Morcube Hana Nui: Mea Pāʻani Lāʻau Hui ʻIa by Ying Cui

Morcube Hana Nui: Mea Pāʻani Lāʻau Hui ʻIa by Ying Cui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Mea Pāʻani, Pāʻani a me Lako Lealea Competition Category.

HaoMea Pāʻani· 2023

Morcube Hana Nui: Mea Pāʻani Lāʻau Hui ʻIa

by Ying Cui

Client: Yino Studio

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Mea Pāʻani Category

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The Design

About Morcube Hana Nui: Mea Pāʻani Lāʻau Hui ʻIa

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO Morcube kahi mea pāʻani lāʻau i hoʻolālā ʻia no ke kūkulu noʻonoʻo a me ka pāʻani hoʻonoho paheʻe. Hoʻokahi hapa ʻumikūmālima mm ka nui o kēlā me kēia ʻaoʻao o ka pahu paʻa, a ua hana ʻia me ka lāʻau maple me kahi paheʻe kūlohelohe. ʻElima ʻāpana i ʻoki pololei ʻia e hoʻokumu ana i kēlā me kēia pahu paʻa, i hoʻohui ʻia me ka hana lāʻau kahiko o ka mortise a me ka tenon me ka ʻole o ka mea hoʻopili. Hoʻopili ʻia nā pahu paʻa ma o nā hui dovetail e paheʻe pū ana a hiki ke huki ʻia aʻe. Ma luna o kēlā me kēia tenon, aia kahi ʻoki 45-degere e hiki ai ka neʻe maʻalahi. Kākoʻo ʻo Morcube i ka noʻonoʻo noʻeau a hāʻawi hoʻi i kahi paʻakikī hoʻolālā no nā keiki a me nā mākua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Morcube Hana Nui: Mea Pāʻani Lāʻau Hui ʻIa i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Morcube Hana Nui: Mea Pāʻani Lāʻau Hui ʻIa he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Morcube Hana Nui: Mea Pāʻani Lāʻau Hui ʻIa no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Morcube is a versatile toy that allows users the opportunity of exploring their creativity with challenges on every level. It is like a blank canvas with infinite possibilities. With the special locking mechanism, it also provides an intellectual challenge for puzzle lovers. Morcube is 100% made of wood with natural finish. The smooth feel of these precision-cut pieces make it a joy to play with. Moreover, the high quality of maple wood and craftsmanship ensure that it lasts for years.
Dimensions & Packaging: 75 mm x 75 mm x 75 mm
Tags: Toy, Wooden Toy, Toy Block, Brain Teaser, Modular Toy, Mortise and Tenon, 3D Toy, Architectual Toy, Creative Tool
Production Technology: Each cube consists of 5 wooden parts that are fixed together with traditional mortise and tenon without applying glue. The slots in the tenon retain certain elasticity, ensuring the cubes perform well for both structural requirements and user experience. A 45-degree bevel on each side of the tenon guarantees smooth sliding movement. The components of each cube are precisely manufactured by customized machines with a final touch by hand. The cube is the work where craftsmanship meets engineering.
Design Challenge: As we know wood is very challenging to be processed with high precision, and it is a live material that changes everyday with humidity. In spite of that, we insist on using wood as the material to create a toy that can be passed from generation to generation due to its natural feeling and for the purpose of being sustainable for people and environment. After many testing and structural adjustments, our product finally achieved the effect that we expect it to be.
Inspiration: It is always been my passion to create interactive tools that nurture creativity, emotions and sense of sustainability. Morcube, unlike ordinary wooden stacking blocks, has joinery structure inspired by traditional mortise and tenon in wood crafts that makes many more shapes, structures and functions possible. Regarding to the material, I believe that wood is safe and friendly to people, and its appearance will never be out of date whether for children or adults.
Project Duration: The project started in Augest 2021 in Shanghai and now we are still looking for manufacturers and e-commerce platforms to sell our products.
Operation Flow: Each morcube is connected by dovetail mortise and tenon. To connect, align a tenon with a mortise and slide in; to disassemble, you can either slide it out or simply pull them apart. The tenons are designed with specific level of friction and elasticity that they wouldn’t break when being twitched out. It even creates satisfying sound and interaction that people can’t stop playing it. Thanks to the sliding system, it allows more design figurations to build while appreciating traditional craft.