Time Capsule Časovna kapsula by Koichi Namimoto

Time Capsule Časovna kapsula by Koichi Namimoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award in Oblikovanje embalaže Competition Category.

BronastaEmbalaža· 2024

Time Capsule Časovna kapsula

by Koichi Namimoto

Client: Lang Design

Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Embalaža Category

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The Design

About Time Capsule Časovna kapsula

Časovna kapsula je embalaža, zasnovana za skupnostno knjižnico v mestu Nishi-Tokyo. Časovna kapsula se uporabnikom knjižnice izposoja letno. V njej hranijo osebne zaklade in družinske spominke, uporabnik pa določi datum in uro odprtja. Embalaža je videti kot knjiga, zato jo je mogoče postaviti na visoke police, kamor uporabniki ne morejo segati in kjer knjig med potresi ni varno postavljati. Pet barv v prostor vnaša gibanje, hkrati pa ohranja umirjeno vzdušje. Barve, odporne proti bledenju, in papir, odporen proti deformaciji, so primerni za dolgotrajno razstavljanje.

The Recognition

About the Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award

Time Capsule Časovna kapsula je prejemnik Bronaste nagrade A' Design Award, zelo prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje izjemnim oblikovanjem, ki se odlikujejo po ustvarjalnosti, iznajdljivosti in bistrosti. Prejemniki Bronaste nagrade so v celoti spretni in presenetljivo ustvarjalni artefakti, ki potrjujejo bogate izkušnje, domišljijo in zvitost svojih oblikovalcev. Od Time Capsule Časovna kapsula se pričakuje, da bo visoko cenjen, občudovan in ljubljen predmet, opazno profesionalen in inovativen. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Bronasto nagrado A' Design Award, vključuje najboljše prakse v umetnosti, znanosti, oblikovanju in tehnologiji ter je odlično po pozornosti do podrobnosti. Time Capsule Časovna kapsula sijajno zadovoljuje potrebe, se dotika želja, očara čustva in vzbuja radovednost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Time Capsule are loaned to the Machi Library located in MUFG PARK users on an annual basis. Users keep their treasures and family mementos etc. in this package, and set the date and time to open . It would deliver the thoughts and feelings over time to a future self or someone special.
The bookshelves in the library tower high into the ceiling, making it impossible for users to reach books at the top. In addition, Japan's unique natural environment, with its frequent earthquakes, makes it impossible to arrange books on high shelves. But to leave the tops of all the bookshelves in a library open would spoil the intellectual atmosphere of the library.
For these reasons, I intended to design Time Capsule to look like a book and maintain the atmosphere of the library.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width:258mm x Depth:85mm x Height:315mm
Tags: Packing design, Japanese, machi-library, Space design, Graphic design
Production Technology: The color scheme and materials were simulated several times, as it was important that the time capsules looked beautiful when lined up in the library space. The boxes were manufactured by Morita Corporation, which can make a combination of machine-made and hand-made parts, because it would be too numerous and expensive to hand-machine them, and too few and expensive to machine them.
Design Challenge: This package has been on display for a long time. Therefore, I considered colors that would not easily fade and paper materials that would resist warping.
Research: In recent years, libraries have been in need of attractive designs. There are more than 1,000 Machi-libraries in Japan, and during the design process, user data was used to understand the needs of users. The time capsule serves not only as a visual design in space, but also as a communication design.
Inspiration: Time Capsule will be displayed like books in the library. Therefore, it was designed to express not only intelligence, but also a sense of fun. As a result, they create a kind of 'movement' in the space with their five-color range, while creating a calm and beautiful atmosphere, like a dictionary.
Project Duration: This project began in June 2022 and finished in June 2023 in Nishi-Tokyo City.
Operation Flow: The size and design of the boxes was determined by research into what items people keep carefully at home and what they would like to put in.
Image Credits: Photographer: Masahiro Tamura