Lantern Transformation Bungkuih Kue Bulan by Yanlun Wu

Lantern Transformation Bungkuih Kue Bulan by Yanlun Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Basi in Desain Kamasan Competition Category.

BasiKamasan· 2026

Lantern Transformation Bungkuih Kue Bulan

by Yanlun Wu

A' Design Award Basi Winner in Kamasan Category

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The Design

About Lantern Transformation Bungkuih Kue Bulan

Lantern Transformation adolah kaleng bungkuih kue bulan nan dibuek untuak Festival Musim Gugua Patangahan. Wadah ko dibuek dari kaleng timah nan aman untuak makanan, dibantuak jo cetakan presisi sarato pangelasan tanpa sambungan. Bagian lua nyo bahiasan motif buruang jo bungo nan dilukih jo tangan, dilinduangi dek lapisan tahan aia. Sasudah kue bulan abih dimakan, tutuiknyo dibaliak dan takunci pado tampeknyo manjadi kap lantera. Modul lampu nan tapasang lalu diiduikan, mako kaleng nan kosong tu manjadi lampu panyinaran suasana. Parubahan tanpa pakakeh ko mampapanjang umua kemasan sarato mangurangi limbah.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Basi

Lantern Transformation Bungkuih Kue Bulan adolah pamenang A' Design Award Basi, sabuah pangakuan nan bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan elok nan mamanuhi kaparluan profesional jo industri nan dipaokan dari ciptaan nan dirancang jo elok. Pamenang Basi mamparlihatkan kamahiran nan gadang, spesialisasi nan tinggi, pamahaman pakar jo kapasitas kreatif panciptanyo. Lantern Transformation Bungkuih Kue Bulan dipaokan manjadi ciptaan nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan praktis jo inovatif. Rancangan nan manang Basi iko mamasukkan praktik tabaik industri jo punyo ciri teknis nan cakap nan bapautan jo ilimu jo bakaik. Lantern Transformation Bungkuih Kue Bulan dihormati karano katalitiannyo jo dirancang untuak maningkekkan kualitas hiduik jo mambantu manjadikan dunia tampek nan labiah elok.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin redefines festive packaging. It is primarily a food-safe, decorative tinplate container for mooncakes. After the mooncakes are enjoyed, the packaging undergoes a purposeful transformation: the lid is flipped to become a shade, instantly converting the empty tin into an elegant paper lantern-style ambient light with a soft, warm glow. This innovative dual-lifecycle design combats waste by turning disposable packaging into a lasting decorative object, seamlessly blending traditional Chinese mid-autumn symbolism with modern sustainable practice.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: 208 mm W, 208 mm D, 58.5 mm H. Material: Tinplate (Food-Safe, for Mooncake Packaging). Technical Features: Integrated lighting module for post-use transformation, eco-friendly surface coating.
Tags: Mooncake Packaging, Transformable Design, Gift Tin, Tinplate Lantern, Food Safe Tin, Hand Painted Art, Sustainable Packaging, Chinese Festival Design, Ambient Lighting, Cultural Heritage
Production Technology: This mooncake package is crafted from food-safe tinplate, utilizing precision stamping and seamless welding techniques to ensure structural integrity for both protection and transformation. The exterior features a water-resistant, eco-friendly coating that preserves the intricate hand-painted bird and flower motifs, aligning the package’s aesthetics with the cultural significance of the mid-autumn festival.
Design Challenge: The primary creative challenge was to design a mooncake package that was aesthetically festive and protective, yet could be intuitively and robustly transformed into a desirable decorative object (a lantern) post-consumption. The core obstacle was engineering the lid’s dual function as both a secure seal and a stable lantern shade, while integrating lighting electronics suitable for a food package and ensuring the entire system remained affordable and easy to use for the consumer.
Research: To develop a transformable mooncake package thatextends its lifecycle, merging traditional festival symbolismwith a modern, sustainable function.
Inspiration: The Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin draws inspiration from traditional Chinese paper lanterns, delicate bird and flower paintings, and the symbolism of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The designer sought to reimagine these cultural elements into a contemporary package that preserves the warm, inviting glow of the lantern. This fusion results in functional packaging that connects the celebration to cultural roots.
Project Duration: The project was completed in August 2024. It launched for sale immediately upon finalization, with production and distribution commencing in the same period.
Operation Flow: The product serves two distinct phases. In its primary phase, it functions as a protective and decorative mooncake tin. In its secondary phase, the empty tin is repurposed: the user flips the lid, which clicks into place as a lantern shade, and activates the integrated light switch. This simple action transforms it into a standalone ambient lamp, casting light through the hand-painted motifs. The intuitive, tool-free transformation is central to the design, emphasizing ease of use and encouraging sustainable behavior beyond the initial gift-giving occasion.
Patents: Granted Chinese Design Patent. Patent Number: ZL202430519227.1, Patent Holder: Marshallom Metal Manufacture (Huizhou) Co., Ltd., 2024.
Team Members: CEO: Wu Yanlun
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #2: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #3: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #4: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #5: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.