Golden Seasons Brick Nā Pahu Kī by Chushan Design

Golden Seasons Brick Nā Pahu Kī by Chushan Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā ʻUhi Competition Category.

KalaʻUhi· 2025

Golden Seasons Brick Nā Pahu Kī

by Chushan Design

Client: Shenzhen Chushan Design Culture Group Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Kala Winner in ʻUhi Category

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The Design

About Golden Seasons Brick Nā Pahu Kī

He hoʻolālā pahu ʻo Golden Seasons Brick no nā pōhaku kī Pu-erh i hoʻopaʻa ʻia. Ua hana ʻia ka wahī o waho me ka pepa kūikawā ʻano kahiko me nā hōʻailona sila i kaomi ʻia a me ke kāpili ʻana i ka pepa gula. Ma loko, aia kekahi pahu huki papalua i hana ʻia me ka pepa kāleka gula a me ka papa hina e paʻa ana i ʻumikūmāwalu pōhaku i wahī ʻia i ka pepa gula, ʻeiwa ma kēlā me kēia pā. Pale nā kowa pale hāʻule i nā pōhaku i ka wā huakaʻi. He ʻehā kalama ke kaumaha o kēlā me kēia pōhaku, he helu e kūlike ana me nā huaʻōlelo no nā kau ʻehā ma ka ʻōlelo Pākē. Hiki ke pani hou ʻia nā pā, no laila hiki ke hoʻopiha hou a hoʻohana hou ʻia ka pahu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Golden Seasons Brick Nā Pahu Kī 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 Golden Seasons Brick Nā Pahu Kī 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 Golden Seasons Brick Nā Pahu Kī 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: Golden Seasons Brick Cultural narratives empower functionality. The name vintage (homophone for "cultural relics" ) embodies temporal depth through three imprints: mountain veins, tea leaves, and fingerprints. The 4g brick (phonetically "Four Seasons" ) is gold-foil sealed as a time capsule. Imperial seal engravings elevate tea brewing into a collectible ritual, redefining Guochao (China's cultural renaissance) tea experiences for modern mobility.
Dimensions & Packaging: 80mmx80mmx40mm box with dual-layer structure (2 trays x 9 bricks). The 9x2 configuration mirrors the Eastern philosophy of (9x9 returning to unity), symbolizing cyclical renewal.
Tags: Modular, Travel-friendly, Tea Brick, Cultural Relic, Imperial Seal, Biophilic, Travel Essentials
Production Technology: Outer Sleeve Antique-textured specialty paper with debossed imperial seals. Gold foil stamps highlight the Vintage brand and tea brick details.
Inner Structure Dual-layer drawer box (gold cardstock + eco greyboard) holds 9 gold-foil-wrapped tea bricks per layer. Anti-shock slots prevent breakage during travel. Refillable design reduces packaging waste.
Design Challenge: Vintage resolves the ritual-portability paradox through a threefold symbolic system (mountain/tea/fingerprint textures). We translated imperial seals into tactile geometric patterns, paired with a 4g brick (phonetic "Four Seasons" in Chinese) that bridges nature, tea, and human craft.
Research: Vintage addresses tea-drinking challenges for mobile youth by reinterpreting Qing emperors’ seal motifs (Qianlong/Yongzheng) into minimalist icons. The 4g brick, phonetically echoing “Four Seasons” in Chinese, is gold-foil wrapped as a cultural time capsule. Its modular system (replaceable FSC-certified trays) enables 20-second brewing anywhere, boosting reorders by 300% while educating sustainable habits through packaging reusability and material circularity.
Inspiration: In fast paced urban life and frequent travel, modern individuals seek moments of respite through natural rituals that soothe the body and mind.
Vintage embraces "Tea Accompanies the Seasons," distilling the rich flavor of Yunnan ancient tree Pu-erh and the serene aesthetics of Eastern artifacts into a 4g portable "Four Seasons Gold Brick." The "4g" cleverly symbolizes the seasons, allowing the tea’s aroma to flow with nature’s rhythms, seamlessly integrating into work, home, and travel.
Project Duration: Project Timeline: Initiated in Shenzhen, China (September 2024) and delivered as a market-ready packaging system by January 2025
Operation Flow: Ritual Reboot Removing the belly band becomes a ceremonial unboxing act, mirroring Gen-Z's cultural pride in China's heritage.
Functional Luxury 18 golden bricks arranged in vault-like precision. 20-second brew ritual balances extravagance and efficiency.
Team Members: Yin Peng
Image Credits: Image : Photographer Vintage Tea Co., Golden Seasons Brick, 2024.