Kintsukuroi 壁紙 by Elisa Tonelli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 美術設計 Competition Category.

鐵美術· 2021

Kintsukuroi 壁紙

by Elisa Tonelli

Client: YO2 designs

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 美術 Category

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The Design

About Kintsukuroi 壁紙

金繕係一款專為室內牆面設計嘅數碼印刷壁紙。設計圖案呈現一個以藍白色為主嘅精美瓷器表面裂開嘅畫面,喺裂縫背後,浮現出閃閃發光嘅貴金屬箔面。呢個圖案令人聯想起「金繕」——日本傳統修復破損陶瓷嘅工藝,以金修補裂痕,將破損同修復視為器物歷史嘅一部分,亦係一種堅韌不屈嘅象徵。呢款壁紙以帶有質感嘅乙烯基物料印製,並配以金色、青銅色或銀色嘅金屬質感效果。每幅壁紙尺寸為650乘270厘米,可以按房間實際大小裁剪安裝。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Kintsukuroi 壁紙是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Kintsukuroi 壁紙將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Kintsukuroi 壁紙因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A fine porcelain surface breaking reveals an even more valuable surface made of precious metals sheets, a metaphor for this troubled time we are going through. The design recalls Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of
repairing breakage with gold and precious materials, a philosophy that treats breakage and repair as part of history, symbolizing resilience and a new beginning. Its deeply articulated design is filled with emotions and have high profile finishes, a piece of art every one can purchase.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each panel has a size of 650 x 270 cm which can be adapted to extra ordinary projects.
Tags: wallpaper, digital print, kintsukuroi, metallic finishes, gold, elisa tonelli, fracture, breaking wall
Production Technology: Digitally printed wallpaper on textured vinyl with metallic finishes, the standard panel is 650 cm wide x 270 cm height but come in rolls 50cm wide x 270 cm height. Beyond the standard panel sizes the company can customize any design according to the client's needs.
The wallpapers are produce in The Netherlandswith a high quality fundation that meets the highest standards of washability and fire resistance, European certification BS1,d0, it is also scratch resistant.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this design is surely the technical part, combining the complex design with the metallic finishes mantaing a high resolution for a high profile product trough transparencies, cutting masks and very hard work
Research: The research for this design was driven by my love for ceramics and my passion for structured surfaces. I started looking for museum art collections of ancient pottery and found a natural scene, a celestial scene that could break at any second due to its fragile enduring material, an unexpected break . Doing more research on Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken objects with gold I worked a lot on graphic software and on the choice of materials and I created this wallpaper.
Inspiration: This project started with a deep interest in porcelain and world traditions on ceramic materials, the white and blue porcelain tradition of Asian porcelain is certainly one of the most interesting. Combining with the Japanese tradition of Kintsukuroi, repairing broken pottery with gold making it even more precious made a snap in my mind, the natural beauty of blue and gold, like sky and sun. The fine plated surface of a past society that now dashes hopes of what might be behind it.
Project Duration: The project started during the 2020 pandemic, when every certainty fell apart into our minds a new value arose, a rediscovery of our inner needs, the inspiration for this design. With the collaboration of YO2 Design, the project has become a reality, a new wallpaper brand in the 2021 catalog.
Operation Flow: Kintsukuroi is a high profile wallpaper with a minimal design took from ancient japanes white and blue ceramic plates, available with different metallic finishes as gold, bronze and silver. It has a size of 650 x 270 cm but could be adapted and cutted in shape of the customers needs. It fits perfectly a baroque room same as a minimal one, a piece of art with a deep meaning every one could purchase.