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Irozuki Kalender by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Irozuki Kalender by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in IJzer in Grafisch, Illustratie en Visuele Communicatie Ontwerp Competition Category.


IJzerGrafisch· 2020

Irozuki Kalender

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: BANANA inc.

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Grafisch Category

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The Design

About Irozuki Kalender

Irozuki is een wandkalender die elke maand van kleur verandert. Elke maand toont een andere kleur en uitstraling, waardoor de kalender fungeert als een kleurrijk accent binnen een sober interieur. Wanneer een maand ten einde loopt, wordt het afgelopen blad naar de achterkant van de kalender verplaatst. Na zes maanden worden alle bladen samen omgedraaid en verschijnt er een tweede reeks kleurencombinaties. Er worden slechts zes bedrukte vellen gebruikt voor twaalf maanden. De kalender meet 220 mm bij 260 mm. De verpakking is vormgegeven als een bloem en wordt uit dubbele vellen papier gesneden, zodat de vorm behouden blijft bij elke presentatie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Irozuki Kalender is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Irozuki Kalender wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Irozuki Kalender wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

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.

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