Chalk Pebbles Voatsangana ho an'ny Fanaovana Sary by Rui Huang

Chalk Pebbles Voatsangana ho an'ny Fanaovana Sary by Rui Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Varahina in Famolavolana Fitaovana Zavakanto sy Fanoratana Competition Category.

VarahinaFitaovana Zavakanto· 2025

Chalk Pebbles Voatsangana ho an'ny Fanaovana Sary

by Rui Huang

Client: Xiamen University of Technology

A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Fitaovana Zavakanto Category

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The Design

About Chalk Pebbles Voatsangana ho an'ny Fanaovana Sary

Chalk Pebbles dia andiana chalka fanaovan-tsary ho an'ny ankizy, endrika toy ny vato madinika any amin'ny renirano. Ny sombiny tsirairay dia manana endri-javatra tsy ara-dalàna ary tsipika miloko avy amin'ny vovoka voankazo sy legioma azo hanina. Misy ambaratonga fahamafisana fito izay ahafahan'ny ankizy mikaroka ny fahasamihafan'ny fihetsehana sy mampiseho ny sosona loko miafina. Ny chalka dia manisy tsipika mivantana amin'ny velaran-javatra maro loko ary azo tapahina hilalaovana amin'ny fananganana malalaka. Rehefa alona, ny chalka dia mety ho fitaovana loko rano koa. Ny fitaovana azo hanina sy ny fonosana azo levona dia manohana ny fiarovana ny ankizy sy ny fikarakarana ny tontolo iainana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Varahina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Chalk Pebbles Voatsangana ho an'ny Fanaovana Sary, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Chalk Pebbles Voatsangana ho an'ny Fanaovana Sary. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Chalk Pebbles Voatsangana ho an'ny Fanaovana Sary dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Chalk Pebbles is designed with the concept of nature as a teaching tool, inspired by the natural shapes of riverbed pebbles. Each piece features irregular textures and vibrant color bands made from vegetable-based pigments. With seven hardness levels, children can explore tactile gradients, revealing hidden color layers. The chalk also doubles as a watercolor medium when moistened. Chalk Pebbles reconnects children with nature in a poetic way, offering low-tech, high-sensory interaction in the digital age.
Dimensions & Packaging: Individual: 56mmx42mmx23mm, 40mmx35mmx20mm, 50mmx38mmx18mm, 59mmx30mmx21mm, 58mmx26mmx21mm, 62mmx34mmx26mm, 70mmx50mmx25mm
Packaging: 264x142mm
Tags: Stationery, natural materials, tactile experience, fine motor skills, children's development, eco-friendly design, sensory play, educational tools, hand-eye coordination, creative exploration
Production Technology: The components of this product are edible fruit and vegetable powders. The pebbles are made using a molding process with food-safe materials, combining starch and powdered pigments for adjustable hardness.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge lies in the ratio of product ingredients, because different color simulations, surface textures, and hardness are required, so multiple tests are needed to optimize the user experience.
Research: Chalk Pebbles reimagines traditional chalk through nature-inspired design, combining edible vegetable pigments and riverbed pebble morphology to create a multi-sensory chalk for children. Through naturalistic observation, material testing, and questionnaire from 28 users，Open-ended interactions deepen children’s connection to ecological cycles. Future work will scale the play-learn-renew model to broader sustainability education contexts.
Inspiration: Bring the pebble elements of nature indoors to arouse curiosity and closeness to nature in educational scenes.
The unique texture and color changes of natural pebbles are retained in shape and material, allowing children to directly feel the beauty of nature through playing.
Environmentally friendly, edible raw materials and degradable packaging are used, which are friendly to the environment and concerned about children's safety.
Project Duration: The project runs from March 2024 to February 2025 in Xiamen, China
Operation Flow: Paint directly onto rough surfaces.
Break apart and paint onto rough surfaces.
Smudge painted areas with a wet brush for a watercolor effect.
Use Chalk Pebbles or break them apart for free-building play.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Rui Huang, 2025.
Team Members: Rui Huang
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #2: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #3: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #4: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #5: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Video Credits: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.