Flower Protetor de Raízes para Mudas by Chenyao Xu

Flower Protetor de Raízes para Mudas by Chenyao Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Ferramentas Agrícolas, Equipamento de Lavoura e Maquinaria Competition Category.

PrataEquipamento Agrícola· 2020

Flower Protetor de Raízes para Mudas

by Chenyao Xu

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Equipamento Agrícola Category

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The Design

About Flower Protetor de Raízes para Mudas

Flower é um dispositivo de proteção para as raízes de mudas de flores durante o transplante. As raízes e os caules das flores são facilmente danificados por forças externas, o que reduz a produtividade e gera prejuízos econômicos aos agricultores. Flower é fabricado em plástico de ácido polilático por moldagem por injeção. A parte inferior, em formato de esfera, protege a raiz principal contra ferramentas agrícolas e roedores. As duas partes são unidas por uma simples conexão tipo baioneta. Um pescoço saliente oferece pegada, permitindo que as flores desenvolvidas sejam retiradas do solo sem contato direto das mãos com os caules. Os tamanhos correspondem a diferentes flores.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Flower Protetor de Raízes para Mudas conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Flower Protetor de Raízes para Mudas seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Flower Protetor de Raízes para Mudas é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: During the transplanting process, the roots and stems of flowers are easily damaged by external forces, thus reducing plant yield and causing economic losses to farmers. This is a protective device made of polylactic acid plastic that works on the roots of seedlings, protecting the main roots of flowers from damage from farm tools and rodents, and its protruding neck is designed to avoid direct hand contact with the stems of plants when pulled out.So, people can pull out the growing flowers directly from the soil.
Dimensions & Packaging: 45*45*58mm; 80*80*110mm Different flowers correspond to different sizes.
Tags: Transplantation, flower survival
Production Technology: Polylactic acid plastics injection molding.
Design Challenge: Reasonable shape, effective function and low price are the indexes at the beginning of the product design. Because it is only a kind of auxiliary device to protect flowers, its production cost, material and technology can not exceed flowers themselves, so that it has a certain function, but also should meet the market positioning.
Inspiration: In some flower producing countries such as the Netherlands, the mortality rate of rare flowers has brought great economic losses. It is very important to improve the way of flower cultivation and transplantation.
Project Duration: The project started in Hong Kong in February 2019 and was completed in November 2019.
Operation Flow: The product consists of two parts, which are connected by simple bayonet. The ball shaped bottom can help plants protect their main roots, and the neck can provide a place for people's hands to pull out flowers more easily.
Team Members: XU CHENYAO
XU LE