UnLimited Ntchito Yaikulu: Thumba Lakumsana by Kuan-Hua Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Zipangizo Zokhalitsa, Mapulojekiti ndi Mapangidwe Obiriwira Competition Category.
BronzeChipangizo Chokhalitsa· 2020
UnLimited Ntchito Yaikulu: Thumba Lakumsana
Client: Kuan-hua Chou
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Chipangizo Chokhalitsa Category
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About UnLimited Ntchito Yaikulu: Thumba Lakumsana
Zolemba za Bukuli: UnLimited ndi thumba lakumsana lomwe limatha kubwezerezedwanso, lopangidwa kaamba ka anthu okwera njinga m'mizinda. Thumbali ndi lotsekeka bwino ku madzi ndipo kukula kwake kumatha kusinthidwa. Njira yopangira yotchedwa "concertina" imalola thumbali kufutukuka pofuna kuika zinthu zosayembekezereka, komanso kucheperetsedwa kukhala lopyapyala kuti kuyenda kukhale kosavuta. UnLimited amapangidwa ndi chinthu chimodzi chokha, chomwe ndi mtundu wa pulasitiki wotchedwa thermoplastic elastomer, wokhala ndi milingo yosiyanasiyana ya kulimba, ndipo umalumikizidwa pogwiritsa ntchito kutentha (heat welding). Matumba akumsana ambiri amapangidwa ndi zinthu zosiyanasiyana zophatikizidwa, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zisavutike kubwezerezedwanso pambuyo pogwiritsidwa ntchito. Kupanga thumbali ndi chinthu chimodzi chokha kumathandiza kuti lithe kugwiritsidwanso ntchito komanso kubwezerezedwanso pamene nthawi yake yogwiritsira ntchito yatha.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
UnLimited Ntchito Yaikulu: Thumba Lakumsana ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. UnLimited Ntchito Yaikulu: Thumba Lakumsana akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. UnLimited Ntchito Yaikulu: Thumba Lakumsana amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.
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
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