Chrys نظام ضغط للتعافي من الحروق by Xiang Xu and Tengyu Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 جائزة A' Design Award الفضية in التصميم الاجتماعي Competition Category.
فضةاجتماعي· 2026
Chrys نظام ضغط للتعافي من الحروق
Client: Xiang Xu and Tengyu Zhao
جائزة A' Design Award الفضية Winner in اجتماعي Category
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The Design
About Chrys نظام ضغط للتعافي من الحروق
كريس (Chrys) هو ثوب ضغط بارامتري مُصمَّم لتعافي الأطفال من الحروق. وباعتماده على بنية شبكية ذات طوبولوجيا متدرجة، يزيد النظام تلقائيًا من كثافة نسيجه فوق مناطق الأنسجة الندبية ليوفّر ضغطًا علاجيًا دقيقًا يبلغ 25 مليمترًا زئبقيًا، مع الحفاظ في الوقت ذاته على نفاذية الهواء فوق مناطق الجلد السليم. ويتميّز التصميم بنظام هوية معياري يفصل الوظيفة الطبية عن الطبقة الجمالية، ما يتيح للمرضى الصغار تخصيص الثوب بعناصر بصرية قابلة للتبديل، والتخفيف بذلك من الضغط النفسي المرتبط بالعلاج عبر تجربة تخصيص مُمتعة وجاذبة.
The Recognition
About the جائزة A' Design Award الفضية
Chrys نظام ضغط للتعافي من الحروق هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة بصورة استثنائية يُمنح للتصاميم الرفيعة المستوى والجميلة والمبهرة. والفائزون بالفضية هم أعمال لامعة بشدة وشديدة الإبداع تجسّد الخبرة والموهبة وحدة الذكاء المتميزة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Chrys نظام ضغط للتعافي من الحروق عملًا رائعًا يُعرض كنموذج، شديد الاحترافية وعميق الابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية اختراع جدير بالذكر ومحل إعجاب، يعود بالنفع ويوسّع حدود الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا. وChrys نظام ضغط للتعافي من الحروق إبداع يغبطه الكثيرون، يثير الرغبات ويبعث مشاعر إيجابية ويشعل الدهشة والإعجاب.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Chrys is a parametric pressure system tailored for pediatric burn recovery. It features a Gradient Topology lattice structure that automatically densifies over scar tissue to apply precise therapeutic pressure (25mmHg) while maximizing breathability in healthy areas. Through a modular identity ecosystem, it separates the medical function from the aesthetic layer, allowing children to wear visually diverse hero avatars such as a lion that can be updated as they grow.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Custom-fit to individual patient measurements via 3D facial scanning. (Approx. 150mm x 150mm x 120mm, varying by child's age).
- Tags
- Parametric Design, Generative Design, Pediatric Healthcare, Burn Recovery, Rehabilitation, Social Design, Inclusive Design, Gamification, Destigmatization
- Production Technology
- The system replaces traumatic plaster casting with pain-free 3D facial scanning. A parametric algorithm generates a gradient topology lattice, optimizing the 15-25mmHg pressure crucial for scar blanching. The medical layer is 3D-printed using ISO-certified biocompatible elastomers (medical-grade TPU and silicone) for skin safe breathability. This functional interface seamlessly integrates with the 3D-printed aesthetic shell, secured by a universal fabric retention strap.
- Design Challenge
- Burn recovery historically prioritized corrective clinical logic, forcing children into a medical gaze that emphasizes deficiency. We challenged this paradigm of concealment. Drawing from disability studies, we navigated the tension between standardized efficacy and a child’s right to visible agency. Externally, we faced a lack of ethical frameworks for distributed pediatric manufacturing and facial data privacy. We shifted from mere inclusion to radical belonging, treating technology not as a cure for deficit, but as a platform for self-actualization in a post-stigmatic society.
- Research
- This qualitative research project aims to destigmatize burn recovery. Methodology is guided by STS, medical philosophy, and embodiment theories. Data is collected from from ethnography, interviews, and extensive literature reviews on lived testimonies. Led by Xiang Xu and Tengyu Zhao, Chrys aims to transcend clinical utility to restore human dignity. Our project hopes to impact society by proposing a new approach of transforming medical design to dismantle stigma within healthcare. Future research plan includes long-term UX testing to truly ground this human-centric approach.
- Inspiration
- Pediatric burn patients face a rigorous 23-hour/day recovery regimen. Traditional skin-tone masks are often stifling and stigmatizing, creating an Uncanny Valley effect that causes severe psychological trauma. This leads to a compliance crisis where children refuse treatment, risking permanent functional contractures. The inspiration was to transform these medical devices from symbols of sickness into empowering armor, allowing children to reclaim their identity and turn scars into superpowers.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2025 in Shanghai, and finished in December in Shanghai.
- Operation Flow
- The recovery journey begins with a gamified companion app. First, a 3D facial scan is taken. Second, the child engages in a gamified co-design process, choosing and customizing their own hero avatar. An AR mirror allows them to preview the mask. Finally, an algorithm generates the pressure-optimized design, which is 3D printed and secured to the child using a standardized, universal rear retention strap.
- Team Members
- Lead Designer: Xiang Xu
Assistant Designer: Tengyu Zhao
Academic Supervisor: Yaqin Xia
Design Consultant: Kaiyuan Chen
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