Forget Lub Lauj Kaub Rhaub Dej Hluav Taws Xob by Cai Wanya

Forget Lub Lauj Kaub Rhaub Dej Hluav Taws Xob by Cai Wanya is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Khoom Siv Hauv Tsev Competition Category.

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Forget Lub Lauj Kaub Rhaub Dej Hluav Taws Xob

by Cai Wanya

Client: Edenus Art Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Khoom Siv Hauv Tsev Category

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The Design

About Forget Lub Lauj Kaub Rhaub Dej Hluav Taws Xob

Forget yog ib lub lauj kaub rhaub dej hluav taws xob uas tsim los rau cov neeg nyiam haus tshuaj yej thiab siv hauv cov chav haus tshuaj yej uas ntsiag to. Lub cev uas yog duab plaub fab tsis sib npaug (trapezoid), tus kav tuav kheej kheej thiab lub hauv paus ncej uas siab tuaj puav leej ua rau nco txog tus duab ntawm ib tug neeg zaum xyaum ua tswm seeb (meditation), uas cuam tshuam txog kev cai haus tshuaj yej ntawm cov neeg sab hnub tuaj. Muaj ib lub cim xam (infrared sensor) nruab rau hauv tus kav tuav. Dej yuav pib kub thaum siv tes yoj saum tus kab cim xam ntawm sab hauv ntej mus rau sab tom qab, thiab kev rhaub dej yuav tsum nres thaum yoj tes rov qab mus rau sab tid. Lub hauv paus yog muab hlau nchuav (cast iron) los ua, uas ua rau nws nyob ruaj khov. Lub hauv paus uas siab tuaj yog qhov chaw khaws txoj hlua hluav taws xob thiab tiv thaiv qhov chaw txuas hluav taws xob kom nyob deb ntawm dej.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Forget Lub Lauj Kaub Rhaub Dej Hluav Taws Xob 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. Forget Lub Lauj Kaub Rhaub Dej Hluav Taws Xob 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. Forget Lub Lauj Kaub Rhaub Dej Hluav Taws Xob 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

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a water kettle especially suitable for tea lovers to use in a quiet tea room. Based on the oriental tea ceremony culture, the kettle is designed to simplify the relationship between humans and machines (the kettle) and to reduce unnecessary interactions, so as to keep the environment quiet and let tea makers feel relaxed and more focused. Its design demonstrates a delicate balance between culture and function, conveying a peaceful visual experience and also facilitating water pouring.
Dimensions & Packaging: 170mm*193mm*243mm
Tags: Tea lovers Kettle, far Infrared Technology, isolated operation, Artistic Beauty, Sitting Meditation,Stableness
Production Technology: The trapezoidal pot body has a stable center of gravity, forming a "line and plane" contrast with the handle and base. Also, the base is made of cast iron, which increases the suction force with the table surface and maintains the overall stability of the kettle. The heightened base increases visual layers and at the same time provides the function of storing electric wires. More importantly, the power interface is located in a higher position, perfectly avoiding the potential safety hazard caused by water entering the power interface.
Design Challenge: The principle of the gesture-sensing switch: two infrared sensing components are used to send the data collected within a certain time range to MCU Firmware for recognition. When a human hand waves above the infrared sensor, it will emit signals to the receiver. Therefore,after the sensors trigger signals from two angles in sequence, MUC can recognize human behaviors and turn on or off the power supply accordingly.
Research: Currently, most kettles on the market look either heavy or dull. For this kettle, the designer subverted the traditional operation mode and applied an infrared sensor in the handle. As a result, users only need to wave a hand back or forth to start or stop boiling water. It's very convenient. Additionally, the non-contact design takes good care of users' psychological needs as it ensures safer operations.
Inspiration: The pot type of Sitting Meditation is developed from the concept of Taste Zen in Tea. The round handle and trapezoidal pot body outline a Zen meditator.The column support base with a heightened bottomforms the image of a meditator sitting cross-legged in the air, which makes people feel the poetic realm of forgetting both things and ourselves.To better conform to users’ sitting posture while making tea, the thickened handle design not only makes it easier for users to hold but also saves effort in pouring water into the teapot. The transition of the handle from thin to thick is inspired by the simple and fluent brushwork of Huai Su,a Chinese cursive calligrapher of the Tang dynasty.
Project Duration: The project was developed in Xiamen in March 2021 and launched in China in November 2022.
Operation Flow: Infrared Sensor Switch
The designer subverted the traditional operation mode and applied an infrared sensor to the handle. The on/off gesture operation is highly user-friendly. Users can boil water by waving a hand above the sensor light bar from front to back and stop heating by waving in the opposite direction. The operation gesture is similar to some moves of Chinese Kong Fu that are freely retractable. The gesture-sensing loop handle also echoes the spirit of the oriental tea ceremony.