Obal nádherně uspokojuje potřeby, dotýká se tužeb, okouzluje city a oslovuje zvědavost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Time Capsule are loaned to the Machi Library located in MUFG PARK users on an annual basis. Users keep their treasures and family mementos etc. in this package, and set the date and time to open . It would deliver the thoughts and feelings over time to a future self or someone special.
The bookshelves in the library tower high into the ceiling, making it impossible for users to reach books at the top. In addition, Japan's unique natural environment, with its frequent earthquakes, makes it impossible to arrange books on high shelves. But to leave the tops of all the bookshelves in a library open would spoil the intellectual atmosphere of the library.
For these reasons, I intended to design Time Capsule to look like a book and maintain the atmosphere of the library.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width:258mm x Depth:85mm x Height:315mm
Tags: Packing design, Japanese, machi-library, Space design, Graphic design
Production Technology: The color scheme and materials were simulated several times, as it was important that the time capsules looked beautiful when lined up in the library space. The boxes were manufactured by Morita Corporation, which can make a combination of machine-made and hand-made parts, because it would be too numerous and expensive to hand-machine them, and too few and expensive to machine them.
Design Challenge: This package has been on display for a long time. Therefore, I considered colors that would not easily fade and paper materials that would resist warping.
Research: In recent years, libraries have been in need of attractive designs. There are more than 1,000 Machi-libraries in Japan, and during the design process, user data was used to understand the needs of users. The time capsule serves not only as a visual design in space, but also as a communication design.
Inspiration: Time Capsule will be displayed like books in the library. Therefore, it was designed to express not only intelligence, but also a sense of fun. As a result, they create a kind of 'movement' in the space with their five-color range, while creating a calm and beautiful atmosphere, like a dictionary.
Project Duration: This project began in June 2022 and finished in June 2023 in Nishi-Tokyo City.
Operation Flow: The size and design of the boxes was determined by research into what items people keep carefully at home and what they would like to put in.
Image Credits: Photographer: Masahiro Tamura