Calendar 2015 “Town” Calendar

Calendar 2015 “Town” Calendar

Calendar 2015 Town Calendar is an innovative paper craft calendar design that seamlessly merges functionality with artistic expression, created by Japanese designer Katsumi Tamura in collaboration with designer Takahiro Sugawara and copywriter Toshiyuki Nagamatsu. This sophisticated design concept transforms the traditional calendar format into an interactive three-dimensional experience, allowing users to assemble various building components into a personalized miniature townscape. The calendar, measuring 210mm in height and 297mm in width, is crafted using premium white cardboard through advanced Japanese printing and manufacturing technologies, with carefully minimized fastening points to maintain design excellence. The project, launched in July 2014 for the 2015 calendar year, exemplifies the philosophy that quality design has the transformative power to modify space and influence user perception. Its universal motif transcends age, gender, and cultural boundaries, while offering practical timekeeping functionality alongside decorative value as an interior design element. The design's innovative approach earned it the prestigious Platinum A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, recognizing its exceptional contribution to visual communication and industrial design excellence. The calendar's unique combination of practical functionality and creative engagement enables users to construct their own architectural compositions, creating an ever-evolving desktop installation that serves both as a temporal reference and an artistic expression of urban landscapes.

calendar design, paper craft, architectural model, interactive design, desktop decoration, three-dimensional calendar

— Adam Dawson