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Time Book ブックエンド by Yi Tong

Time Book ブックエンド by Yi Tong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 金賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.


金家具· 2020

Time Book ブックエンド

by Yi Tong

Client: Quinsay

A' Design Award 金賞 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Time Book ブックエンド

「Time Book」は、デスクや本棚での使用を想定してデザインされたブックエンドです。それぞれのブックエンドは、手作業で研磨されたクリスタルガラスのブロックから作られています。表面には特殊なインクをスクリーン印刷し、高温で焼き付けています。クリスタルガラスの高い密度が、使用時の安定性をもたらします。デザインは機能・形状・素材のすべてにおいてミニマルであり、本の形を模した彫刻のような佇まいです。その形状が機能を明快に表現しています。印刷された文字にはQuinsay Parto書体を使用しています。背の部分に記されたMMXIXは、2019年を表すローマ数字です。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金賞

Time Book ブックエンドは、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Time Book ブックエンドは、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Time Book ブックエンドは、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。

Behind the Design

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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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