Changer Mala de viagem by Xuhui Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Acessórios de Moda e Viagem Competition Category.

PrataAcessório· 2021

Changer Mala de viagem

by Xuhui Chen

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Acessório Category

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The Design

About Changer Mala de viagem

A Changer é uma mala de viagem redimensionável, concebida para viajantes cujas necessidades de armazenamento variam de viagem para viagem. A carcaça é formada por múltiplas camadas de invólucro encaixadas umas nas outras. No estado compacto, a Changer funciona como uma mala pequena que pode ser transportada na cabine do avião. Ao girar o botão frontal, as secções interiores são liberadas e podem ser puxadas para fora, formando uma mala grande; girando o botão no sentido inverso, o tamanho escolhido fica travado. O corpo é fabricado principalmente em plástico ABS e PC, e os quatro cantos são revestidos com alumínio para proteção.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Changer Mala de viagem 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 Changer Mala de viagem 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. Changer Mala de viagem 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: This is a luggage that can change size. The unique about this design is that it contains multiple layers of casing. When users carry little luggage, it is a small luggage. Changer allows the user to bring it on the plane and carry it with them, and it is very convenient. When the user is carrying a lot of luggage. Changer can be pulled out of the hidden inside part to become a large luggage. That can hold a lot of stuff. Changer can solve the problem of carrying different quantities of luggage by changing the size.
Dimensions & Packaging: Before changing size: length 34.4cm x Width 23cm x Height 56.8cm; After folding: length 48.4cm x Width 31cm x Height 76.8cm;
Tags: Luggage, Transform, Travel, Size, Storage, Space
Production Technology: Mainly using ABC+PC material, impact resistance, high hardness, strong toughness, cheap price. The four corners are covered with aluminum metal for protection.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: According to research, people usually buy more than two suitcases to meet different travel needs. When they go on business trips, they tend to carry a small suitcase. When families travel, they often carry large luggage. This can cause a lot of unnecessary waste. There is a great market demand to solve this problem.
Inspiration: I was inspired by the way the armor was stacked. Our motivation for designing changer was the experience of travel. The size of luggage you need to carry on a trip is different for everyone. Sometimes it can be carried around, and sometimes it needs to store a lot of things. So, we wanted to integrate the large and small luggage. We want to design a luggage that could be resized.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: First, it works just fine as a normal small box. Then, when you need to carry large items, turn the knob on the front and move all the inner parts. Third, pull out all the inner parts and this small luggage becomes a big one. Fourth, turn back the knob in the opposite direction to lock the suitcase. In this way, changer can be fixed without transformation.
Team Members: Design leader: Xuhui Chen, Designer: Qianwei Wang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)