The Zodiac Buchzeechen by Wenxian Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award an Eisen in Konscht- a Schreifwuerenartikelen Design Competition Category.

EisenKonschtartikelen· 2023

The Zodiac Buchzeechen

by Wenxian Liu

A' Design Award an Eisen Winner in Konschtartikelen Category

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The Design

About The Zodiac Buchzeechen

De Zodiac ass eng Serie vu Buchzeechen, déi op den zwielef Déieren vum chinesesche Sternzeeche baséieren. All Buchzeechen ass sou geformt, datt d'Déier schéngt, am Buch ze goen. D'Buchzeechen sinn aus héich robustem rostfräie Stol hiergestallt, mat 18k Gold galvaniséiert an duerch CNC-Gravur mat enger Präzisioun vun 0,3mm fäerdeg gestallt. Vereinfacht Linne verbannen d'zwielef Déieren an engem eenheetlechen Design, ouni de Charakter vun all Déier ze verléieren. D'Verpackung uerdent d'Sternzeechen-Illustratiounen an engem kreesfërmegen Muster, wat Vollstännegkeet symboliséiert. Gold a Rout gi benotzt, fir Freed a Séine ze evozéieren.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Eisen

The Zodiac Buchzeechen ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Eisen, enger prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un gutt Designe vergi gëtt, déi déi professionell an industriell Ufuerderunge erfëllen, déi vu gutt gestaltene Kreatioune erwaart ginn. Eisen-Gewënner weisen déi grouss Fäegkeet, déi héich Spezialiséierung, dat Expertewëssen an d'kreativ Kapazitéit vun hire Schëpfer. Et gëtt erwaart, datt The Zodiac Buchzeechen eng héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Kreatioun ass, déi praktesch an innovativ ass. Dëst mam Eisen ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Industrie a huet kompetent technesch Eegeschaften, déi mat Know-how an Talent verbonne sinn. The Zodiac Buchzeechen gëtt fir seng Grëndlechkeet respektéiert a ass gestalt, d'Liewensqualitéit ze verbesseren an ze hëllefen, d'Welt zu enger besserer Plaz ze maachen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: We redesigned the zodiac illustrations and made them into bookmarks, as if animals were walking inside the book. On the packaging, we use zodiac illustrations to form a circular pattern, which embodies the ecological of Chinese zodiac culture and symbolizes completeness. We also use the Chinese favorite colors: gold and red, symbolize joy and blessing.
Dimensions & Packaging: 303mm*155mm*35mm
Production Technology: The zodiac Bookmark is made of high-toughness stainless steel, electroplated with 18k gold in CNC engraving process.The finest precision can reach 0.3mm.
Design Challenge: The twelve animals are quiet different, like small mice , large cattle,horses and even fictional dragons. To design these animals with different morphological characteristics into a series and make the twelve be unified while keeping their characteristic is the biggest challenge . It has overcome with simplified lines and modern design techniques .
Inspiration: The zodiac, which comes from an ancient Chinese folk philosophy and has been used to this day, is made up of 12 different animals, each year represented by one animal in a 12-year cycle. The zodiac is also a simplified ecology of Chinese, twelve animals have very different personalities and live in harmony with each other.
Book, is the carrier of human knowledge, bookmark, is a small tool for reading, but also the embodiment of the reader's taste.
The illustration is full of Oriental style, let the Oriental wisdom accompany our reading time, but also let the zodiac culture more widely inherited, this is our original design intention.
Project Duration: It took about one year in Shenzhen China

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