Ecopuzzle Guard Lub Thawv Ntim Uas Siv Tau Dua Tshiab by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen

Ecopuzzle Guard Lub Thawv Ntim Uas Siv Tau Dua Tshiab by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Ntim Khoom Competition Category.

ToojNtim Khoom· 2026

Ecopuzzle Guard Lub Thawv Ntim Uas Siv Tau Dua Tshiab

by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen

Client: Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Ntim Khoom Category

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The Design

About Ecopuzzle Guard Lub Thawv Ntim Uas Siv Tau Dua Tshiab

Ecopuzzle Guard yog ib qho kev tsim thawv ntim uas siv tau dua tshiab rau ib yam khoom hluav taws xob nqa tau mus los. Lub thawv ntim raug txiav los ntawm ib daim ntawv corrugated cardboard uas muab rov ua dua tshiab tag nrho thiab pleev ib txheej tshuaj uas muaj dej ua hauv paus. Tom qab qhib lub thawv, cov khoom raug rho tawm ntawm lub hau saum toj thiab muab lo ua ke tsis tas siv twj. Cov daim khoom no ua tau peb yam duab zoo li puzzle: kev mus pw hav zoov hauv tsev ntaub, kev ncig teb chaws nrog tsheb loj RV thiab hluav taws xob khaws cia siv hauv tsev. Thaum muab lo tiav lawm, tuaj yeem khaws cia ua ib yam khoom tso tseg saum rooj, uas ua rau lub thawv ntim siv tau ntev dua. Qhov kev tsim no muab kev tiv thaiv, kev sib cuam tshuam thiab kev rov siv dua los ua ke kom txo tau cov khib nyiab.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Ecopuzzle Guard Lub Thawv Ntim Uas Siv Tau Dua Tshiab yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Ecopuzzle Guard Lub Thawv Ntim Uas Siv Tau Dua Tshiab xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Ecopuzzle Guard Lub Thawv Ntim Uas Siv Tau Dua Tshiab ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This packaging can be disassembled into three puzzle like scenarios: tent camping, RV travel, and home backup power, aligning with the brand's positioning directly linking the product to its applications. Tool free snap fit assembly suits mass production and easy to get start. The assembled product can serve as a desktop ornament, extending the packaging lifecycle, integrating protection, interaction, and reuse, thereby enhancing brand value and user engagement.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 85mm x Width 320mm x Depth 260mm
Tags: Multifunctional design, Sustainability, Interactivity, Innovative design, Recyclable materials
Production Technology: 1. Material Selection: Constructed from 100% recycled corrugated cardboard with a water based eco friendly coating, tested and verified for sufficient strength and durability.
2. Production Process: Employing a single-sheet die-cutting process, each piece is formed in one cut. This facilitates easy handling during assembly and features multiple cut lines and tabs, allowing users to effortlessly obtain puzzle pieces and assemble them.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge in this design lies in achieving a triple balance: protecting, ensuring puzzle interactivity, and maintaining mass production feasibility.
We balanced eco-conscious design with brand storytelling that ensuring stable corrugated paper structures while simplifying assembly and integrating core product scenarios. Additionally, constrained by mass production dieline cutting precision, complex puzzle structures required precise alignment with existing production lines. Through computer simulations, we progressively optimized the structure and adjusted snap dimensions for dieline cutting, ultimately achieving all three objectives.
Research: This applied mixed design research addresses the solar panel packaging dilemma of balancing protection, eco-friendliness and user experience. We created a one-piece recyclable corrugated packaging with puzzle-style reuse, tested via user research, structural simulation and prototyping. The design works well in protection, is easy to assemble, cuts mass production costs, boosts brand differentiation, reduces waste and offers new ideas for new energy product packaging.
Inspiration: This project was inspired by focus on sustainability, user experience, and differentiation. We believe that packaging must not only provide robust protection but also serve as an extension of our brand philosophy. To achieve this, we adopted a single sheet structural design to practice environmental stewardship. Through puzzle-like reuse, the packaging enables multiple uses, reducing waste at its source. This transforms the unboxing experience into a scenario based interactive experience.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2024 in ShenZhen and finished in December 2024 in ShenZhen
Operation Flow: The core interaction of this packaging transforms users from passive unboxing to active creation, achieved through a three-step conversion process:
1. Unboxing: Upon receiving the product, open the packaging and remove the puzzle components from the top lid.
2. Assembly Interaction: Snap the components together by aligning their tabs to form a randomly generated scene display piece a fun, interactive experience that mirrors the product's usage scenario.
3. Reuse: The assembled piece can be used as a long term desktop display, extending the packaging's lifespan.
Team Members: Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen