Fold Bolsita Ty'a Medicina Tradicional China by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Pláta in Mba'eñongatuha Jejapo Competition Category.
PlátaMba'eñongatuha· 2024
Fold Bolsita Ty'a Medicina Tradicional China
Client: Mz Design
A' Design Award Pláta Winner in Mba'eñongatuha Category
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The Design
About Fold Bolsita Ty'a Medicina Tradicional China
Umi tembikuaa ohechauka bolsita ty'a común rehegua y pohã concentración ingredient efectivo-gui ha'e 40 porciento mante oñembohysy jave directamente pohã. Péva oiko bolsita ty'a común ombotyha pohã ryepýpe, ikatu'ỹre y oñemongu'e porã ryepýgui okãgui. Ko diseño oipota ombohetave concentración pohã efectiva ha omboguejy pohã ñembyai. Ñanderoipota avei jaiporu técnica origami ñañongatu hetave volumen producto-pe jaapo haguã umi concepto diseño sostenible. Oñehasa jave y, ojehesakãta peteĩteĩ capa forma plana doblaráma guive, omoheñóita peteĩ estructura tonel-icha.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Pláta
Fold Bolsita Ty'a Medicina Tradicional China ohupyty A' Design Award Pláta, peteĩ ñehechakuaa extraordinariamente prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño de primera línea, hechapyrãva ha impresionante-pe. Umi ganador Pláta ha'e tembiapo brillante ha heta creativo ohechaukáva expertise, talento ha agudeza sobresaliente umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Fold Bolsita Ty'a Medicina Tradicional China ha'eha peteĩ tembiapo maravilloso, ejemplar, profesional ha innovador pypukuvéva. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Pláta ha'e invento ojehechakuaáva ha ojehayhúva ohepyme'ẽva ha ombohasáva límite arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua. Fold Bolsita Ty'a Medicina Tradicional China ha'e creación heta ojeenvidiáva omokyre'ỹva ipotapy, ome'ẽva sentimiento positivo ha omoheñóiva maravilla ha sorpresa.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This traditional Chinese medicine teabag can improve the extraction efficiency of water on ingredient when brewing and improve the "effective ingredients concentration" in medicine liquid.
This teabag adopts the process of "origami". When water is poured into it, it will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel structure. This design not only ensures extraction efficiency, but also reduces the package volume by 60%, reducing carbon emissions during transportation. - Dimensions & Packaging
- During the design process, we created models of different sizes and collected user feedback and data. After ergonomic testing, the product was selected in the following dimensions: 95 mm x 95 mm x 16 mm. The outer packaging was selected in the following sizes: 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm.
The outer packaging is made of 100% biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and sustainable. It is printed with environmentally friendly ink to reduce pressure on the environment. - Tags
- Traditional Chinese Medicine, Teabag, Sustainable Design, Fold Structure, Reduce Waste
- Production Technology
- This design uses 100% biodegradable and renewable paper as the raw material to produce environmentally friendly food grade filter paper. Folds are formed through the origami pressing process, resulting in a flat folding structure. The outer packaging also uses biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and environmentally friendly.
This folding structure design reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation. - Design Challenge
- The most difficult part of this design is the early testing stage, where testing the efficacy of various teabags on the market requires the use of expensive testing instruments and a long cycle.
The shape design of this product is also a challenge. It not only needs to be beautiful, but also needs to achieve the function of maximizing the "concentration of active ingredient". - Research
- Through searching academic papers and conducting interviews with users, we have summarized a teabag usage process that is in line with daily habits.
Physical tests have shown that the "effective drug concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This design improves the efficiency of brewing and reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation. - Inspiration
- Tests have shown that the "effective ingredients concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This is because ordinary teabags wrap medicine inside, making it difficult for water to flow smoothly from the inside out.
This design aims to increase the “effective drug concentration” and reduce medicine waste. We also hope to use origami technique to save more volume in the product to implement sustainable design concepts. - Project Duration
- The project started in July 2022 and finished in April 2023 in Guangzhou, China.
- Operation Flow
- Open the packaging, take out the medicine bag and remove the lid. Place the medicine bag above the cup and pour in hot water for brewing. During the brewing process, the medicine package will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel like structure. After 2-5 minutes, it is ready to drink.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Jingyi Miao, 2023.
- Team Members
- Miao Jingyi
Zou Hu
Duan Hongli
Xu Mengzhen
Chen Deteng
Zhao Yizhu - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #3: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #4: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #5: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
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