Seawool Capa by Chungsheng Chen, Eddie Wang and Enyang Chen

Seawool Capa by Chungsheng Chen, Eddie Wang and Enyang Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Producto Sostenible Competition Category.

BronceProducto Sostenible· 2023

Seawool Capa

by Chungsheng Chen, Eddie Wang and Enyang Chen

Client: Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Deparment

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Producto Sostenible Category

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The Design

About Seawool Capa

La capa Seawool pesa sólo 300 gramos, es ligera, fácil de manejar y lavable. Está hecho de hilo de lana marina que proviene de la combinación de botellas de plástico PET recicladas y polvo de conchas de ostras nanolizadas a partir de conchas desechadas, no solo reduce el desperdicio, sino que ofrece beneficios de rendimiento como regulación térmica, resistencia a los olores, control de la humedad y lana suave y de secado rápido. El tacto, y también antiestático, antibacteriano, sin agentes antibacterianos químicos agregados, es amigable con la piel del usuario y brinda una mejor experiencia de uso. Seawool es verdaderamente el material sostenible del océano.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Seawool Capa ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Seawool Capa sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Seawool Capa satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Seawool cape weight only 300 grams, is light and easy to handle with woolen touch and washable. It is made from seawool yarn which is the combination of the nanolized oyster shell powder from discarded shells and the recycle PET bottle plastic. Not only reduces waste, but delivers performance benefits like thermal regulation, odor resistance, moisture management and quick dry, anti-static, antibacterial, no chemical antibacterial agents added which friendly to the user's skin.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: Recycle Oyster Shell, PET/Acrylic/Rayon/Poly
colors: 5 colors
Length180cm x Width70 cm
Tags: Seawool, cape, shawl, ootd, sustainable, functional, fabric
Production Technology: Material: Recycle Oyster Shell PET/Acrylic/Rayon/Poly
Production Tech: The oyster shells are washed and dried and calcined at 100°C for 5 hours, and then ground to a thickness below 1 μm to become oyster shell powder. Then recycled PET and oyster shell powder are mixed with a secret formula and spun into yarn, which is finally spun into fabric.
Surface Touching: Wool feel
Design Challenge: In Taiwan, the oyster farming has existed for more than 300 years. Under meticulous cultivation by farmers, oyster becomes one of the most famous delicacies in Taiwan. People can enjoy plump oyster meals from fine restaurant to even local night market. However, the Taiwanese has ignored the wastage behind, the shells. Turning waste into treasure is the most challenging issue. After years of researching and studying, we successfully find the way to strengthen the inherited gift from these discarded shells and combine with recycle PET bottles to create a brand-new functional product applied in the textile, we named it Seawool.
Research: Making used of the recycled plastic PET bottle and oyster shell to produce a special yarn for many textile application, we entitled this yarn as seawool, which was inspired by its wool-like construction and hand’s feel. The oyster was nurtured by the coast and enriched with minerals from ocean. In this way, the textiles made by discarded shells are inherent in several functions and make people have a better wearing experience. Seawool not only reduces waste, but delivers performance benefits like thermal regulation, odor resistance, moisture management and quick dry, truly sustainable materials from the ocean.
Inspiration: In Taiwan, more than 160,000 tons of oysters are eaten every year, as the result, oyster shell waste has caused serious environment issue and coastal ecology. How to deal with these pollution sources has become a problem. we discovered that specially treated oyster shells can increase the functions of far-infrared negative ions, antibacterial, deodorizing, and anti-ultraviolet rays, so we make full use of the oyster shell and recycle pet bottle to developed the functional fiber of Seawool yarn.
Project Duration: The project started in April,2022 published in January,2023 in Tainan, on sell in zeczec crowdfunding platform, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Is a rectangular cape,can be use in the office, beach, sofa, bed,5 colors to match your outfit
Patents: IP: Creative Tech Textile
Team Members: ChungSheng Chen
Eddie Wang
Enyang Chen
Tingyuan Lin
Tainan University of Technology Product Design Dept
Acdesign Associates International Co.,Ltd
Creative Tech Textile Co., Ltd
Hans Global LLC.
Image Credits: image#1~#5: acdesign associates International Co.,Ltd.