Draw One Kalender by Dan Wang and Ziqiang He

Draw One Kalender by Dan Wang and Ziqiang He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Bronze in Ideendesign Competition Category.

BronzeIdee· 2022

Draw One Kalender

by Dan Wang and Ziqiang He

Client: Beijing Institute of Technology

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Idee Category

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The Design

About Draw One Kalender

Draw One ist ein Kalender in Form einer Taschentuchbox. Jedes Blatt ist mit einem einzelnen Datum bedruckt, und die Nutzer ziehen täglich ein Blatt heraus, um den Kalender zu aktualisieren. Ein herausgezogenes Blatt lässt sich nicht wiederverwenden – ein Sinnbild für die Unumkehrbarkeit der Zeit. Eine Öffnung an der Vorderseite gibt den Blick auf die verbleibenden Blätter und damit auf den Rest des Jahres frei. Die Box besteht aus Holzplatten, die auf Standardmaße zugeschnitten, mittels Lasergravur beschriftet, mit umweltfreundlichem Leim gefügt und gewachst werden, um die natürliche Textur des Holzes zu erhalten. Ziel des Entwurfs ist es, die Nutzer dazu anzuregen, die Zeit wertzuschätzen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Draw One Kalender ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Draw One Kalender wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Draw One Kalender befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Draw One Calendar is a minimalist calendar that uses the form of a tissue box as a metaphor for the preciousness of time. At the same time, the user can also see the remaining tissue through the opening on the front of the calendar, linking it with the rest of the year. On the premise of satisfying users' needs for using the calendar, Draw One Calendar wants to convey a correct concept of time, that is, cherish time and live in the moment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 400 mm x Depth 170 mm x 230 Height mm
Tags: Calendar, Time, One-way, Tissue box, Draw, Cherish the time
Production Technology: Standardized production of wooden boards through cutting technology, printing logos on the boards with laser engraving technology, bonding the parts with environmentally friendly glue, and finally applying wax to preserve the natural texture and soft touch of the wood.
Design Challenge: Time is unidirectional, so every day is precious. How to integrate the concept of cherishing time in the form of a calendar and pass it on to users is the most challenging part of this design. The way of extracting paper towels is also one-way, and it can allow users to participate in the use, which is an innovative combination.
Research: The calendar is a very traditional timekeeping tool. The purpose of the project is to give the calendar more meaning about time. Borrowing the metaphor of the tissue box. Draw One Calendar is designed through the combination and endowments of common products in life.
Inspiration: This is a calendar that can be used like a paper towel. Each piece of paper is the date of the day, one per day, and each day is unique. After the paper is drawn, it cannot be used again. It is a metaphor for the one-way nature of time, and the form of paper drawing also means to cherish time like saving paper, providing a new calendar concept.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2020 in Yantai, with model making around November 2020 and completion in early January 2021 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: Draw One calendar is like the tissue paper in the tissue box. Each sheet of paper is printed with the date of the day. Users can update the date of the day by drawing. The hollow wooden box can see the process of paper reduction, which represents the passing of the times. It is a new type of calendar that can provide users with a strong sense of participation.
Team Members: Dan Wang
Ziqiang He
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Ziqiang He, Calendar, 2021.
Image #2: Designer Ziqiang He, Color selection, 2021.
Image #3: Designer Ziqiang He, Details, 2021.
Image #4: Designer Ziqiang He, Scenarios, 2021.
Image #5: Designer Ziqiang He, Draw One, 2021.