Changer Kuffert by Xuhui Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv in Mode- og Rejsetilbehør Design Competition Category.

SølvTilbehør· 2021

Changer Kuffert

by Xuhui Chen

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Tilbehør Category

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The Design

About Changer Kuffert

Changer er en kuffert med justerbar størrelse, designet til rejsende, hvis opbevaringsbehov varierer fra rejse til rejse. Skallen er dannet af flere indlejrede lag af hus. I den kompakte tilstand fungerer Changer som en lille kuffert, der kan tages med om bord på et fly. Ved at dreje på knappen på forsiden frigøres de indre sektioner, som trækkes ud for at danne en stor kuffert, og ved at dreje knappen tilbage låses den valgte størrelse. Kroppen er hovedsageligt lavet af ABS- og PC-plast, og de fire hjørner er dækket med aluminium for beskyttelse.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Changer Kuffert er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. Changer Kuffert forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Changer Kuffert er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a luggage that can change size. The unique about this design is that it contains multiple layers of casing. When users carry little luggage, it is a small luggage. Changer allows the user to bring it on the plane and carry it with them, and it is very convenient. When the user is carrying a lot of luggage. Changer can be pulled out of the hidden inside part to become a large luggage. That can hold a lot of stuff. Changer can solve the problem of carrying different quantities of luggage by changing the size.
Dimensions & Packaging: Before changing size: length 34.4cm x Width 23cm x Height 56.8cm; After folding: length 48.4cm x Width 31cm x Height 76.8cm;
Tags: Luggage, Transform, Travel, Size, Storage, Space
Production Technology: Mainly using ABC+PC material, impact resistance, high hardness, strong toughness, cheap price. The four corners are covered with aluminum metal for protection.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: According to research, people usually buy more than two suitcases to meet different travel needs. When they go on business trips, they tend to carry a small suitcase. When families travel, they often carry large luggage. This can cause a lot of unnecessary waste. There is a great market demand to solve this problem.
Inspiration: I was inspired by the way the armor was stacked. Our motivation for designing changer was the experience of travel. The size of luggage you need to carry on a trip is different for everyone. Sometimes it can be carried around, and sometimes it needs to store a lot of things. So, we wanted to integrate the large and small luggage. We want to design a luggage that could be resized.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: First, it works just fine as a normal small box. Then, when you need to carry large items, turn the knob on the front and move all the inner parts. Third, pull out all the inner parts and this small luggage becomes a big one. Fourth, turn back the knob in the opposite direction to lock the suitcase. In this way, changer can be fixed without transformation.
Team Members: Design leader: Xuhui Chen, Designer: Qianwei Wang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)