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Menhao Tea Ippakkjar tat-Tè by Chushan Design

Menhao Tea Ippakkjar tat-Tè by Chushan Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb in Disinn tal-Ippakkjar Competition Category.


DehebIppakkjar· 2025

Menhao Tea Ippakkjar tat-Tè

by Chushan Design

Client: Shenzhen Chushan Design Culture Group Co., Ltd.

Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb Winner in Ippakkjar Category

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The Design

About Menhao Tea Ippakkjar tat-Tè

Menhao Tea hija sistema ta' ppakkjar għat-tè, iffurmata bħala kaxxa ta' kollezzjoni arkivjali. Id-disinn jimmappja sitt kategoriji ta' tè fuq siġra filoġenetika, b'koordinati tal-oriġini, kronoloġiji tas-sengħa u skali tat-togħma. Kull kapsula interna tindika l-koordinati ġeografiċi, l-età tas-siġra u d-dettalji tal-ipproċessar, u tissostitwixxi termini vagi tat-tidwiq b'valuri li jistgħu jitkejlu. Il-kaxxa hija magħmula minn karta kraft li tinħasel u tingħalaq b'ħabel tal-qoton, sabiex il-kaxxa tkun tista' terġa' tintuża. Stampar bil-fojl tal-bronż u tal-fidda jimmarka motivi tal-friegħi tat-tè u l-parametri. Kull kaxxa fiha 66 qartas ta' 3.6 grammi.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb

Menhao Tea Ippakkjar tat-Tè huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji tal-ewwel klassi, mill-isbaħ u eċċellenti. Ir-rebbieħa tad-Deheb huma ħolqien innovattiv ħafna, b'viżjoni u li jleqqu b'mod li jgħammex, li jirriflettu t-talent, l-għerf u l-ħila tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Menhao Tea Ippakkjar tat-Tè ikun invenzjoni mfaħħra ħafna, li tistabbilixxi x-xejriet u monumentali li tagħti valur bla preċedent. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tad-Deheb huwa proġett spettakolari u rispettat li jwessa' l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Menhao Tea Ippakkjar tat-Tè joħloq xewqa qawwija, iqajjem il-passjoni, iħeġġeġ il-kreattività u jisħer lilna.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This innovative system visualizes tea cultivation through biological phylogenetic trees, mapping six major tea categories with terroir coordinates, craft evolution timelines, and flavor matrices. The archival case uses washable kraft paper for extended utility, resonating with academic aesthetics in study environments. Each inner capsule details geo-coordinates, tree age, and processing parameters, synchronized with a traceable quality DB to empower scientific tea selection for Menhao Tea.
Dimensions & Packaging
Each box contains 66 pre-measured sachets (3.6g/sachet) scientifically calibrated for dedicated teapots, achieving ideal infusion strength through single brew optimization for Menhao Tea.
Tags
Archive, Tea, Pu'er, Philosophy, Theory
Production Technology
The closure system with cotton cord reinforcement and washable kraft paper enables sustainable reuse cycles. Bronze gold hot foil stamping creates tea-branch motifs as visual anchors, complemented by silver foil parameter indicators and tactile sticker overlays that enhance visual hierarchy - establishing an archival-grade gift system balancing academic rigor and modern aesthetics for Menhao Tea.
Design Challenge
By integrating archival design elements and heritage materials, this system transforms tea selection from sensory intuition to data-driven decisions, shifting Menghao Tea culture from ambiguous traditions to measurable quality benchmarks.
Research
The research aims to establish a scientific decision-making model for tea consumption through dual approaches: visual semiotic translation and material lifecycle testing . By quantifying intangible heritage techniques into measurable craft parameters, this initiative demystifies tea culture while innovating an archival paradigm for consumer goods.
Inspiration
Inspired by 19th-century botanical archives, this system decodes tea evaluation through scientific visual metrics. Chromatic scales, quantified flavor indicators , and origin traceability codes replace ambiguous descriptors like "mellow sweetness", constructing a verifiable decision-making framework for Menhao Tea selection.
Project Duration
The project was launched in Shenzhen, China in November 2024 and fully implemented by January 2025.
Operation Flow
The archival cord-sealed closure system transforms each unboxing into tactile document retrieval ritual. This material narrative bridges historical tea research with contemporary consumption scenarios, creating sensorial archive access points for Menhao Tea.
Team Members
Yin Peng
Li Linlin
Image Credits
Image : Photographer Wang yue, Menhao Tea , 2024.

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