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Time Book Serre-livres by Yi Tong

Time Book Serre-livres by Yi Tong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Or in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.


OrMobilier· 2020

Time Book Serre-livres

by Yi Tong

Client: Quinsay

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Time Book Serre-livres

Time Book est un serre-livres conçu pour être utilisé sur un bureau ou une étagère. Chaque serre-livres est réalisé à partir d'un bloc de verre cristal poli à la main. Une encre spéciale est sérigraphiée sur la surface puis polymérisée à haute température. La forte densité du verre cristal confère au serre-livres une grande stabilité à l'usage. Le design est minimaliste tant par sa fonction que par sa forme et son matériau, et s'apparente à une sculpture en forme de livre. La forme exprime clairement la fonction. Le texte imprimé utilise la police de caractères Quinsay Parto. Les lettres MMXIX figurant sur le dos correspondent au chiffre romain de l'année 2019.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Time Book Serre-livres est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. Time Book Serre-livres est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Time Book Serre-livres crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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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