Madonna Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Ubin by Nataliya Naymark

Madonna Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Ubin by Nataliya Naymark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Gangsa in Komponen Bangunan Competition Category.

GangsaKomponen Bangunan· 2026

Madonna Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Ubin

by Nataliya Naymark

Client: NNaymark.design

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Komponen Bangunan Category

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The Design

About Madonna Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Ubin

Teks Buku: Koleksi ubin Madonna manarjamahkan struktur lipatan kain dari lukisan ikon abaik ka-15 ka dalam sistem relief keramik modular. Malalui geometri nan tarkontrol jo pelapisan warna nan takalibrasi, lipatan kain nan dilukih diubah manjadi permukaan tigo dimensi nan punyo kadalaman taktil. Satiok ubin dapek diputa jo dikombinasikan untuak mahasilkan komposisi nan bavariasi jo indak barulang di sapanjang dindiang, lantai atau plafon. Detail kilau metalik jo efek glasir reaktif mambaok kakayoan warna, sahinggo bahaso visual sajarah dapek bakarajo dalam konteks arsitektur kontemporer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Madonna Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Ubin adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. Madonna Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Ubin dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. Madonna Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Ubin mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Madonna is a modular ceramic tile collection translating 15th-century Madonna drapery into calibrated relief. Symbolic painted folds become structured physical depth. The rotational geometry enables controlled non-repetition across small and large surfaces, functioning as architectural structure rather than ornament. The system creates directional movement and allows scalable application across interiors.
Dimensions & Packaging: 300 x 300 mm
Tags: tile, pattern, Ornament, Ceramic, Renaissance
Production Technology: Production combines high-pressure press-molding to generate calibrated 3D relief replicating drapery folds, followed by HD digital inkjet printing for chromatic fidelity to 15th-century iconography. Select areas receive third-fire luster application (or PVD metallization) for permanent metallic gold accents. Reactive glaze layering creates controlled oxidation effects, producing an aged patina with depth and surface tactility.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was translating sacred iconography into contemporary ceramic without losing its dignity or becoming decorative imitation. Historically, folds in icons are symbolic, not naturalistic. Converting this painted illusion into structural relief required balancing authenticity with manufacturability. Limited glaze behavior, metallic firing constraints, and repeat-pattern logic demanded constant recalibration between art history and industrial feasibility.
Research: Historical visual research. Objective: translate 15th-century Madonna icon drapery into a modular ceramic system adaptable to modern interiors. Methodology: comparative analysis of icon paintings focusing on color layers, fold geometry, and compositional rhythm. Tools: archival study, chromatic mapping, 3D modeling. Experiments tested fold positioning and rotation. Result: a non-repetitive surface system. Insight: sacred color logic can inform contemporary design. Impact: bridges heritage and scalable interior production.
Inspiration: The project was developed after extensive visual research of 15th-century Madonna icon paintings, focusing on the way drapery, color gradients, and layered folds were rendered. I studied multiple variations of fabric depiction to understand their geometric logic and chromatic structure. The tile design translates these historical folding patterns into a contemporary ceramic surface, preserving the rhythm and tonal depth characteristic of early Renaissance garments.
Project Duration: September 2025
Operation Flow: Each tile is designed to be rotated and combined in multiple positions, allowing endless pattern variations. One module can create a subtle surface, while a full set produces complex, flowing compositions. This system prevents visual repetition, so a space can feel different from every angle. The same pattern logic extends to wallpaper, textiles, and upholstery, creating a cohesive yet dynamic interior language.
Team Members: Nataliya Naymark
Image Credits: Nataliya Naymark