Madonna Primär funktion: Kakelkollektion by Nataliya Naymark

Madonna Primär funktion: Kakelkollektion by Nataliya Naymark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award i Brons in Byggmaterial- och Byggnadskomponentdesign Competition Category.

BronsByggnadskomponenter· 2026

Madonna Primär funktion: Kakelkollektion

by Nataliya Naymark

Client: NNaymark.design

A' Design Award i Brons Winner in Byggnadskomponenter Category

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The Design

About Madonna Primär funktion: Kakelkollektion

Boktext: Madonna-kakelkollektionen översätter draperingsstrukturerna från 1400-talets ikonmålningar till ett modulärt keramiskt reliefsystem. Genom kontrollerad geometri och kalibrerad färgskiktning omvandlas målade tygveck till tredimensionella ytor med taktilt djup. Varje kakelplatta kan roteras och kombineras för att skapa varierade, icke-repetitiva kompositioner på väggar, golv eller tak. Detaljer med metallisk lyster och reaktiva glasyreffekter tillför kromatisk rikedom och gör det möjligt för historiskt visuellt formspråk att verka inom samtida arkitektoniska sammanhang.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Brons

Madonna Primär funktion: Kakelkollektion är vinnare av A' Design Award i Brons, ett högst prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas enastående designverk som utmärker sig genom kreativitet, uppfinningsrikedom och klokhet. Bronsvinnare är mycket skickliga och slående kreativa föremål som styrker formgivarnas stora erfarenhet, fantasi och påhittighet. Madonna Primär funktion: Kakelkollektion förväntas vara ett högt skattat, beundrat och älskat föremål som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Brons införlivar bästa praxis inom konst, vetenskap, design och teknik och är utmärkt genom sin omsorg om detaljer. Madonna Primär funktion: Kakelkollektion tillfredsställer fantastiskt behov, rör vid längtan, charmar känslor och väcker nyfikenhet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Madonna is a modular ceramic tile collection translating 15th-century Madonna drapery into calibrated relief. Symbolic painted folds become structured physical depth. The rotational geometry enables controlled non-repetition across small and large surfaces, functioning as architectural structure rather than ornament. The system creates directional movement and allows scalable application across interiors.
Dimensions & Packaging: 300 x 300 mm
Tags: tile, pattern, Ornament, Ceramic, Renaissance
Production Technology: Production combines high-pressure press-molding to generate calibrated 3D relief replicating drapery folds, followed by HD digital inkjet printing for chromatic fidelity to 15th-century iconography. Select areas receive third-fire luster application (or PVD metallization) for permanent metallic gold accents. Reactive glaze layering creates controlled oxidation effects, producing an aged patina with depth and surface tactility.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was translating sacred iconography into contemporary ceramic without losing its dignity or becoming decorative imitation. Historically, folds in icons are symbolic, not naturalistic. Converting this painted illusion into structural relief required balancing authenticity with manufacturability. Limited glaze behavior, metallic firing constraints, and repeat-pattern logic demanded constant recalibration between art history and industrial feasibility.
Research: Historical visual research. Objective: translate 15th-century Madonna icon drapery into a modular ceramic system adaptable to modern interiors. Methodology: comparative analysis of icon paintings focusing on color layers, fold geometry, and compositional rhythm. Tools: archival study, chromatic mapping, 3D modeling. Experiments tested fold positioning and rotation. Result: a non-repetitive surface system. Insight: sacred color logic can inform contemporary design. Impact: bridges heritage and scalable interior production.
Inspiration: The project was developed after extensive visual research of 15th-century Madonna icon paintings, focusing on the way drapery, color gradients, and layered folds were rendered. I studied multiple variations of fabric depiction to understand their geometric logic and chromatic structure. The tile design translates these historical folding patterns into a contemporary ceramic surface, preserving the rhythm and tonal depth characteristic of early Renaissance garments.
Project Duration: September 2025
Operation Flow: Each tile is designed to be rotated and combined in multiple positions, allowing endless pattern variations. One module can create a subtle surface, while a full set produces complex, flowing compositions. This system prevents visual repetition, so a space can feel different from every angle. The same pattern logic extends to wallpaper, textiles, and upholstery, creating a cohesive yet dynamic interior language.
Team Members: Nataliya Naymark
Image Credits: Nataliya Naymark