Kite P'akiy by Xi Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Pilluchina Kamay Competition Category.

BurunsiPilluchina· 2023

Kite P'akiy

by Xi Zhao

Client: School of Arts Chongqing University

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Pilluchina Category

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The Design

About Kite P'akiy

Kay phaway wasi yachaypa killa t'antanpa quy qapinqa mana sapanchasqa yuyarinapakuna hinachu. Kay museo wasipi kawsay kamay p'akiy ruraypiqa, equipoqa churan kawsay sañunkunata, Inti lluqsimuy sumaq yuyaykunatapas. P'akiyqa kapun patanpata sinchikunayuq, llaqtamanta phaway rikch'aykunata tikrachispa, niyta yachachispa, hawanmanta qaway p'akiywanwan ukhumanta ruwayninwanpas "qaway, llamiy, malliy" huñunakun, musyay experienciawan "pukllanapaq, qhawanapaq" yuyay kusikuywanpas.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Kite P'akiy A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu mishak kan, jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, mushuk yuyaypi, yuyaypi shinallatak chaskik kaypi riksishka diseñukunaman kun. Burunsi mishak kashkakunaka ruray ushayta charik shinallatak mancharina mushuk rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak achka yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ruray ushayta rikuchinku. Kite P'akiy sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak riksishka shuk ruray kanata munanku, ruray yuyaywan shinallatak mushuk yuyaywan. Kay Burunsi Premiu japishka diseñuka arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojíapi ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak ima ukumanta rikuypi sumak kan. Kite P'akiy mañaykunata alli paktachin, munaykunata llankan, shunkuta kuyachin shinallatak yachayta munayta kallarichin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The kite museum mooncake gift box is different from the general souvenirs. The work consists of small kite crafts, carved paper lamps and mooncake cakes, which constitute a composite gift box with three experiences, three levels and three combinations. The design mobilizes visual, tactile, taste and other different sensory echoes of traditional cultural memory, to meet the different needs of consumers in the appreciation of commemoration, participation in production, taste and appreciation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width:380mm Length:380mm Height:150mm
Tags: Packaging, tradition, kites, layers, crafts
Production Technology: The packaging is composed of a hard cardboard external box and is printed in color. The inner small box is composed of 300 grams of special paper to make the upper printed kite pattern. Paper carved lamps are carved by traditional color cardboard hollow, and are supported by wooden frames. The internal manual material package is composed of bamboo, wire and paper, which can be used repeatedly. The packaging process is simple and easy to mass production.
Design Challenge: This design breaks through common design thinking around the single dimension graphic creativity, and adopts the three-dimensional layered way to innovate. Whether the form of packaging, gift box content, material selection, or the use of visual elements, it is difficult to innovate and transform the unique cultural imprint and design semantic expression is the biggest. The team tried to restructure and reconstruct the content and form in the design, and finally realized the activation of traditional kite culture through the gift box souvenir.
Research: Weifang kite in China has a long history of culture. The kite elements are used to run through the whole souvenir gift box design, breaking through the single element of the museum cultural’ s creative souvenir mode, integrating moon cake cakes, miniature kite decoration for furnishing articles and carved paper lamps into one, with the commercial and artistic nature of cultural experience, showing the design aesthetic pursuit of both modern novelty and traditional oriental flavor, making the museum cultural consumption taste more elegant.
Inspiration: Weifang kite is a traditional Chinese handicraft treasure with long history and great influence. This design services for the mooncake gift box of kite museum. The design idea comes from Weifang kite and adopt a three-tier structure. The main tone of color include ' Shi Yang Jin ', ' Zhu Qing ' and ' Iris Blue '. With elements like butterfly kites, goldfish kites and goldbufo kites, it highlights the distinctive cultural symbols of Weifang, It is both practical and aesthetic.
Project Duration: The project was commenced in Chongqing in July, 2021, completed in Chongqing in October, 2021, and exhibited in Chongqing in December, 2021.
Operation Flow: The packaging is Rigid Box with separated lid, which is easy to operate and convenient to take out. The interior uses DIY kite material package, which is convenient for consumers to experience the craft process of making kites by themselves and interact with consumers. The materials can be used repeatedly and are green.
Team Members: Xi Zhao, Shaoyang Ren,Gang Li,Jiaqi Xuan.