Chalk Pebbles Sikichanata Rumichakuna by Rui Huang

Chalk Pebbles Sikichanata Rumichakuna by Rui Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Ruray Llamkana Kamay Competition Category.

BurunsiRuray Llamkana· 2025

Chalk Pebbles Sikichanata Rumichakuna

by Rui Huang

Client: Xiamen University of Technology

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Ruray Llamkana Category

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The Design

About Chalk Pebbles Sikichanata Rumichakuna

Chalk Pebbles nisqaqa, wawakunapaq sikichanata rumichakuna huk k'utuchaq, mayu ukhu rumichakuna hina rurasqa kachkan. Sapa t'aqanpiqa mana kikin qara ruparinwan, mikhuna sacha ruruq hinaspa yuyu hallp'a ñutu polvokunawan ruwasqa llimp'i wich'inkunawan kan. Qanchis chhika sinch'i kaykunaqa wawakunata makinwan tupanata reqsichinankupaq, hinaspa pakasqa llimp'ikunata rikuchinankupaq yanapan. Chalk-qa mana lliphipiq qarakunapi rikch'akunmi churakuspa, hinaspa kikillanmanta t'aqasqa kanmanmi, wawakuna atisqankuman hina pukllaspa ruwananpaq. Yakuwan hukchasqa kaqtinsi, chay chalkqa yaku llimp'ipaq ima allin kanmi. Mikhunapaq allin materialkuna, hinaspa hap'ipasqa waqaychana (packaging) mana millwananta hap'iyta yachanmi, wawakunapa allin kawsayninta hinallataq pachamama waqaychayta yanapaspa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Chalk Pebbles Sikichanata Rumichakuna 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. Chalk Pebbles Sikichanata Rumichakuna 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. Chalk Pebbles Sikichanata Rumichakuna 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: Chalk Pebbles is designed with the concept of nature as a teaching tool, inspired by the natural shapes of riverbed pebbles. Each piece features irregular textures and vibrant color bands made from vegetable-based pigments. With seven hardness levels, children can explore tactile gradients, revealing hidden color layers. The chalk also doubles as a watercolor medium when moistened. Chalk Pebbles reconnects children with nature in a poetic way, offering low-tech, high-sensory interaction in the digital age.
Dimensions & Packaging: Individual: 56mmx42mmx23mm, 40mmx35mmx20mm, 50mmx38mmx18mm, 59mmx30mmx21mm, 58mmx26mmx21mm, 62mmx34mmx26mm, 70mmx50mmx25mm
Packaging: 264x142mm
Tags: Stationery, natural materials, tactile experience, fine motor skills, children's development, eco-friendly design, sensory play, educational tools, hand-eye coordination, creative exploration
Production Technology: The components of this product are edible fruit and vegetable powders. The pebbles are made using a molding process with food-safe materials, combining starch and powdered pigments for adjustable hardness.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge lies in the ratio of product ingredients, because different color simulations, surface textures, and hardness are required, so multiple tests are needed to optimize the user experience.
Research: Chalk Pebbles reimagines traditional chalk through nature-inspired design, combining edible vegetable pigments and riverbed pebble morphology to create a multi-sensory chalk for children. Through naturalistic observation, material testing, and questionnaire from 28 users，Open-ended interactions deepen children’s connection to ecological cycles. Future work will scale the play-learn-renew model to broader sustainability education contexts.
Inspiration: Bring the pebble elements of nature indoors to arouse curiosity and closeness to nature in educational scenes.
The unique texture and color changes of natural pebbles are retained in shape and material, allowing children to directly feel the beauty of nature through playing.
Environmentally friendly, edible raw materials and degradable packaging are used, which are friendly to the environment and concerned about children's safety.
Project Duration: The project runs from March 2024 to February 2025 in Xiamen, China
Operation Flow: Paint directly onto rough surfaces.
Break apart and paint onto rough surfaces.
Smudge painted areas with a wet brush for a watercolor effect.
Use Chalk Pebbles or break them apart for free-building play.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Rui Huang, 2025.
Team Members: Rui Huang
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #2: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #3: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #4: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #5: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Video Credits: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.