The Biography+booklet is a bespoke product that gathers your life story into a digital timeline and transforms it into a beautiful custom-printed format. This fully tailored creation is not just for preservation on a shelf but also designed to be displayed and enjoyed as a piece of interior decor. Inspired by traditional details in Japanese temple architecture, the design embodies the essence of Kyoto’s rich, artisan heritage and advanced printing techniques.
Each accordion-fold timeline is meticulously handcrafted, with pages individually assembled by skilled craftspeople. The product comes as a set of two booklets: one for safekeeping and the other for viewing or displaying in a specially designed groove in the package.
The cover features an intricate combination of UV varnish and foil stamping, demonstrating innovative printing techniques. These methods ensure that even typically challenging areas to print are flawlessly executed, and the varnish, which tends to yellow over time, harmonizes beautifully with the paper, showcasing the expertise of silk screen printing.
The box that encases these works of art is a testament to Japanese aesthetics and precision. It incorporates magnets for a seamless, gentle closure, and is crafted from high-quality white paper with embossing that evokes a sense of light and shadow interplay. Every aspect of the box is meticulously designed, reflecting the traditional Japanese sense of beauty and attention to detail.
The graphics inside the accordion booklet are not merely automated transfers from the web; each piece is carefully overseen and arranged by an art director, ensuring every detail is perfect.
This product serves as a unique and timeless gift for significant life events such as milestone birthdays, retirement celebrations, weddings, or coming-of-age ceremonies. It encapsulates a person’s journey, offering a singular, meaningful tribute to their life and history.
Additionally, the timeline can be customized beyond personal life stories to include family memories, company histories, or an artist’s career, transforming various records and histories into high-quality keepsakes.
Stimulating creativity and a sense of play in life and living, the iHistory Series represent a conceptual model that reimagines how we celebrate and preserve our stories.
Category:Graphic DesignYear:2024Designers:Issei Nakano, Rika Danmatsu | Printing & Binding: syubisya, Shintaro Katsurayama, Hitomi Otake, iHistory Inc., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JapanManufacturer:iHistory Inc., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
