Plata Accesorio · 2021

Changer Maleta

by Xuhui Chen

A' Design Award de Plata 2021 in Accesorio
CLIENT: Bruce Tao
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About Changer Maleta

Changer es una maleta redimensionable diseñada para viajeros cuyas necesidades de almacenamiento varían de un viaje a otro. La carcasa está formada por múltiples capas de cubiertas encajadas entre sí. En su estado compacto, Changer funciona como una maleta pequeña que puede llevarse a bordo de un avión. Al girar la perilla frontal se liberan las secciones interiores, que se extraen para formar una maleta grande, y al girar la perilla en sentido contrario se bloquea el tamaño seleccionado. El cuerpo está fabricado principalmente con plásticos ABS y PC, y las cuatro esquinas están recubiertas de aluminio para su protección.

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Changer Maleta ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Changer Maleta sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Changer Maleta es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

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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.
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)