Eco Lettuce Package Envase de Alimentos, Recipiente para o Cultivo de Plantas by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang

Eco Lettuce Package Envase de Alimentos, Recipiente para o Cultivo de Plantas by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Envases Competition Category.

BronceEnvases· 2020

Eco Lettuce Package Envase de Alimentos, Recipiente para o Cultivo de Plantas

by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang

Client: University of Nottingham Ningbo China

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Envases Category

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The Design

About Eco Lettuce Package Envase de Alimentos, Recipiente para o Cultivo de Plantas

Eco Lettuce Package é un envase de alimentos que tamén serve como recipiente de cultivo para leituga. A leituga de folla continúa producindo follas novas cando se rega regularmente despois do corte. Cómense as follas e consérvanse as raíces. Despois vólvese o envase, engádense auga e o papel de envolver, e a planta medra a través dos furados. É posible unha segunda colleita en poucas semanas. O papel de envolver está feito de papel reciclado e proporciona nutrientes. O recipiente está feito de PLA, un plástico baseado en amidón vexetal, e configúrase mediante termoformado ao baleiro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Eco Lettuce Package Envase de Alimentos, Recipiente para o Cultivo de Plantas gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Eco Lettuce Package Envase de Alimentos, Recipiente para o Cultivo de Plantas sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Eco Lettuce Package Envase de Alimentos, Recipiente para o Cultivo de Plantas satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Eco-lettuce package is a solution for consumers to continue eating lettuce. It is not only a package but also a lettuce growing container. Leaf-lettuce can continue growing to produce leaves if regularly watered after trimming. Flip the lettuce package and grow the trimmed lettuce. It is able to harvest a second, good-tasting lettuce with several weeks. The wrapping paper can provide plants with nutrition. This new package is sustainable, environment-friendly.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter 170mm x Height 175mm
Tags: Sustainable, Recycled package, Eco-friendly, Package Design, Food Package, Concept Design
Production Technology: The material of package is PLA, a plastic substitute made from fermented plant starch plastic which is environmental-friendly material. The package can be manufactured by vacuums forming. The wrapping paper is made by recycling paper which absorbs plant nutrition.
Design Challenge: The function of packaging the lettuce and be a plant growing container will influence the appearance. The shape of package have been test to find the best solution to satisfy these 2 functions.
Research: We produce 133 billion pounds food per year but about one third of food we produce is not consumed but throw away, it takes a ton of resources(Water, labor, oil and land energy) to produce food. Furthermore, this wasted food is a huge contributor to climate change. when it decomposes, it isn't just stinky. It releases potent greenhouse gases such as methane. Especially vegetables waste, we trow away 60% packaged lettuce. If we buy a lettuce and can continually plant and eat them easily that could be a solution to lighten the environment pressure.
Inspiration: Inspired by the lettuce growth process. Leaf-lettuce can continue growing to produce leaves if regularly watered after trimming. This unique feature can make people grow lettuce by themself instead buying vegetables all the time.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2018 in Ningbo, and finished in December.
Operation Flow: The lettuce is alive before it is shipped to the customer. Users can eat the leaves part and keep the roots. Flip the package, add the water and nutrition paper and grow the lettuce through the holes. After several weeks users can get three new lettuce.
Team Members: Designer: NING SUN
Advisor: Xu SUN, Bingjian Liu, Ying Jiang, Mohan Li
Image Credits: Ning Sun