Syn Khalendara e Akaretsang by Jia Sheng Chen

Syn Khalendara e Akaretsang by Jia Sheng Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa tsa Lapeng Competition Category.

SileveraDihlahiswa tsa Lapeng· 2025

Syn Khalendara e Akaretsang

by Jia Sheng Chen

Client: Forenext Design

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Dihlahiswa tsa Lapeng Category

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The Design

About Syn Khalendara e Akaretsang

Syn ke khalendara/morulaganyi wa kgwedi e ntseng e ntjha e nang le moralo o ikgethang bakeng sa dipakana tsa nako tse fapaneng le tse akaretsang. E rarilwe e le morulaganyi o mekaniki, wa boholo ba boraro o thusang batho ho rulaganya mesebetsi le ditiragalo ntle le ho sebedisa kopo ya dijithale. E susumetsweng ke filosofi ya Lo Tek Design, e ntlafatsa tshebediso ya khalendara e bonahalang, e fana ka tlhahisoleseding e tebileng. Moralo wa sebopego o amohela mohlala wa nako, o etsa hore e akaretse kgwedi efe kapa efe le letsatsi lefe kapa lefe. E ka thusa ho latela le ho ngola ditiragalo nakong e lekaneng.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Syn Khalendara e Akaretsang ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Syn Khalendara e Akaretsang e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Syn Khalendara e Akaretsang ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Syn is an innovative calendar/ monthly planner featuring a unique layout for various and universal time intervals. It is designed as a mechanical, three-dimensional planner that assists people in organizing tasks and events without using a digital application.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 300 mm x Depth 130 mm x Height 418 mm
Tags: Calendar, Planner, Information, Universal, Time, Interaction, Innovative, Traditional Knowledge, Transitional
Production Technology: Laser-cut Acrylic/glass pointers with printed/engraving numbers, Aluminum Cnc frame with engraving features, rubber gaskets for pointers, metal rod core post, and plastic pointer keys.
Design Challenge: Preserving the unique form and interaction with humans are two challenging goals. Besides, due to the pattern of the day and month, normal calendars are challenged to be flexible enough to adapt to all date changes. However, Syn’s innovative structure design overcomes this problem, making it able to apply to any month and date.
Research: Reflecting humans' reliance on digital products, the project explores the notion of non-electric structures to create an object with a unique experience. By researching the philosophy of Lo-Tek design and exploring traditional knowledge, Syn calendar transitions traditional innovation and modern usage, creating new form factors for an innovative calendar.
Inspiration: Inspired by the philosophy of Lo-Tek design, the project draws ideas from traditional knowledge. Syn transitions traditional innovation and modern usage, creating new form factors for the object. It is designed to adapt to modern calendar usage. Its time units are placed carefully to provide a unique experience. Furthermore, it reflects humans' reliance on digital products and explores the notion of non-electric structures to achieve the goal.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2024 and finished in June 2024 in Los Angeles and was showcased on the internet.
Operation Flow: Syn calender is a clock-like three-dimensional calendar. People can adjust the time by switching the pointers. Each pointer shows printed numbers as dates. The engraved mark on the aluminum frame presents the general hours of the day, and the pin placement and multiple-color design represent and help people identify different events.
Team Members: Forenext Design Team
Image Credits: All content created by Forenext Design Studio