Time Book Igikoresho gifata ibitabo by Yi Tong

Time Book Igikoresho gifata ibitabo by Yi Tong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

ZahabuImitako· 2020

Time Book Igikoresho gifata ibitabo

by Yi Tong

Client: Quinsay

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu Winner in Imitako Category

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The Design

About Time Book Igikoresho gifata ibitabo

Time Book ni igikoresho gifata ibitabo cyagenewe gukoreshwa ku meza cyangwa ku gafunika k'ibitabo. Buri gikoresho gifata ibitabo gikozwe mu gice cy'ikirahure cya kristali cyasizwe neza n'intoki. Irangi ryihariye rishushanywa ku buryo bwa screen printing hejuru yacyo hanyuma rigakomezwa ku bushyuhe bwo hejuru. Ubucucike bwinshi bw'ikirahure cya kristali butuma iki gikoresho gihagarara neza mu gihe gikoreshwa. Iyi dizayini ni ntoya kandi yoroheje mu mikorere, imiterere n'ibikoresho, kandi isa n'igishushanyo gifite ishusho y'igitabo. Imiterere yacyo igaragaza neza umumaro wacyo. Inyandiko yashushanyweho ikoresha imiterere y'inyuguti ya Quinsay Parto. Inyuguti MMXIX ziri ku mugongo ni imibare y'Abaroma isobanura 2019.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu

Time Book Igikoresho gifata ibitabo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo biri ku rwego rwa mbere, bitangaje kandi by'indashyikirwa. Abegukanye Zahabu ni ibihangano birimo udushya twinshi, bifite icyerekezo kandi bimurika, bigaragaza impano, ubwenge n'ubuhanga bw'ababihanze. Time Book Igikoresho gifata ibitabo biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano gishimwa cyane, gishyiraho imigendekere mishya kandi gitanga agaciro katigeze kaboneka. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Zahabu ni umushinga utangaje kandi wubahwa ugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Time Book Igikoresho gifata ibitabo itera ibyifuzo bikomeye, ikangura ishyaka, ishishikariza guhanga kandi igatwara imitima yacu.

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