Fold Hnab Tshuaj Yej Tshuaj Suav Ib Txwm by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu

Fold Hnab Tshuaj Yej Tshuaj Suav Ib Txwm by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Ntim Khoom Competition Category.

NyiajNtim Khoom· 2024

Fold Hnab Tshuaj Yej Tshuaj Suav Ib Txwm

by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu

Client: Mz Design

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Ntim Khoom Category

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The Design

About Fold Hnab Tshuaj Yej Tshuaj Suav Ib Txwm

Kev sim tau pom tias cov khoom muaj txiaj ntsig nyob hauv cov kua tshuaj yej hnab dai li niaj zaus tsuas muaj 40 feem pua ntawm qhov ncaj qha npau tshuaj xwb. Qhov no yog vim cov hnab tshuaj yej li niaj zaus qhwv tshuaj rau sab hauv, ua rau dej nyuaj ntws maj mam ntawm sab hauv mus sab nraud. Qhov kev tsim no lub hom phiaj yog kom nce cov tshuaj muaj txiaj ntsig concentration thiab txo kev pov tseg tshuaj. Peb kuj vam tias yuav siv cov txheej txheem quav ntawv kom txuag tau qhov chaw hauv cov khoom lag luam los siv cov tswv yim tsim kom ruaj khov. Thaum nchuav dej rau hauv, nws yuav nthuav tawm txheej dhau txheej los ntawm cov duab tiaj tus folded, tsim ib qho qauv thoob.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Fold Hnab Tshuaj Yej Tshuaj Suav Ib Txwm yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Fold Hnab Tshuaj Yej Tshuaj Suav Ib Txwm xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Fold Hnab Tshuaj Yej Tshuaj Suav Ib Txwm yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

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.