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Time Book 북엔드 by Yi Tong

Time Book 북엔드 by Yi Tong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 금상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.


금가구· 2020

Time Book 북엔드

by Yi Tong

Client: Quinsay

A' Design Award 금상 Winner in 가구 Category

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The Design

About Time Book 북엔드

타임 북(Time Book)은 책상이나 책장에서 사용할 수 있도록 디자인된 북엔드이다. 각 북엔드는 손으로 연마한 크리스털 유리 블록으로 제작되었다. 표면에는 특수 잉크로 실크스크린 인쇄를 한 뒤 고온에서 경화 처리하였다. 크리스털 유리의 높은 밀도는 사용 시 북엔드에 안정감을 부여한다. 이 디자인은 기능, 형태, 소재 면에서 미니멀하며, 책 모양의 조각품을 연상시킨다. 형태가 기능을 명확하게 드러낸다. 인쇄된 텍스트에는 퀸사이 파르토(Quinsay Parto) 서체가 사용되었다. 책등에 새겨진 MMXIX는 2019년을 뜻하는 로마 숫자이다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 금상

Time Book 북엔드, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 금상 수상작으로, 일류의 경이롭고 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 극히 권위 있는 인정입니다. 금상 수상작은 대단히 혁신적이고 선견지명이 있으며 눈부시게 빛나는 작품으로, 디자이너의 천재성, 지혜, 기량을 반영합니다. Time Book 북엔드, 이 작품은 가장 높이 평가받는 트렌드 선도적이고 기념비적인 발명품으로서 전례 없는 가치를 제공할 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 금상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 장관을 이루는 존경받는 프로젝트입니다. Time Book 북엔드, 이 작품은 강렬한 욕망을 불러일으키고 열정을 자아내며 창의성을 북돋우고 매료합니다.

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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