Time Book Fa'amau Tusi by Yi Tong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

AuroMeafale· 2020

Time Book Fa'amau Tusi

by Yi Tong

Client: Quinsay

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Time Book Fa'amau Tusi

O le Time Book o se fa'amau tusi ua mamanuina mo le fa'aaogaina i luga o se laulau po o se fata tusi. O fa'amau tusi ta'itasi e faia mai se poloka tioata kristale ua fa'aiilaina i lima. E lolomi i luga o le fogāfata se vaitusi fa'apitoa e ala i le lolomi sikini ma fa'amālosia i le vevela maualuga. O le mafiafia maualuga o le tioata kristale e maua ai e le fa'amau tusi le mautu i le fa'aaogaina. O le mamanu e faigofie ma fa'atauva'a i lona galuega, foliga ma meafaitino, ma e pei o se fa'atagata ua fa'atusaina i se tusi. O le foliga e fa'aalia manino ai le galuega. O le tusitusiga lolomi e fa'aaogaina ai le ituaiga mata'itusi Quinsay Parto. O mata'itusi MMXIX i le tuasivi o le tusi o numera Roma ia mo le 2019.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Time Book Fa'amau Tusi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Time Book Fa'amau Tusi e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Time Book Fa'amau Tusi e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

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