Madonna Función Primaria: Colección de Azulexos by Nataliya Naymark

Madonna Función Primaria: Colección de Azulexos by Nataliya Naymark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Materiais de Construción e Compoñentes Competition Category.

BronceCompoñentes de Construción· 2026

Madonna Función Primaria: Colección de Azulexos

by Nataliya Naymark

Client: NNaymark.design

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Compoñentes de Construción Category

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The Design

About Madonna Función Primaria: Colección de Azulexos

Texto do Libro: A colección de azulexos Madonna traduce as estruturas de drapexado das pinturas de iconas do século XV a un sistema modular de relevo cerámico. A través dunha xeometría controlada e unha estratificación de cor calibrada, os pregues de tea pintados transfórmanse en superficies tridimensionais con profundidade táctil. Cada azulexo pode xirarse e combinarse para xerar composicións variadas e non repetitivas en paredes, chans ou teitos. Os detalles de brillo metálico e os efectos de esmalte reactivo introducen riqueza cromática, permitindo que a linguaxe visual histórica opere dentro de contextos arquitectónicos contemporáneos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Madonna Función Primaria: Colección de Azulexos gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Madonna Función Primaria: Colección de Azulexos sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Madonna Función Primaria: Colección de Azulexos satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Madonna is a modular ceramic tile collection translating 15th-century Madonna drapery into calibrated relief. Symbolic painted folds become structured physical depth. The rotational geometry enables controlled non-repetition across small and large surfaces, functioning as architectural structure rather than ornament. The system creates directional movement and allows scalable application across interiors.
Dimensions & Packaging: 300 x 300 mm
Tags: tile, pattern, Ornament, Ceramic, Renaissance
Production Technology: Production combines high-pressure press-molding to generate calibrated 3D relief replicating drapery folds, followed by HD digital inkjet printing for chromatic fidelity to 15th-century iconography. Select areas receive third-fire luster application (or PVD metallization) for permanent metallic gold accents. Reactive glaze layering creates controlled oxidation effects, producing an aged patina with depth and surface tactility.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was translating sacred iconography into contemporary ceramic without losing its dignity or becoming decorative imitation. Historically, folds in icons are symbolic, not naturalistic. Converting this painted illusion into structural relief required balancing authenticity with manufacturability. Limited glaze behavior, metallic firing constraints, and repeat-pattern logic demanded constant recalibration between art history and industrial feasibility.
Research: Historical visual research. Objective: translate 15th-century Madonna icon drapery into a modular ceramic system adaptable to modern interiors. Methodology: comparative analysis of icon paintings focusing on color layers, fold geometry, and compositional rhythm. Tools: archival study, chromatic mapping, 3D modeling. Experiments tested fold positioning and rotation. Result: a non-repetitive surface system. Insight: sacred color logic can inform contemporary design. Impact: bridges heritage and scalable interior production.
Inspiration: The project was developed after extensive visual research of 15th-century Madonna icon paintings, focusing on the way drapery, color gradients, and layered folds were rendered. I studied multiple variations of fabric depiction to understand their geometric logic and chromatic structure. The tile design translates these historical folding patterns into a contemporary ceramic surface, preserving the rhythm and tonal depth characteristic of early Renaissance garments.
Project Duration: September 2025
Operation Flow: Each tile is designed to be rotated and combined in multiple positions, allowing endless pattern variations. One module can create a subtle surface, while a full set produces complex, flowing compositions. This system prevents visual repetition, so a space can feel different from every angle. The same pattern logic extends to wallpaper, textiles, and upholstery, creating a cohesive yet dynamic interior language.
Team Members: Nataliya Naymark
Image Credits: Nataliya Naymark