Gemini Lub Lauj Kaub Kas Fes Sib Dhos Tau by Yaoyun Hu and Yunsong Liu

Gemini Lub Lauj Kaub Kas Fes Sib Dhos Tau by Yaoyun Hu and Yunsong Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Khoom Ci, Khoom Siv Rooj Noj Mov, Khoom Haus thiab Khoom Siv Ua Noj Competition Category.

HlauKhoom Siv Chav Ua Noj· 2026

Gemini Lub Lauj Kaub Kas Fes Sib Dhos Tau

by Yaoyun Hu and Yunsong Liu

Client: Daodun

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Khoom Siv Chav Ua Noj Category

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The Design

About Gemini Lub Lauj Kaub Kas Fes Sib Dhos Tau

Gemini yog ib lub lauj kaub kas fes sib dhos tau uas muab kev hau kas fes nchuav tes thiab kev hau kas fes hom moka los ua ke rau hauv ib lub twj xwb. Muaj ib qho khoom zom kas fes nyob rau hauv lub cev ntawm lub lauj kaub, yog li tsis tas yuav siv ntau yam cuab yeej sib cais thiab siv qhov chaw tsawg dua. Qhov mos ntawm cov hmoov kas fes hloov tau los ntawm kev tig lub hau. Thaum nias qhov khoom zom kas fes nqis, nws yuav kaw lub qhov tso hmoov thiab pib hom kev hau moka. Thaum muab daim ntawv lim tso rau hauv qhov khoom zom kas fes, ces siv tau rau kev hau nchuav tes. Feem ntau cov khoom yog ua los ntawm yas uas rov siv dua tau, thiab qee cov khoom yog ua los ntawm hlau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Gemini Lub Lauj Kaub Kas Fes Sib Dhos Tau yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Gemini Lub Lauj Kaub Kas Fes Sib Dhos Tau xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Gemini Lub Lauj Kaub Kas Fes Sib Dhos Tau tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Gemini is a design that integrates hand-brewed coffee and a mocha pot. Users can choose different ways to make coffee according to their personal preferences. In addition, it incorporates a grinding component, allowing users to adjust the coarseness of the coffee grounds.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width100mm×Depth100mm×Height 200mm
Tags: Quick replacement, modularization, coffee brewing
Production Technology: Most coffee brewers are made of recyclable plastic, and some are made of metal. Barbecue grills are made of degradable mycelium, and grills are made of metal.
Design Challenge: Gemini's biggest challenge lies in how to combine hand-brewed coffee and steamed coffee, achieving a quick transition while still maintaining the experience. In addition, we studied the steam structure and grinding components of Mocha to integrate grinding with hand brewing and steaming coffee, reducing the need for tools. The design of the shape is also a major challenge. It is necessary to ensure the overall integrity after assembly and also take into account the aesthetic appeal of each individual unit after disassembly and assembly.
Research: We conducted a step-by-step experience and analysis of the production methods of hand-brewed and steamed coffee, and found that the current production methods are rather complicated, with a large number of tools and taking up a lot of space. In addition, we disassembled the principles of the mocha pot and grinding tools, proposed three combined methods and realized the principles through 3D printing, and conducted steaming experiments for the improved methods.
Inspiration: Gemini's inspiration comes from the experience of making coffee. There are many tools for making coffee, which take up a lot of space. Therefore, we want to design a coffee pot that combines a grinding component, retaining the experience of both hand-brewed coffee and mocha Pots, allowing users to choose different brewing methods according to their own preferences.
Project Duration: The project was launched in Beijing in May 2025 and completed in Beijing in December 2025.
Operation Flow: The user can adjust the grinding fineness by rotating the lid, press down the grinding component to block the powder drop port, and enter the brewing mode. When the filter paper is combined with the grinding component, users can make coffee by hand brewing, completing the switch between hand-brewed and steamed coffee.
Team Members: Designer: Yaoyun Hu
Designer: Yunsong Liu
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Yaoyun Hu
Optional Image #1: Designer Yaoyun Hu
Optional Image #2: Designer Yaoyun Hu
Optional Image #3: Designer Yunsong Liu
Optional Image #4: Designer Yunsong Liu