Time Book ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱴᱮᱠᱟ (ᱵᱩᱠᱮᱸᱰ)

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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

Image Credits

Photographe:Wu Wenbin