Syn Kalender Universal by Jia Sheng Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perak in Paralatan Rumah Competition Category.
PerakParalatan Rumah· 2025
Syn Kalender Universal
Client: Forenext Design
A' Design Award Perak Winner in Paralatan Rumah Category
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The Design
About Syn Kalender Universal
Syn adolah kalender/parancang bulanan inovatif nan manampilkan tatanan unik untuak berbagai interval wakatu nan universal. Dirancang sabagai parancang mekanikal tigo dimensi nan mambantu urang mangorganisasi tugas jo acara tanpa manggunoan aplikasi digital. Tarinspirasi dek filosofi Lo Tek Design, produk iko mangoptimalkan panggunoan kalender fisik jo manyajian informasi nan labiah rinci. Rancangan strukturnyo maadaptasi pola wakatu, mambueknyo universal untuak bulan jo hari apo sajo. Produk iko dapek mambantu malacak jo mancatat acara dalam jangko wakatu nan nyaman.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Perak
Syn Kalender Universal adolah pamenang A' Design Award Perak, sabuah pangakuan nan luar biaso bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan tingkaik tatinggi, elok jo mangesankan. Pamenang Perak adolah karya nan sangaik cemerlang jo sangaik kreatif nan mamparlihatkan kapakaran, bakaik jo katajaman pikiran parancangnyo. Syn Kalender Universal dipaokan manjadi karya nan mangaguikan, contoh tauladan, sangaik profesional jo inovatif sacaro dalam. Rancangan nan manang Perak iko adolah panemuan nan nampak jo dikagumi nan mambari sumbangan untuak maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Syn Kalender Universal adolah ciptaan nan dicamburui banyak urang, nan mambangkikkan karinduan, mambaok parasaan positif jo malahiakan karagumon jo kakaguman.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Syn is an innovative calendar/ monthly planner featuring a unique layout for various and universal time intervals. It is designed as a mechanical, three-dimensional planner that assists people in organizing tasks and events without using a digital application.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 300 mm x Depth 130 mm x Height 418 mm
- Tags
- Calendar, Planner, Information, Universal, Time, Interaction, Innovative, Traditional Knowledge, Transitional
- Production Technology
- Laser-cut Acrylic/glass pointers with printed/engraving numbers, Aluminum Cnc frame with engraving features, rubber gaskets for pointers, metal rod core post, and plastic pointer keys.
- Design Challenge
- Preserving the unique form and interaction with humans are two challenging goals. Besides, due to the pattern of the day and month, normal calendars are challenged to be flexible enough to adapt to all date changes. However, Syn’s innovative structure design overcomes this problem, making it able to apply to any month and date.
- Research
- Reflecting humans' reliance on digital products, the project explores the notion of non-electric structures to create an object with a unique experience. By researching the philosophy of Lo-Tek design and exploring traditional knowledge, Syn calendar transitions traditional innovation and modern usage, creating new form factors for an innovative calendar.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the philosophy of Lo-Tek design, the project draws ideas from traditional knowledge. Syn transitions traditional innovation and modern usage, creating new form factors for the object. It is designed to adapt to modern calendar usage. Its time units are placed carefully to provide a unique experience. Furthermore, it reflects humans' reliance on digital products and explores the notion of non-electric structures to achieve the goal.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2024 and finished in June 2024 in Los Angeles and was showcased on the internet.
- Operation Flow
- Syn calender is a clock-like three-dimensional calendar. People can adjust the time by switching the pointers. Each pointer shows printed numbers as dates. The engraved mark on the aluminum frame presents the general hours of the day, and the pin placement and multiple-color design represent and help people identify different events.
- Team Members
- Forenext Design Team
- Image Credits
- All content created by Forenext Design Studio
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