When cellphones, tablets, and laptops became necessities instead of just a luxury that some avail of, one of the previously common items that we looked at that was affected were calendars. Just like with clocks, most people didn’t really need to have calendars on their walls or their desks since you can just look at your phone or device to check what day it was. But now we have a sort of resurgence of analog things that can exist along with their digital calendars. Suddenly we started seeing a demand for wall and desk calendars again, and preferably something that can be reused since we also want to be kinder to Mother Earth.
Designer: Pharhaat
This metal calendar is one such example of a calendar that can be used over and over again or a perpetual calendar as it’s called. Its main material is a metal plate that can be bent and folded/unfolded into a tent-like calendar that you can place on your desk or on your shelf or wherever you want to place it to see what date it is easily. It is small enough at just 12 x 19 centimeters that you can carry it around easily or transfer it to where you need it. The days of the week and months of the year are engraved on the plate and it comes with rings and metal balls to place on the calendar.
The good news is that you will be the one to adjust to the day, date, and month. The bad news is that you will be the one to adjust to the day, date, and month. So you will have to remind yourself to adjust it to the right day, date, and month that are engraved on the metal plate. On the English version (there is a Persian version as well as the calendar is bilingual) , the days of the week are listed on the left side while the numbers are on the upper part with the months on the bottom part. Just move the rings and metal balls around to their respective spaces.
It also comes with a full year calendar on card stock that you can place at the back as there’s a slot to place it or any card you may want to put there. So yes, you can just look at the full calendar of course (although the print is pretty tiny) but the metal calendar is much more aesthetic. And the fact that you have the move the ring and ball around can be a ritual that you can follow every day.
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