Villages Kruidencontainerset by JiaYi Cai

Villages Kruidencontainerset by JiaYi Cai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Brons in Bakgerei, Serviesgoed, Drinkgerei en Kookgerei Ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsKeukengerei· 2020

Villages Kruidencontainerset

by JiaYi Cai

Client: Macau University of Science and Technology

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Keukengerei Category

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The Design

About Villages Kruidencontainerset

Villages is een set verwijderbare keramische kruidencontainers, ontworpen voor tafelgebruik. De containers kunnen in verschillende combinaties worden geplaatst, zodat gebruikers zelf de functie van de set bepalen. Wanneer ze samen op een bord worden geplaatst, vormen de containers een klein dorpstafereel dat de tafelsetting verandert in een landschap. De set is vervaardigd in Jingdezhen van hoogwaardig porselein, dat veilig, niet-toxisch en geschikt is voor gebruik in de magnetron. De bedoeling is om warmte en plezier toe te voegen aan het dagelijkse dineren.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Villages Kruidencontainerset is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Villages Kruidencontainerset wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Villages Kruidencontainerset bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A set of flapicturesque voring tableware that makes food look like scenery. The common flavoring containers put together on the table, building a “village”. Integrating with other tableware, the plate forms a sight. As we lay out our food, we enjoy the way we build a city, creating a warmer and more enjoyable dining scene at the table.
Dimensions & Packaging: 25.0cm wide 25.0cm high temperature 3.0cm high temperature environmental protection porcelain, processing process is material selection, billet, molding, glazing, burning.
Tags: Ceramic tableware, product design, emotional design, function, aesthetics, White Cutlery
Production Technology: The production of this set of products was completed in Jingdezhen. Jingdezhen has a millennium of ceramic culture and history. The material is made of high temperature and environmental protection porcelain. It is safe, nontoxic, environmentally healthy and can be placed in microwave oven. It is made of high quality clay,repaired and bonded, the body of which is dry and glazed. Finally, the product is made by burning.It collects Jingdezhen ceramic culture and traditional Chinese aesthetics.
Design Challenge: During the process of firing, many problems such as deformation and cracking needed to be solved. Deformation and cracking affected the RQP in production which meant that it was very difficult to use white clay in the process of molding. Finally, the clay with higher hardness was selected as raw material to make this plate.
Research: The research involved a creation of functional Decorative Items that affective and playful environment with functionality, practicality and aesthetically as an approach.
This project is set to better inherit and promote traditional Chinese culture. kiln chambers, and glaze institutes are frequented.Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino3D NURBS, etc.are used for preliminary design and modelling. And the structure is simple, the shape is reasonable, and it is suitable for daily life,which are flexible and can be used in the modern food industry, to form a rich modeling.
Inspiration: "Villages" is a set of removable ceramic suits seasoning bottles, With their wishes, users combine the bottles and define the service functions, for example , placing them on a plate or with ornamentation. We hope that the "village" scene can bring more warmth and joy to the users, “Village” provides a more user-friendly and pleasant dining scene. Every time when users use it, they can gain a new and interesting operation experience and also a new emotional experience.
Project Duration: This project started in August, 2018 in Macao，and finished in November, 2018 in Jingdezhen, China. It has not been exhibited yet.
Operation Flow: "Villages" is a set of removable ceramic suits seasoning bottles, which can be use in arbitrary combinations. With their wishes, users combine the bottles and define the service functions, for example , placing them on a plate or with ornamentation. We hope that the "village" scene can bring more warmth and joy to the users, which also ensures that the products adapt to changes in the way of life and never go out of style or will be in ordinary.
Patents: 201930746675.2 JiaYi Cai 2019 Guangdong ShenZhen
Team Members: JiaYi Cai is the main designer.
JiaLiang Cai : Multidisciplinary Designer
ZhiPing Chen: Material Engineering Department at UBC
ShaoShi Yan is the instructor.
Image Credits: Image #1: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #2: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #3: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #4: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #5: CAI JIAYI, 2019