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ReGreen Tiny Compost Machine by Shihcheng Chen Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design
Shihcheng Chen acknowledged for sustainable products, projects and green design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ ReGreen Tiny Compost Machine by Shihcheng Chen has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About ReGreen Tiny Compost Machine
ReGreen is the ideal solution that can recycle and take the best advantages of wasted food perfectly. ReGreen is durable, easy to clean and recyclable. The distinct structural design is by the principle of circulation and environmentally friendly, which can be easily disassembled and recycled. Advanced technology, making ReGreen turns the wasted food into organic soil and compost in just a few weeks. It perfectly solves the difficulties of obtaining organic compost in the metropolitans.
About Shihcheng Chen
Chen is an environmentally friendly product designer, dedicated to solving environmental problems with design methods. Currently focusing on creation using circular design methods. Good 3D skill, Specifically good at Solidworks and key shot, also have working experience with Pro/E and CINEMA4D. Have the discipline and focus to ensure that the project gets done within the timeline. organized, reliable and yet creative. Give constructive input and helps to create great designs. Work independently also can work with the team.
Award Record
Shihcheng Chen is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award
The A' Sustainable Product Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good sustainable products by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sustainable product designers, green product manufacturers, eco-friendly product brands and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include sustainable projects, environment friendly designs, recycled, upcycled and bio-degradable products. The awarded sustainable product designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/sustainable-product
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/102404
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/102404
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!102404
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/274032
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- ReGreen Tiny Compost Machine
- Function
- Tiny Compost Machine
- Category
- Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Sustainability
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shihcheng Chen
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #102404
Credits
- Image Credits
- SHIH-CHENG CHEN
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- With unique Biology and fertilizer technology, ReGreen was designed by busing a convenient way to resolve food waste without any energy. Advanced technology making Re Green turns the wasted food into organic soil and compost in just a few weeks. It perfectly solves the difficulties of obtaining organic compost in the metropolitans
- Inspiration
- Food waste is always an important subject for the economy and environment. It not only consumes resources on earth but causes ecological burden indeed. People shall have a clear understanding of the issues influencing food waste-related consumer perceptions and behaviors. Therefore, ReGreen is the ideal solution that can recycle and take good advantages of wasted food perfectly.
- Research
- According to the survey, the major concern for people to make compost in the city is the sanitary issue, not to mention the stink and bugs. With the unique design, ReGreen can suppress odors and prevent bugs efficiently. According to the model experiments and statistics examination, plants used organic soil made from the ReGreen system that grew the thriving and flourishing plants.
- Challenge
- The main challenge in creating the ReGreen is to develop a system that could inspire users’ interesting and continuous usage. The design needed stylish and elegance but with practical value. This is a fun and functional product with environmental education orientation. The most valuable goal is to reuse the leftover food and return the good bacteria to the ground.
- Realization and Technology
- Made of metal and enhanced glass, ReGreen is durable, easy to clean and recyclable. The distinct structural design is by the principle of circulation and environmentally friendly, which can be easily disassembled and recycled.
- Operation and Interaction
- 1. Putting food waste in the shredding part and shredding it into small pieces; waste residual will drop down to the Compost box. 2. Adding enzymes to compost box and covering it; the compost will become organic soil and compost tea in few, weeks. Organic soil can planting, compost tea can be fertilizer.
- Project Duration and Location
- ReGreen started in Taoyuan, Taiwan in August 2018 and was finished in Taoyuan, Taiwan in May 2019. It was on display at “InnoVEX Special Exhibition” Taipei, Taiwan in May 2019, “TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019” San Francisco, the USA in October 2019 and “Meet Taipei Startup Festival”. Taipei, Taiwan in May 2019.
- Specifications
- Width200 mm x Depth200mm x Height500 mm
- Keywords
- circular design,Environmental protection, planting, zero wasteHorticulture, Recyclable, Sustainable, Probiotics, Earth
