Irozuki Kalendorius by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Irozuki Kalendorius by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Geležinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award in Grafikos, iliustracijų ir vizualinės komunikacijos dizainas Competition Category.

GeležinisGrafika· 2020

Irozuki Kalendorius

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: BANANA inc.

Geležinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Irozuki Kalendorius

Irozuki – tai sieninis kalendorius, kuris kiekvieną mėnesį keičia spalvą. Kiekvieną mėnesį atsiskleidžia kitokia spalva ir išraiška, todėl kalendorius tampa spalvingu akcentu paprastame interjere. Pasibaigus mėnesiui, panaudotas lapas perkeliamas į kalendoriaus galą. Po šešių mėnesių visi lapai kartu apverčiami, ir atsiranda antrasis spalvų derinių rinkinys. Dvylikai mėnesių naudojami tik šeši spausdinti lapai. Kalendoriaus matmenys – 220 mm x 260 mm. Pakuotė suformuota gėlės pavidalu ir iškirpta iš dvigubo popieriaus taip, kad forma išlieka bet kokioje eksponavimo padėtyje.

The Recognition

About the Geležinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

Irozuki Kalendorius laimėjo Geležinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą geriems dizainams, atitinkantiems profesinius ir pramoninius reikalavimus, kurių tikimasi iš gerai suprojektuotų kūrinių. Geležies laureatai rodo didelius kūrėjų įgūdžius, aukštą specializaciją, ekspertinį supratimą ir kūrybinį gebėjimą. Tikimasi, kad Irozuki Kalendorius bus aukštai vertinamas, žavimas ir brangus kūrinys, praktiškas ir novatoriškas. Šis Geležiniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas integruoja geriausias pramonės praktikas ir turi kompetentingas technines savybes, susietas su patirtimi ir talentu. Irozuki Kalendorius gerbiamas už kruopštumą ir sukurtas taip, kad gerintų gyvenimo kokybę ir padėtų padaryti pasaulį geresne vieta.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Irozuki is a calendar which is changing the color every month and having the enjoyable mood like an interior.
As the seconds tick away and every season’s transition, the calendar lives with you through the year.
Every month the calendar shows different colors and expressions.
We wish every one of your lives turns colorful.
Dimensions & Packaging: Calendar: 220mm x 260mm
Tags: Calendar, PaperProducts, PrintedMaterial, GraphicDesign, Typography, Colorful, Japan, GraphicDesigner, GeometricDesign, 2020
Production Technology: How to use
Step 1: When the month is over, bring the finished one to the back of the calendar.
Step 2: After 6 months, bring June to the back of the calendar.
Step 3: Turn over all papers together and the rest of 6 months starts with Irozuki.
You can enjoy the different colours every month after bringing a piece of the calendar to the back. 6 months later, another colour combinations will appear for you.
We could make this changing point by using only 6 papers for 12 months.
Design Challenge: The package design part was the most challenging point of this. We wanted to pack this calendar like a flower but it was very difficult to keep their flower shape because it must be hung.
So we designed a flower-shaped package’s basement with double cutting papers.
Then we could keep it like a flower on any display.
Research: We went to lots of stores and exhibitions related with calendar and lifestyle for researching about colorful calendars and products. And our friends’ houses as well, for researching reality. Then we figured out a colorful calendar would be able to be a colorful interior/product cheaper than stylish designers products.
We believe a simple lifestyle, a simple interior are very good choices. But we decided to make Irozuki as a beautiful spot color like a cool interior product.
Inspiration: We aim to make a calendar like monthly flowers.
We believe a simple lifestyle, a simple interior are very good choices. But we recommend adding Irozuki as a beautiful spot colour like a cool interior product.
Project Duration: This project term was from October 2019 to November 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: How to use
Step 1: When the month is over, bring the finished one to the back of the calendar.
Step 2: After 6 months, bring June to the back of the calendar.
Step 3: Turn over all papers together and the rest of 6 months starts with Irozuki.

You can enjoy the different colors every month after bringing a piece of the calendar to the back. 6 months later, another color combination will appear for you.
We could make this changing point by using only 6 papers for 12 months.
Patents: Copyrights belong to BANANA inc., 2019.
Team Members: Art Director: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Tomoki Mitsuhashi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.