Ecopuzzle Guard Imballaġġ Riutilizzabbli by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen

Ecopuzzle Guard Imballaġġ Riutilizzabbli by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż in Disinn tal-Ippakkjar Competition Category.

BronżIppakkjar· 2026

Ecopuzzle Guard Imballaġġ Riutilizzabbli

by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen

Client: Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd

Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż Winner in Ippakkjar Category

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The Design

About Ecopuzzle Guard Imballaġġ Riutilizzabbli

Ecopuzzle Guard huwa disinn ta' imballaġġ riutilizzabbli għal prodott ta' enerġija portabbli. L-imballaġġ huwa maqtugħ minn folja waħda ta' kartun immewweġ kompletament riċiklat b'kisja bbażata fuq l-ilma. Wara l-ftuħ tal-kaxxa, il-komponenti jitneħħew mill-għatu ta' fuq u jitwaħħlu flimkien mingħajr għodda. Il-biċċiet jiffurmaw tliet xeni f'forma ta' puzzle: ikkampjar f'tinda, ivvjaġġar b'vettura rikreattiva u enerġija ta' riżerva għad-dar. Il-biċċa mmuntata tista' tinżamm bħala wirja fuq l-iskrivanija, u dan itawwal il-ħajja tal-imballaġġ. Id-disinn jgħaqqad flimkien il-protezzjoni, l-interazzjoni u l-użu mill-ġdid sabiex jitnaqqas l-iskart.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż

Ecopuzzle Guard Imballaġġ Riutilizzabbli huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji eċċellenti ddistingwuti mill-kreattività, l-ingenwità u l-għaqal. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Bronż huma xogħlijiet bi ħila biżżejjed u kreattivi b'mod impressjonanti li jawtentikaw l-esperjenza vasta, l-immaġinazzjoni u l-ħila ta' riżorsi tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Ecopuzzle Guard Imballaġġ Riutilizzabbli ikun oġġett imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub, notevolment professjonali u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Bronż jinkorporaw l-aħjar prattiki fl-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija u huwa eċċellenti fl-attenzjoni għad-dettalji. Ecopuzzle Guard Imballaġġ Riutilizzabbli jissodisfa l-ħtiġijiet b'mod eċċellenti, imiss ix-xewqat, jinċanta s-sentimenti u jattira l-kurżità.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This packaging can be disassembled into three puzzle like scenarios: tent camping, RV travel, and home backup power, aligning with the brand's positioning directly linking the product to its applications. Tool free snap fit assembly suits mass production and easy to get start. The assembled product can serve as a desktop ornament, extending the packaging lifecycle, integrating protection, interaction, and reuse, thereby enhancing brand value and user engagement.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 85mm x Width 320mm x Depth 260mm
Tags: Multifunctional design, Sustainability, Interactivity, Innovative design, Recyclable materials
Production Technology: 1. Material Selection: Constructed from 100% recycled corrugated cardboard with a water based eco friendly coating, tested and verified for sufficient strength and durability.
2. Production Process: Employing a single-sheet die-cutting process, each piece is formed in one cut. This facilitates easy handling during assembly and features multiple cut lines and tabs, allowing users to effortlessly obtain puzzle pieces and assemble them.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge in this design lies in achieving a triple balance: protecting, ensuring puzzle interactivity, and maintaining mass production feasibility.
We balanced eco-conscious design with brand storytelling that ensuring stable corrugated paper structures while simplifying assembly and integrating core product scenarios. Additionally, constrained by mass production dieline cutting precision, complex puzzle structures required precise alignment with existing production lines. Through computer simulations, we progressively optimized the structure and adjusted snap dimensions for dieline cutting, ultimately achieving all three objectives.
Research: This applied mixed design research addresses the solar panel packaging dilemma of balancing protection, eco-friendliness and user experience. We created a one-piece recyclable corrugated packaging with puzzle-style reuse, tested via user research, structural simulation and prototyping. The design works well in protection, is easy to assemble, cuts mass production costs, boosts brand differentiation, reduces waste and offers new ideas for new energy product packaging.
Inspiration: This project was inspired by focus on sustainability, user experience, and differentiation. We believe that packaging must not only provide robust protection but also serve as an extension of our brand philosophy. To achieve this, we adopted a single sheet structural design to practice environmental stewardship. Through puzzle-like reuse, the packaging enables multiple uses, reducing waste at its source. This transforms the unboxing experience into a scenario based interactive experience.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2024 in ShenZhen and finished in December 2024 in ShenZhen
Operation Flow: The core interaction of this packaging transforms users from passive unboxing to active creation, achieved through a three-step conversion process:
1. Unboxing: Upon receiving the product, open the packaging and remove the puzzle components from the top lid.
2. Assembly Interaction: Snap the components together by aligning their tabs to form a randomly generated scene display piece a fun, interactive experience that mirrors the product's usage scenario.
3. Reuse: The assembled piece can be used as a long term desktop display, extending the packaging's lifespan.
Team Members: Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen