Aion _ Perpetual Calendar for the Stone House by Gumdesign

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University of Pisa
Industrial Design Engineering

Faculty / Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi
Students / Emanuela Brudaglio, Giulia Brunzu, Matteo … Read more University of Pisa
Industrial Design Engineering

Faculty / Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi
Students / Emanuela Brudaglio, Giulia Brunzu, Matteo Mancuso, Mattia Treppiedi

AION
Design: Brudaglio, Brunzu, Mancuso, Treppiedi
Art Direction: gumdesign

Inspired by the traditional practice of quarrying, where thin wooden wedges separate stone slabs, our object reinterprets that age-old gesture, transforming it into a daily ritual. A minimal gesture that becomes monumental, restoring time to its concrete, physical, and present dimension. There's nothing digital, nothing automatic: the calendar requires attention, presence. Every date is a choice, a conscious act. It's an object to be used but also to be contemplated: a device that measures time not to consume it, but to honor it.

Inspired by the traditional practice of the quarries, where thin wooden wedges separate stone slabs, our object reinterprets that age-old gesture by transforming it into a daily ritual. A minimal gesture that becomes monumental, because it restores to time its concrete, physical, and present dimension. There is nothing digital, nothing automatic: the calendar requires attention and presence. Each date is a choice, a conscious act. It is an object to be used but also contemplated: a device that measures time not to consume it, but to honor it. See less