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Time Capsule Пакување by Koichi Namimoto

Time Capsule Пакување by Koichi Namimoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Бронзена награда A' Design Award in Дизајн на пакување Competition Category.


БронзенаПакување· 2024

Time Capsule Пакување

by Koichi Namimoto

Client: Lang Design

Бронзена награда A' Design Award Winner in Пакување Category

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The Design

About Time Capsule Пакување

Времена капсула е пакување дизајнирано за заедничка библиотека во градот Ниши-Токио. Времената капсула се позајмува на корисниците на библиотеката на годишно ниво. Внатре се чуваат лични богатства и семејни спомени, а датумот и времето за отворање ги поставува самиот корисник. Пакувањето изгледа како книга, па затоа може да се изложи на високите полици до кои корисниците не можат да дофатат и каде што книгите не можат безбедно да се постават за време на земјотреси. Пет бои внесуваат динамика во просторот, задржувајќи мирна атмосфера. Бои отпорни на избледување и хартија отпорна на извиткување се погодни за долготрајно изложување.

The Recognition

About the Бронзена награда A' Design Award

Time Capsule Пакување е добитник на Бронзената награда A' Design Award, високо престижно признание што се доделува на извонредни дизајни што се одликуваат со креативност, генијалност и лукавост. Бронзените добитници се доволно вешти и воодушевувачки креативни творби што го потврдуваат огромното искуство, имагинација и снаодливост на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Time Capsule Пакување да биде високо ценет, восхитуван и сакан предмет, значајно професионален и иновативен. Овој дизајн со Бронзена награда ги вклучува најдобрите практики во уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата и се одликува со внимание кон деталите. Time Capsule Пакување одлично ги задоволува потребите, ги допира желбите, ги маѓепсува чувствата и ја буди љубопитноста.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Time Capsule are loaned to the Machi Library located in MUFG PARK users on an annual basis. Users keep their treasures and family mementos etc. in this package, and set the date and time to open . It would deliver the thoughts and feelings over time to a future self or someone special.
The bookshelves in the library tower high into the ceiling, making it impossible for users to reach books at the top. In addition, Japan's unique natural environment, with its frequent earthquakes, makes it impossible to arrange books on high shelves. But to leave the tops of all the bookshelves in a library open would spoil the intellectual atmosphere of the library.
For these reasons, I intended to design Time Capsule to look like a book and maintain the atmosphere of the library.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width:258mm x Depth:85mm x Height:315mm
Tags
Packing design, Japanese, machi-library, Space design, Graphic design
Production Technology
The color scheme and materials were simulated several times, as it was important that the time capsules looked beautiful when lined up in the library space. The boxes were manufactured by Morita Corporation, which can make a combination of machine-made and hand-made parts, because it would be too numerous and expensive to hand-machine them, and too few and expensive to machine them.
Design Challenge
This package has been on display for a long time. Therefore, I considered colors that would not easily fade and paper materials that would resist warping.
Research
In recent years, libraries have been in need of attractive designs. There are more than 1,000 Machi-libraries in Japan, and during the design process, user data was used to understand the needs of users. The time capsule serves not only as a visual design in space, but also as a communication design.
Inspiration
Time Capsule will be displayed like books in the library. Therefore, it was designed to express not only intelligence, but also a sense of fun. As a result, they create a kind of 'movement' in the space with their five-color range, while creating a calm and beautiful atmosphere, like a dictionary.
Project Duration
This project began in June 2022 and finished in June 2023 in Nishi-Tokyo City.
Operation Flow
The size and design of the boxes was determined by research into what items people keep carefully at home and what they would like to put in.
Image Credits
Photographer: Masahiro Tamura

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