Time Book Amoxtlaquetzalli by Yi Tong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl in Caltlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

CozticteocuitlatlCaltlapechtli· 2020

Time Book Amoxtlaquetzalli

by Yi Tong

Client: Quinsay

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl Winner in Caltlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Time Book Amoxtlaquetzalli

Time Book ce amoxtlaquetzalli in omochihchiuh inic motequitiltiz ipan ce tlacuilolhuapalli ahnozo ipan ce amoxtlapechtli. Cecen amoxtlaquetzalli mochihua ica ce tehuilotl tepetlacalli in omopetlauh ica maitl. Ce tlacencahualli tlapalatl mopantlalia ipan ixco ica tzotzomahtli tlacuilolli ihuan mochicahua ica huey totonqui. In huey etiliztli in tehuilotl quimaca in amoxtlaquetzalli chicahualiztli inic motequitiltia. In tlachihchihualiztli zan tepitzin ipan itequiuh, ipan ixiptla ihuan ipan itlachihualoni, ihuan neci quen ce tecuacuilli in quipia ixiptla quen amoxtli. In ixiptla quinextia chipahuac in itequiuh. In tlacuilolli motequitiltia in machiyotlahtolli itoca Quinsay Parto. In machiyomeh MMXIX ipan icuitlapan yehhuantin in Roma tlapohualmachiyomeh inic quihtoznequi 2019.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl

Time Book Amoxtlaquetzalli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in achtopa, huel cualli ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Cozticteocuitlatl ca cenca yancuic, tlachiyani ihuan tlanextic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl. Ca quinequi in Time Book Amoxtlaquetzalli quitlalizque yancuic tlamantli ihuan quimacazque tlazohtli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Cozticteocuitlatl ca mahuiztic tlamantli in quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Time Book Amoxtlaquetzalli quiyolchicahua ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Bookends are made by hand-polished crystal glass blocks. Special ink was screen printed on the surface and cured at high temperature. The high density of crystal glass gives them perfect stability when in use.
Time Book is minimalistic in terms of function, form and material, it’s like a book-shaped sculpture. The function is clearly presented by its form.
The text on the book uses Quinsay Parto typeface designed by Time book’s designer. The “MMXIX” on the book spine is the Roman numeral writing of “2019”.
Dimensions & Packaging: 120(l), 55(w), 135(h)mm
Tags: Bookend, Book, Glass, Typography, Font
Production Technology: Crystal Glass
Design Challenge: Designers wish to keep their design minimalistic in terms of function, form and material. Time Book is like a book-shaped sculpture. The function is clearly presented by its form.
Research: Bookends are made by hand-polished crystal glass blocks. Special ink was screen printed on the surface and cured at high temperature. The high density of crystal glass gives them perfect stability when in use.
Inspiration: Time Book is inspired by Marquez’s novel. The opening of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is printed on Time Book. It is the beginning of a great novel.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2018 and finished in December 2018 in Hangzhou(China), and was exhibited in Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai in February 2019.
Operation Flow: Time Book can be placed on a desk or a bookshelf. The high density of crystal glass gives them perfect stability when it is used.stability when in use.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Quinsay Design,2019
Team Members: Creative Director:Tong Yi
Product Designer:Tong Yi
Typeface Designer:Tong Yi
Image Credits: Photographe:Wu Wenbin