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Irozuki Kalenteri by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Irozuki Kalenteri by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Rautapalkinto A' Design Award in Graafinen muotoilu Competition Category.


RautaGrafiikka· 2020

Irozuki Kalenteri

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: BANANA inc.

Rautapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Grafiikka Category

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Colors

The Design

About Irozuki Kalenteri

Irozuki on seinäkalenteri, joka vaihtaa väriä joka kuukausi. Kukin kuukausi esittää eri värin ja ilmeen, jolloin kalenteri toimii värikkäänä yksityiskohtana pelkistetyssä sisustuksessa. Kuukauden päättyessä käytetty arkki siirretään kalenterin taakse. Kuuden kuukauden jälkeen kaikki arkit käännetään yhdessä, ja esiin tulee toinen väriyhdistelmien sarja. Vain kuutta painettua paperiarkkia käytetään kahdentoista kuukauden ajan. Kalenterin mitat ovat 220 mm x 260 mm. Pakkaus on muotoiltu kukan muotoon ja leikattu kaksinkertaisesta paperista, jolloin muoto säilyy esillä miten tahansa aseteltuna.

The Recognition

About the Rautapalkinto A' Design Award

Irozuki Kalenteri on Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään hyville designeille, jotka täyttävät hyvin suunnitelluilta luomuksilta odotetut ammatilliset ja teollisuuden vaatimukset. Rautavoittajat osoittavat tekijöidensä suurta taitoa, korkeaa erikoistumista, asiantuntevaa ymmärrystä ja luovaa kapasiteettia. Irozuki Kalenteri:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu luomus, joka on käytännöllinen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign yhdistää alan parhaita käytäntöjä, ja sillä on pätevät tekniset ominaisuudet, jotka yhdistyvät osaamiseen ja lahjakkuuteen. Irozuki Kalenteri:a arvostetaan sen perusteellisuudesta, ja se on suunniteltu tarjoamaan elämänlaadun parannuksia, jotka auttavat tekemään maailmasta paremman paikan.

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.

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