Renew Kikokala Pani Hou Hiki ke Pani ʻIa by Zhen Zhang and Yanan Sun

Renew Kikokala Pani Hou Hiki ke Pani ʻIa by Zhen Zhang and Yanan Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hana Noʻeau a me Lako Palapala Competition Category.

KalaLako Hana Noʻeau· 2022

Renew Kikokala Pani Hou Hiki ke Pani ʻIa

by Zhen Zhang and Yanan Sun

Client: DaoDun Design

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hana Noʻeau Category

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The Design

About Renew Kikokala Pani Hou Hiki ke Pani ʻIa

ʻO Renew he kikokala i hoʻolālā ʻia no ka pani wikiwiki ʻana i ke kumu ʻīnika. Hoʻokahuli ʻia ka paʻa peni me ka neʻe wili ʻana, no laila e kaʻawale ana ka welau mai ke kumu a hiki ke hoʻokomo ʻia kekahi kumu hou me ka hanu ʻole o ka ʻīnika. Mālama ka meʻe wili i ka paʻa ma kona wahi i ka wā e wehe ʻia ai ke poʻo. ʻO nā ʻauwaha a puni ka welau fiber e ʻae i ka welau e piʻo, kahi e mālama ai i ka pili piha me ka ʻili o ka pepa. Hōʻike ke ʻano o ke poʻo i ka mānoanoa o ka welau, a ʻo ka like ʻana o nā waihoʻoluʻu o ke poʻo a me ka paʻa e hōʻike ana i ke kuhikuhi hio o ka welau. Hana ʻia ke kino me ka plastika me kekahi ʻāpana lāpela.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Renew Kikokala Pani Hou Hiki ke Pani ʻIa i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Renew Kikokala Pani Hou Hiki ke Pani ʻIa he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Renew Kikokala Pani Hou Hiki ke Pani ʻIa e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a replaceable marker. Unlike existing markers, where refill is injected from the tip of the pen, the user can unscrew the marker, remove the refill and replace it. The pen cap of different shapes indicates the thickness of the pen cap. When fastening the thick pen cap, the color of the pen cap and the penholder can ensure the tilt direction of the pen cap, so as to avoid the pen tip upside down when using it next time.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 160mm x Depth 15mm x Height 15mm
Tags: Quick change, marker, refill, twist
Production Technology: The pen body is made of plastic, the middle gray material is rubber, and the tip is made of fiber
Design Challenge: The design challenge is how to change the refill quickly. By removing the marker, we found that the tip of the pen is inserted into the core to drain the pen water.Therefore, we decided to design the pen holder for the marker to be detachable. In order to prevent the pen holder from being pulled out when the cap is removed, the opening mode of the pen holder was designed to be twisted.Another challenge with this design is how to make sure the lines drawn by the markers are smooth. We designed grooves around the tip of the pen so that the tip can bend around to ensure that it fits the surface of the paper.
Research: By replacing the marker fluid, we found that the fluid tended to overflow. We disassembled the marker and found that the reason why the fluid flows is the pen tip is inserted into the core. Therefore, we connect the pen tip with the penholder, remove the penholder to achieve the separation of the pen tip and the pen core, to achieve the purpose of replacing the pen core.
Inspiration: Current markers are less efficient at filling pen water.The inspiration of this design comes from the replacement of the battery. Unscrew the penholder and replace the pen core. When the penholder is inserted back, the internal pen tip can be inserted into the pen core, so as to achieve the purpose of quickly replacing the supplement liquid and extending the service life of the pen.
Project Duration: The project was started in October 2021 in Beijing and finished in November 2021 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: When the pen runs out of water, the user covers the pen holder and twists it to unplug the pen and replace the pen core. In the drawing process, due to the space left for the pen tip to be bent, the complete contact between the pen tip and the paper surface can be guaranteed when the force is applied. The pen cap of different shapes indicates the thickness of the pen tip. When the pen cap corresponds to the color of the pen holder, the tilt direction of the pen cap can indicate the tilt direction of the pen tip.
Team Members: Designer:Yunsong Liu
Designer:Zhen Zhang
Designer:Yanan Sun
Designer:Xiaofan Zhou
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Yunsong Liu, Renew, 2021.
Image #2: Designer Zhen Zhang, Renew, 2021.
Image #3: Designer Xiaofan Zhou, Renew, 2021.
Image #4: Designer Yanan Sun, Renew, 2021.
Image #5: Designer Yunsong Liu, Renew, 2021.