UnLimited Цүнх by Kuan-Hua Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Хүрэл шагнал in Тогтвортой бүтээгдэхүүн, төсөл ба ногоон дизайн Competition Category.

ХүрэлТогтвортой бүтээгдэхүүн· 2020

UnLimited Цүнх

by Kuan-Hua Chou

Client: Kuan-hua Chou

A' Design Award Хүрэл шагнал Winner in Тогтвортой бүтээгдэхүүн Category

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The Design

About UnLimited Цүнх

UnLimited нь хотын дугуйчдад зориулж бүтээгдсэн, дахин боловсруулах боломжтой цүнх юм. Энэхүү цүнх нь бүрэн усанд тэсвэртэй бөгөөд хэмжээгээ тохируулах боломжтой. Хуйвалдаг (concertina) бүтэц нь санамсаргүй зүйлс хийхэд цүнхийг тэлэх, харин хөдөлгөөнийг сайжруулахын тулд нимгэн хэлбэрт шахах боломжийг олгодог. UnLimited нь ялгаатай хатуулагтай, дахин боловсруулах боломжтой термопластик эластомер гэсэн ганц материалаар хийгдсэн бөгөөд халуунаар гагнаж нягтруулсан байна. Ихэнх цүнхнүүд хэд хэдэн материалын хослолоос бүрддэг тул дахин боловсруулахад хэцүү байдаг. Харин ганц материалаар хийсэн бүтэц нь ашиглалтын хугацаа дуусахад дахин ашиглах, дахин боловсруулахад дэмжлэг үзүүлдэг.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Хүрэл шагнал

UnLimited Цүнх нь A' Design Award Хүрэл шагналын ялагч бөгөөд бүтээлч чанар, овсгоо, цэцэн ухаанаараа ялгарсан шилдэг загварт олгодог маш нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Хүрэл ялагчид бол хангалттай ур чадвартай, гайхалтай бүтээлч ажил бөгөөд зохион бүтээгчдийн өргөн туршлага, төсөөлөл, самбаатай байдлыг баталдаг. UnLimited Цүнх нь өндөр үнэлэгдсэн, биширсэн, хайрласан зүйл, мэдэгдэхүйц мэргэжлийн, шинэлэг байх болно гэж хүлээгддэг. Хүрэл шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар нь урлаг, шинжлэх ухаан, загвар, технологийн шилдэг туршлагыг шингээж, нарийн ширийнд анхаарал хандуулснаараа тод юм. UnLimited Цүнх хэрэгцээг гайхалтай хангаж, хүслийг хөндөж, сэтгэл хөдлөлийг байлдан дагуулж, сониуч занг татдаг.

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