UnLimited ກະເປົາເປ້ by Kuan-Hua Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ in ຜະລິດຕະພັນຍືນຍົງ, ໂຄງການ ແລະ ການອອກແບບສີຂຽວ Competition Category.

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UnLimited ກະເປົາເປ້

by Kuan-Hua Chou

Client: Kuan-hua Chou

A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ Winner in ຜະລິດຕະພັນຍືນຍົງ Category

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About UnLimited ກະເປົາເປ້

UnLimited ແມ່ນກະເປົາເປ້ທີ່ສາມາດນຳໄປໃຊ້ຄືນໄດ້ (recyclable) ຖືກອອກແບບມາສຳລັບນັກປັ່ນຈັກຢານໃນຕົວເມືອງ. ກະເປົາເປ້ນີ້ກັນນ້ຳໄດ້ຢ່າງສົມບູນ ແລະ ສາມາດປັບຂະໜາດໄດ້. ໂຄງສ້າງແບບພັບຫຍິບ (concertina) ຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ກະເປົາສາມາດຂະຫຍາຍອອກເພື່ອຮອງຮັບສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຄາດຄິດໄວ້ ແລະ ສາມາດຫຍໍ້ລົງໃຫ້ມີຮູບຮ່າງບາງເພື່ອເພີ່ມຄວາມສະດວກໃນການເຄື່ອນທີ່. UnLimited ຜະລິດຈາກວັດສະດຸດຽວ ຄື thermoplastic elastomer ທີ່ສາມາດນຳໄປໃຊ້ຄືນໄດ້ ໂດຍມີລະດັບຄວາມແຂງແຕກຕ່າງກັນ ແລະ ຖືກປະສານດ້ວຍການເຊື່ອມຄວາມຮ້ອນ (heat welding). ກະເປົາເປ້ສ່ວນຫຼາຍປະກອບດ້ວຍວັດສະດຸຫຼາຍຊະນິດປະສົມກັນ ເຮັດໃຫ້ຍາກຕໍ່ການນຳໄປໃຊ້ຄືນ. ໂຄງສ້າງທີ່ໃຊ້ວັດສະດຸດຽວນີ້ຊ່ວຍສະໜັບສະໜູນການນຳກັບມາໃຊ້ໃໝ່ ແລະ ການນຳໄປໃຊ້ຄືນເມື່ອສິ້ນສຸດອາຍຸການໃຊ້ງານ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ

UnLimited ກະເປົາເປ້ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ເຊິ່ງມີລັກສະນະເດັ່ນດ້ວຍຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນ ຄວາມຫຼັກແຫຼມ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ມີທັກສະພຽງພໍ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ ທີ່ຢືນຢັນປະສົບການອັນກວ້າງຂວາງ ຈິນຕະນາການ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. UnLimited ກະເປົາເປ້ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດນີ້ນຳໃຊ້ວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນດ້ານສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ແລະ ດີເລີດໃນການເອົາໃຈໃສ່ລາຍລະອຽດ. UnLimited ກະເປົາເປ້ ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຢ່າງດີເລີດ ສຳຜັດຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ດຶງດູດຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ ແລະ ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຢາກເຫັນ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: UnLimited is a recyclable, fully waterproof and size adjustable backpack tailored to the needs of an urban slow cyclist. This project aims to demonstrate the unlimited and limited requirements of space and material through a daily backpack. It can both expand to accommodate unexpected items and compress to keep the backpack streamlined to allow for better mobility.
Dimensions & Packaging: 290 mm x 410 mm x (20~150) mm, 860 g
Tags: backpack, material, exploration, sustainable, plastics, responsible consumption and production, slow cycling, commuting, unlimited, limited
Production Technology: The concept and production focus on concertina structure, material features and plastic production methods. Following the design philosophy for 'design of reduction', the backpack is sealed by heat welding and made of mono-material DuPont Hytrel, or similar recyclable thermoplastic elastomers with different levels of hardness. This feature is in stark contrast to the backpacks on the market today, which are multi-material and hard to recycle.
Design Challenge: How to bring DuPont Hytrel from industrial usages to daily life market is the first challenge of this project. Another barrier is to search suitable hardness and thickness for the concertina structure, which should provide an instantly positive user experience.
Research: The design research was conducted through material exploration firstly and discovering the target audience and market through survey, road observation and 1:1 interview.
Inspiration: Plastics that improve with age. The project is to design a product, with recyclable plastic, that is sustainable and creates a genuine bond with the user. An object that improves with age and counters some of the negative attributes often attributed to plastics such as cheap, transient and unemotional. Considering the longevity of a solution but also its place in a circular economy. What is its service life, how can it be reused, recycled or repurposed if it comes to the end of its useful life?
Project Duration: The material research started from visiting DuPont Geneva Innovation Center in October 2016. The concept development was implemented during the springs of 2017 and 2018 in London, following a release in the 2018 degree show at the Royal College of Art. The latest prototype was made in November 2019 in Tainan.
Operation Flow: Enough? Enough! UnLimited provides cyclists space depends on their needs. However, for the limitation of a bike, cyclists should not be a greedy user. They have to ensure the load they carry can keep their journey comfortable, not an obstacle. The project reflects balance and interaction between cyclists and their freedom of bringing as much as they can or as less as they can.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Kuan-hua Chou, 2018.
Image Credits: Photographer: Kuan-hua Chou

VIDEO CREDITS:
Filmmaker: Hiroki Yokoyama
Composer: Eternity Bro
Starring: Victoria Lynn-Hamilton, Anthony Fanna, Beatrice Maione