The Panda Themed Serviciu de Ceai by Yan Luo and Jianan Yu

The Panda Themed Serviciu de Ceai by Yan Luo and Jianan Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Fier in Ustensile de Bucătărie Competition Category.

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The Panda Themed Serviciu de Ceai

by Yan Luo and Jianan Yu

Client: Luo Yan Art Design Studio

A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Ustensile de Bucătărie Category

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The Design

About The Panda Themed Serviciu de Ceai

Setul cu Tematică Panda este un serviciu de ceai din ceramică inspirat de farmecul panda-ilor. Setul include un ceainic și cești de ceai. Urechile de panda de pe capacul ceainicului servesc drept mâner, iar ochii de panda funcționează ca suporturi pentru cești. Suprafețele albe lucioase și negre mate sunt combinate pentru a crea o experiență plăcută la manipulare. Testele cu utilizatori și analiza obiceiurilor au ghidat dimensiunile și componentele, astfel încât setul este intuitiv în utilizare și durabil. Serviciul de ceai poate fi folosit acasă sau în călătorii, și poate fi de asemenea așezat ca element decorativ pe mesele de dining sau pe rafturile de bibliotecă.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fier

The Panda Themed Serviciu de Ceai a câștigat A' Design Award de Fier, o recunoaștere prestigioasă acordată designurilor bune care îndeplinesc cerințele profesionale și industriale așteptate de la creații bine concepute. Câștigătorii Fierului demonstrează mare pricepere, înaltă specializare, înțelegere de specialitate și capacitate creativă din partea creatorilor lor. Se așteaptă ca The Panda Themed Serviciu de Ceai să fie o creație foarte apreciată, admirată și prețuită, practică și inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Fier integrează cele mai bune practici din industrie și are caracteristici tehnice competente îmbinate cu know-how și talent. Pentru acuratețea sa, The Panda Themed Serviciu de Ceai merită respect și este conceput pentru a aduce îmbunătățiri ale calității vieții care ajută la facerea lumii un loc mai bun.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This panda-themed tea set brings joy and harmony into tea time.Through user trials and habit analysis the designer optimized the set’s component parts and overall size in ways that make the product exquisite in appearance, intuitive to use and durable. The panda ears on the pot’s lid serve as a handle, while the panda eyes as coasters of the tea cups. Overall, the tea set adds joy both at home and during travel. Further, they can be placed as decoration on dinner tables or book shelves.
Dimensions & Packaging: Tea pot : Width 170 mm x Depth 120 mm x Height 90 mm ;
One tea cup: Width 60 mm x Depth 60 mm x Height 40 mm.
Tags: Tea Set, Tea Pot, Tea Cup, Panda, Drinkware, Tableware, Ceramics
Production Technology: Ceramics
Design Challenge: The main technological challenge was to achieve a Proper surface of objects. As you know, it is quite difficult to get Uniform curvature in ceramics, and especially in porcelain. It was possible to solve this problem by selecting the computer 3D modeling and 3D printing, then mass production was carried out according to the 3D model.
Research: How to simplify the the essence of panda is a key element of the design language of this project. The designer extracted the essence of pandas, namely loveliness, into the design of this tea set, and simplified design elements to combine with the practical structure of the tea pot and cups. Through user trials and habit analysis the designer optimized the set’s component parts and overall size in ways that make the final product exquisite in appearance, intuitive to use and durable. As part of the design, study different types of materials were tested such as combines glossy white and matt black surfaces in order to create a pleasant handling experience. At last, the final
product covers functionality, aesthetics and technology together.
Inspiration: The designer want the tea set adds joy and relaxation for tea lovers both at home and during travel, and also hope they can be placed as decoration on dinner tables or book shelves. So, The designer extracted the essence of pandas, namely loveliness, into the design of this tea set. The panda ears on the pot’s lid serve as a handle, while the panda eyes as coasters of the tea cups. The tea set combines glossy white and matt black surfaces in order to create a pleasant handling experience.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2020 in ChongQing and finished in July 2020 in ChongQing.
Operation Flow: The Panda-Themed Tea Set adds joy and relaxation for tea lovers both at home and during travel. Further, the tea set can be placed as decoration on dinner tables or book shelves.
Team Members: Designer: Yan Luo
Designer: Jianan Yu
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Yan Luo, Jianan Yu, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Yan Luo, Jianan Yu, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Yan Luo, Jianan Yu, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Yan Luo, Jianan Yu, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Yan Luo, Jianan Yu, 2020.
Video Credits: Yan Luo, Jianan Yu, 2020.