Cool Line Karama Mmanya by Quan Yuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwungwu Competition Category.

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Cool Line Karama Mmanya

by Quan Yuan

Client: Nanjing Maijia Liquor Co.; Ltd.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ngwungwu Category

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The Design

About Cool Line Karama Mmanya

Nhazi a na-emebi ọdịdị karama mmanya nkịtị, ma na-egosikwa n'ụzọ ziri ezi na a na-arụ ọrụ ahụ site na ụdị. Ngwakọta zuru oke nwere ụzọ tubes linear, nke ọ bụla nwere ike ijide ụdị mmanya 2, akụkụ bụ isi na akụkụ isi nke C. Ya mere, otu ụzọ tube nwere ike ijide mmanya mmanya 4 dị iche iche, nwere agba karama pụrụ iche iji mara ihe ụtọ. Enwere ike ịmegharị ọdịdị ahụ ma tụgharịa na nkwonkwo, Enwere ike ịmegharị ya n'ụdị 3D ọhụrụ, nke nwere ike ịmasị mmasị karị.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Cool Line Karama Mmanya meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Cool Line Karama Mmanya ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Cool Line Karama Mmanya bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This design subverts the shape of normal liquor bottles, and also accurately conveys that the function is served by the form. A complete unit consists of a pair of linear tubes, each can actually hold 2 kinds of liquor, the main upper part & the C-shaped base part. So a pair of tubes can hold 4 different base liquor, with distinctive bottle colors to distinguish the flavors. The shape can be rotated and folded at the joints, It can be reassembled into a new 3D form, which can be more interesting
Dimensions & Packaging: 138mm(width) x 117mm(depth) x 380mm(high)
Tags: Liquor, Cocktail, Party Drinks, Package Design, Liquor Package Design
Production Technology: Container material：304 stainless steel and food-grade inner coating. Outer packaging material: cardboards, EVA-base, PET-sheets and acrylic plates.
Design Challenge: The idea of this bottle shape is a challenge, it makes a breakthrough in the traditional form of the liquor bottle. In order to make this bottle hold more kinds of base liquor, a joint is needed. The most difficult part of this design is the joint, which can ensure that the upper part of the main tube can rotate freely. With the spring screw for positioning, iIt can also ensure that the bottom can do 4 continuous 90 degree positioning rotation (360 degree rotation). In addition, counterweight at the bottom and overall balance are also difficult.
Research: The research direction of this project is to design a new style and interactive product that young people like. We searched all the liquor bottles on the existing market and try to find a solution in a new way. The lines in the 2D space are transformed into 3D space through the joint, which can be more interesting. We have done a lot of experiments with 3D printing, and finally tested out the correct joint and determined the thickness of the linear tubes and the capacity of the bottle.
Inspiration: When you pick up the pencil, in 2D space, any virtual 3D form can be outlined with 2D lines. However, in 3D space, lines can have their own 3D forms, which can be changed and can be combined into a new 3D object. So I try to combine two thick lines together and add a joint to change the line direction at the bottom to form a 3D shape of a liquor bottle.
Project Duration: The project was started in Zhengzhou in February 2022 and completed in January 2023.
Operation Flow: By unscrewing the top bottle cap, the user can directly pour out the liquor from the main tube. The C-shaped base part can be directly pull out from the joint when it is positioned at 90 degrees, and then unscrewed the small bottle cap to pour out the liquor of the C-shaped part.
Patents: China National Intellectual Property Administration
Application No. or patent No.: 202230828510.3
Document No.: 2022121002296670

All copyrights belong to Quan Yuan.
Image Credits: Image #1, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #2, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #3, Renderer Quan Yuan, 2023
Image #4, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #5, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Video Credits: Video editor, Kai Zhang, 2023