Nataliya Naymark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Madonna Primary Function: ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱚᱱᱮᱱᱴ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱚᱱᱮᱱᱴ· 2026
Madonna Primary Function: ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟᱹ
Nataliya Naymark ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
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Madonna Primary Function: ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟᱹ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Book Text: ᱢᱟᱰᱳᱱᱟ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱑᱕ ᱨᱟᱡ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱟᱭᱠᱚᱱ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱤᱪᱷᱨᱤᱡ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱠᱷ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱨᱟᱢᱤᱠ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱯᱷ ᱥᱭᱥᱴᱤᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱞᱴᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱛᱢᱟᱛᱟᱬᱮᱱ ᱡᱤᱳᱢᱮᱴᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱞᱤᱵᱽᱨᱮᱴ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱛᱮ, ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱤᱪᱷᱨᱤᱡ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱥᱟᱨ ᱰᱟᱭᱢᱮᱱᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱴᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱞᱴᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱜᱷᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱥᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱜᱟᱨ, ᱮᱛᱟᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱢ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱢ, ᱵᱟᱝ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱟᱜ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱞᱤᱠ ᱞᱟᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱮᱛᱮᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱭᱮᱠᱴᱤᱣ ᱜᱽᱞᱮᱡ ᱮᱯᱷᱮᱠᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ ᱱᱮᱞ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱚᱨᱟᱞ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Madonna Primary Function: ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Madonna Primary Function: ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Madonna is a modular ceramic tile collection translating 15th-century Madonna drapery into calibrated relief. Symbolic painted folds become structured physical depth. The rotational geometry enables controlled non-repetition across small and large surfaces, functioning as architectural structure rather than ornament. The system creates directional movement and allows scalable application across interiors.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- 300 x 300 mm
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- tile, pattern, Ornament, Ceramic, Renaissance
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- Production combines high-pressure press-molding to generate calibrated 3D relief replicating drapery folds, followed by HD digital inkjet printing for chromatic fidelity to 15th-century iconography. Select areas receive third-fire luster application (or PVD metallization) for permanent metallic gold accents. Reactive glaze layering creates controlled oxidation effects, producing an aged patina with depth and surface tactility.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The main challenge was translating sacred iconography into contemporary ceramic without losing its dignity or becoming decorative imitation. Historically, folds in icons are symbolic, not naturalistic. Converting this painted illusion into structural relief required balancing authenticity with manufacturability. Limited glaze behavior, metallic firing constraints, and repeat-pattern logic demanded constant recalibration between art history and industrial feasibility.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- Historical visual research. Objective: translate 15th-century Madonna icon drapery into a modular ceramic system adaptable to modern interiors. Methodology: comparative analysis of icon paintings focusing on color layers, fold geometry, and compositional rhythm. Tools: archival study, chromatic mapping, 3D modeling. Experiments tested fold positioning and rotation. Result: a non-repetitive surface system. Insight: sacred color logic can inform contemporary design. Impact: bridges heritage and scalable interior production.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The project was developed after extensive visual research of 15th-century Madonna icon paintings, focusing on the way drapery, color gradients, and layered folds were rendered. I studied multiple variations of fabric depiction to understand their geometric logic and chromatic structure. The tile design translates these historical folding patterns into a contemporary ceramic surface, preserving the rhythm and tonal depth characteristic of early Renaissance garments.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- September 2025
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Each tile is designed to be rotated and combined in multiple positions, allowing endless pattern variations. One module can create a subtle surface, while a full set produces complex, flowing compositions. This system prevents visual repetition, so a space can feel different from every angle. The same pattern logic extends to wallpaper, textiles, and upholstery, creating a cohesive yet dynamic interior language.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Nataliya Naymark
- ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Nataliya Naymark
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