UnLimited Kitapo an-damosina by Kuan-Hua Chou

UnLimited Kitapo an-damosina by Kuan-Hua Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Varahina in Vokatra Maharitra, Tetikasa ary Famolavolana Maitso Competition Category.

VarahinaVokatra Maharitra· 2020

UnLimited Kitapo an-damosina

by Kuan-Hua Chou

Client: Kuan-hua Chou

A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Vokatra Maharitra Category

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The Design

About UnLimited Kitapo an-damosina

UnLimited dia kitapo an-damosina azo averina ampiasaina, natao ho an'ireo mpampiasa bisikileta an-tanàn-dehibe. Tsy azon'ny rano idirana tanteraka io kitapo an-damosina io ary azo ovaina ny haben'ny. Ny firafitra miforitra (concertina) dia mamela ny kitapo hitatra rehefa misy zavatra tsy nampoizina, sy hihakelezina ho endrika manify izay manatsara ny fahafahana mihetsiketsika. UnLimited dia vita amin'ny akora tokana, thermoplastic elastomer azo averina ampiasaina manana haavon-kamafisana samihafa, ary asiana kitika mafana mba hanidiana azy. Ny ankamaroan'ny kitapo an-damosina dia mampiray akora maro samihafa ka sarotra averina ampiasaina. Ny firafitra amin'ny akora tokana dia manohana ny fampiasana indray sy ny famerenana amin'ny fampiasana rehefa tapitra ny fotoana fampiasana azy.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Varahina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana UnLimited Kitapo an-damosina, 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 UnLimited Kitapo an-damosina. 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 UnLimited Kitapo an-damosina 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: 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