Fold Thumba la Tiyi la Mankhwala Achikale a China by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Mapaketi Competition Category.
SilivaMapaketi· 2024
Fold Thumba la Tiyi la Mankhwala Achikale a China
Client: Mz Design
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Mapaketi Category
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About Fold Thumba la Tiyi la Mankhwala Achikale a China
Mayeso asonyeza kuti kuchuluka kwa zinthu zogwira ntchito m'madzi opangidwa ndi thumba lachizolowezi la tiyi lopachikidwa ndi 40 peresenti yokha poyerekeza ndi kuphika mankhwala mwachindunji. Izi zimachitika chifukwa mathimba achizolowezi amapindika mankhwala mkati, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti madzi asayende mosavuta kuchokera mkati kupita kunja. Kapangidwe kameneka kakufuna kuwonjezera kuchuluka kwa mankhwala ogwira ntchito ndi kuchepetsa kutayika kwa mankhwala. Tikufunanso kugwiritsa ntchito luso la kupinda mapepala (origami) kuti tisunge malo ambiri m'chinthucho ndi kukhazikitsa malingaliro a kapangidwe kopirira. Pamene madzi akuthidwa mkati mwake, chimatsekuka motsatizana kuchokera pamawonekedwe opindika, n'kupanga mawonekedwe ngati ngongole.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Fold Thumba la Tiyi la Mankhwala Achikale a China ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Fold Thumba la Tiyi la Mankhwala Achikale a China akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Fold Thumba la Tiyi la Mankhwala Achikale a China ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This traditional Chinese medicine teabag can improve the extraction efficiency of water on ingredient when brewing and improve the "effective ingredients concentration" in medicine liquid.
This teabag adopts the process of "origami". When water is poured into it, it will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel structure. This design not only ensures extraction efficiency, but also reduces the package volume by 60%, reducing carbon emissions during transportation. - Dimensions & Packaging
- During the design process, we created models of different sizes and collected user feedback and data. After ergonomic testing, the product was selected in the following dimensions: 95 mm x 95 mm x 16 mm. The outer packaging was selected in the following sizes: 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm.
The outer packaging is made of 100% biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and sustainable. It is printed with environmentally friendly ink to reduce pressure on the environment. - Tags
- Traditional Chinese Medicine, Teabag, Sustainable Design, Fold Structure, Reduce Waste
- Production Technology
- This design uses 100% biodegradable and renewable paper as the raw material to produce environmentally friendly food grade filter paper. Folds are formed through the origami pressing process, resulting in a flat folding structure. The outer packaging also uses biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and environmentally friendly.
This folding structure design reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation. - Design Challenge
- The most difficult part of this design is the early testing stage, where testing the efficacy of various teabags on the market requires the use of expensive testing instruments and a long cycle.
The shape design of this product is also a challenge. It not only needs to be beautiful, but also needs to achieve the function of maximizing the "concentration of active ingredient". - Research
- Through searching academic papers and conducting interviews with users, we have summarized a teabag usage process that is in line with daily habits.
Physical tests have shown that the "effective drug concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This design improves the efficiency of brewing and reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation. - Inspiration
- Tests have shown that the "effective ingredients concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This is because ordinary teabags wrap medicine inside, making it difficult for water to flow smoothly from the inside out.
This design aims to increase the “effective drug concentration” and reduce medicine waste. We also hope to use origami technique to save more volume in the product to implement sustainable design concepts. - Project Duration
- The project started in July 2022 and finished in April 2023 in Guangzhou, China.
- Operation Flow
- Open the packaging, take out the medicine bag and remove the lid. Place the medicine bag above the cup and pour in hot water for brewing. During the brewing process, the medicine package will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel like structure. After 2-5 minutes, it is ready to drink.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Jingyi Miao, 2023.
- Team Members
- Miao Jingyi
Zou Hu
Duan Hongli
Xu Mengzhen
Chen Deteng
Zhao Yizhu - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #3: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #4: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #5: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
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