The defining characteristics of our Calendar can already be traced back to our early works in the 1980s: still-life photography, sculptural mock-ups made from everyday objects, a white background, and an effective, two-way relationship with words.
Then as now, the project’s logic is based on subtraction, reducing elements to their purest form. Initially, many creative choices were driven by technical and economic constraints: the images were designed for billboard posters, solid backgrounds required an accuracy that printing houses of the time couldn’t guarantee, and the edges of figures had to remain within the margins to avoid trimming.
Since 1991, when the first edition was released, we have established a recognizable language, always true to a principle of quality. The charm of our calendars still lies in the craftsmanship with which they are created and in their compositional structure—the mock-up, which reproduces something tangible rather than a mere combination of pre-existing, digitally reworked images.
It is not just the impact of the forms that matters, but also the photogenic quality of the composition and its three-dimensionality—the magic of an image so striking that it tempts you to reach out and touch the page.
The Calendar is a metaphor, or rather, a collection of metaphors. The first is conveyed through the images themselves; the second, more subtle, refers to the dedicated people who, with passion and patience, take on this challenge every year; the third represents the vision and mission that underlie our work.
Our goal is to bring to life the idea of the future that a business, organization, institution, product, or service seeks to establish.
Calendarea 2025. A Dive into Thought
Aquarium is the theme of the 2025 Calendar: a deep dive into thought and exploration, searching for what best embodies a good omen for the future.
A fantastical and visionary aquarium, where one can feel as comfortable as a fish in water—all year long! It is a visual journey through joyful, vibrant, and ironic icons, infused with life and serenity, just like the wonders found in seas, rivers, and lakes.
Yet, beneath its surface, Aquarium holds a subtle metaphor in its name: in a world that constantly observes us, what if we were the fish in the aquarium?
As with every edition, the distinctive language of the Calendar reveals Inarea’s guiding principle: the ability to see what already exists through plural design, to start from reality and recombine elements, generating unexpected associations that inspire new perceptions.