Theodorus File Box ファイルボックス by Kazuaki Kawahara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 画材・文房具デザイン Competition Category.
鉄画材· 2021
Theodorus File Box ファイルボックス
Client: Theodorus
A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 画材 Category
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About Theodorus File Box ファイルボックス
Theodorus File Boxは、書類や雑誌を収納するためのファイルボックスです。各ボックスの形状は、3つを並べると半円を描くようにデザインされており、内側にもイメージがプリントされています。4つのデザインは2つのシリーズに分かれています。宇宙シリーズは月と地球をモチーフとし、フルーツシリーズはスイカとオレンジをモチーフとしています。宇宙というテーマは、クライアントが航空宇宙産業に携わっていることを反映したものです。各ボックスは段ボールで作られ、両面にプリントされた紙が貼られています。プリントされた画像は実際の写真をもとにしています。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鉄賞
Theodorus File Box ファイルボックスは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Theodorus File Box ファイルボックスは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Theodorus File Box ファイルボックスは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- These innovative file boxes are unlike any other. Their unique shape creates a semicircle when three boxes are lined up, and even the insides are printed with imagery. There are four designs split between two series. The space series, which represents the brand, features the moon and the earth, while the fruit series features a watermelon and an orange. The designs tie into our client's business in the aerospace industry. We also created a logo for the brand based on the moon in Starry Night, one of Van Gogh's masterpieces.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 270mm x Depth 102mm x Height 310mm
- Tags
- Theodorus, File box, Magazine box, Moon, Earth, Globe, Watermelon, Orange
- Production Technology
- It is made of corrugated cardboard with printed paper stuck together on both sides.
- Design Challenge
- We wanted the boxes to look like the real thing, inside and out. Numerous minor adjustments to the shape and layout were required to achieve that. The images used are actual photographs. That includes the moon and the earth, which were rendered as 3D models from the flat photographs before use.
- Research
- According to our research, these are the first cardboard file boxes with printing on both sides, and the first that form a semicircle.
- Inspiration
- We developed the name "Theodorus" for the stationery brand of our client, who uses cutting-edge technology to manufacture aerospace components and other precision parts. Theodorus was the name of the younger brother of Vincent van Gogh, the most famous and influential painter in the history of Western art. Throughout his life, Vincent was emotionally and financially supported by his brother. There is no doubt that Theodorus held a position of great importance and intimacy to Vincent, as the moon holds to the earth. The role of this product evokes that relationship between Theodorus and Vincent. Sometimes, it supports a business from the shadows; other times, it plays a central part in adding flair to a room.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2020 and finished in October 2020 in Japan.
- Operation Flow
- Our roles in this project included product design, naming, logo design and branding for the file boxes.
- Patents
- Patented. Utility model registration No (U3228257) 3228257. 2020. Japan
- Team Members
- Art Director/Designer : Kazuaki Kawahara
- Image Credits
- Kazuaki Kawahara, 2020.
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