FIVE METAL 2022 Calendar Project

The Calendar Project by Five Metal Shop is an experiment to see how an almost obsolete object with a quiet cultural significance might be brought back and made relevant again in a modern context by using modern printing, papers, illustrations, and design. The calendar features two unique Pantone colours for each month, and is seen and being used for more than just a reminder of passing time. It is a new piece of loose paper after each day passes; people use it to sketch, to write a love letter, or to save it as a physical proof that you’ve made it through this day. More than 70 illustrations each year are to highlight special days and some of them are reminders of the season change such as mid-summer’s day, harvest, or plowing days because one of the key functions of an almanac in Asia, especially in agricultural societies, is an index of the weather relating to farm activities. 384 pages, 30gsm light paper, 87 illustrations / patterns, 9 Pantone neon / metallic colour. Size: 18.4 x 12.3cm.