Chopin Residue بنيادي ڪارڪردگي: ميوزڪ البم ڪؤر by Mariusz Szypura

Chopin Residue بنيادي ڪارڪردگي: ميوزڪ البم ڪؤر by Mariusz Szypura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award برونز انعام in پيڪيجنگ ڊيزائن Competition Category.

برونزپيڪيجنگ· 2026

Chopin Residue بنيادي ڪارڪردگي: ميوزڪ البم ڪؤر

by Mariusz Szypura

Client: Black Element Label

A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in پيڪيجنگ Category

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The Design

About Chopin Residue بنيادي ڪارڪردگي: ميوزڪ البم ڪؤر

ڪتاب جو متن: البم جي ورق ۾ شامل ٿيل آرٽ ورڪ، ليٿ ڪٽ ونائل عمل دوران پيدا ٿيندڙ ڌاڳي جي فضلي مان ٺاهيل وڏي فارميٽ وارن ٽڪرن جي هڪ سلسلي جو دستاويز آهي، جيڪو نالي جو جسماني نيگيٽو آهي. هي ڊيزائن پيڪيج کي موسيقيءَ جي توسيع طور پيش ڪري ٿو، آواز، مواد، ۽ عمل کي هڪ ئي جسماني شيءِ ۾ گڏ ڪندي. هي البم فريڊرڪ شوپن جي ڪمن کي پورٽش هيڊ، سونڪ يوٿ، بيٽلس، بيڪ، ڊيوڊ بووي، ۽ ٽورٽوائز سان لاڳاپيل فنڪارن سان نئين سر پيش ڪري ٿو.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونز انعام

Chopin Residue بنيادي ڪارڪردگي: ميوزڪ البم ڪؤر A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. Chopin Residue بنيادي ڪارڪردگي: ميوزڪ البم ڪؤر کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. Chopin Residue بنيادي ڪارڪردگي: ميوزڪ البم ڪؤر ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The cover of Chopin Residue is generated from the album’s core idea: residue as what remains after deconstruction. Created through the same lathe-cut process that produces the sound, the artwork uses vinyl waste as its visual material. Reinterpreting the music of Fryderyk Chopin with artists linked to projects such as Portishead, Sonic Youth, Battles, Beck, David Bowie, and Tortoise, the package becomes a physical extension of the composition, uniting sound, material, and process.
Dimensions & Packaging: Physical formats include: Vinyl LP sleeve approx. 315 x 315 x 5 mm; CD digipack approx. 142 x 125 x 10 mm; cassette case approx. 110 x 70 x 17 mm. All formats were designed as tactile objects, with dimensions following industry standards to emphasize material presence and consistency across editions.
Tags: residue concept, album packaging design, lathe-cut vinyl, material-driven design, experimental music artwork, process-based design, sound as material, physical music object
Production Technology: The design was developed through a process-based methodology, treating sound recording as a material practice. Vinyl shavings produced during the lathe-cut process were collected, preserved, and used to create physical artworks. These works were then photographed and translated into the album packaging. The production emphasized minimal intervention, tactile materials, and small-batch manufacturing, allowing process and material to define the visual language.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was translating an abstract musical concept into a physical object without illustration or decoration. Internally, this required rethinking historical album design and treating sound production as material practice. Externally, limitations included small-scale manufacturing, legal constraints of physical formats, and the unpredictability of lathe-cut processes. Balancing conceptual clarity with technical constraints required continuous testing and adaptation.
Research: Type of Research: practice-based artistic research.
Research Objectives: to translate musical deconstruction into physical form.
Methodology: sound recording treated as a material process.
Data & Tools: lathe-cut vinyl recording, material observation, photography.
Participants: the artist and collaborating musicians.
Results: vinyl residue became visual material.
Insights & Impact: the research links sound, object, and design, showing how production traces can shape meaning in music packaging and contemporary design.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by the idea of residue as a creative outcome - what remains after a process of reduction and transformation. The design emerged from research into lathe-cut vinyl as a physical recording method, treating sound production as material practice. The motivation was to translate an abstract musical concept into a tangible object, where recording, waste, and form become a unified design language.
Project Duration: The project was developed between 2023 and 2025. Music recording and vinyl cutting were carried out during this period, followed by the creation of the visual artworks and packaging design. The album and its physical editions were completed and released in November 2025, accompanied by exhibitions in NY and Osaka and presentations of the related artworks.
Operation Flow: The object is experienced by opening, holding, and listening. The package reveals the music while visually showing traces of how it was made. Images and materials guide the user from sound to its physical remains. Interaction is slow and tactile, encouraging attention and reflection. By connecting listening with touch and sight, the object creates a deeper, more memorable experience than a standard album cover.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mariusz Szypura, 2025
Image Credits: Image #1: Photo by TAKT, Chopin Residue, 2025.
Image #2: Photo by TAKT, Chopin Residue, 2025.
Image #3: Photo by TAKT, Chopin Residue, 2025.
Image #4: Photo by TAKT, Chopin Residue, 2025.
Image #5: Photo by TAKT, Chopin Residue, 2025.

Video Credits: Concept, Direction, Music, and Visuals by Mariusz Szypura, 2025.