Seawool Cape by Chungsheng Chen, Eddie Wang and Enyang Chen

Seawool Cape by Chungsheng Chen, Eddie Wang and Enyang Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igicuruzwa Kirambye Competition Category.

BuronzeIgicuruzwa Kirambye· 2023

Seawool Cape

by Chungsheng Chen, Eddie Wang and Enyang Chen

Client: Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Deparment

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Igicuruzwa Kirambye Category

35,175

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #150506

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Seawool Cape

Seawool cape ipima garama 300 gusa, iroroshye, yoroshye kuyikoresha no gukaraba. Ikozwe mu budodo bwo mu nyanja buturuka ku guhuza icupa rya pulasitiki ya PET yongeye gutunganywa hamwe nifu ya nanolisiyasi ya oyster shell ivuye mu bishishwa byajugunywe, ntibigabanya gusa imyanda, ahubwo itanga inyungu zikorwa nko kugenzura ubushyuhe, kunuka impumuro, gucunga neza no gukama vuba, ubwoya bworoshye. gukoraho, kandi na anti-static, antibacterial, nta miti ya antibacterial yongeyeho, ni byiza kuruhu rwabakoresha, rutanga uburambe bwo kwambara neza. Seawool mubyukuri ibikoresho biramba biva mu nyanja.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Seawool Cape ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Seawool Cape biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Seawool Cape ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Seawool cape weight only 300 grams, is light and easy to handle with woolen touch and washable. It is made from seawool yarn which is the combination of the nanolized oyster shell powder from discarded shells and the recycle PET bottle plastic. Not only reduces waste, but delivers performance benefits like thermal regulation, odor resistance, moisture management and quick dry, anti-static, antibacterial, no chemical antibacterial agents added which friendly to the user's skin.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: Recycle Oyster Shell, PET/Acrylic/Rayon/Poly
colors: 5 colors
Length180cm x Width70 cm
Tags: Seawool, cape, shawl, ootd, sustainable, functional, fabric
Production Technology: Material: Recycle Oyster Shell PET/Acrylic/Rayon/Poly
Production Tech: The oyster shells are washed and dried and calcined at 100°C for 5 hours, and then ground to a thickness below 1 μm to become oyster shell powder. Then recycled PET and oyster shell powder are mixed with a secret formula and spun into yarn, which is finally spun into fabric.
Surface Touching: Wool feel
Design Challenge: In Taiwan, the oyster farming has existed for more than 300 years. Under meticulous cultivation by farmers, oyster becomes one of the most famous delicacies in Taiwan. People can enjoy plump oyster meals from fine restaurant to even local night market. However, the Taiwanese has ignored the wastage behind, the shells. Turning waste into treasure is the most challenging issue. After years of researching and studying, we successfully find the way to strengthen the inherited gift from these discarded shells and combine with recycle PET bottles to create a brand-new functional product applied in the textile, we named it Seawool.
Research: Making used of the recycled plastic PET bottle and oyster shell to produce a special yarn for many textile application, we entitled this yarn as seawool, which was inspired by its wool-like construction and hand’s feel. The oyster was nurtured by the coast and enriched with minerals from ocean. In this way, the textiles made by discarded shells are inherent in several functions and make people have a better wearing experience. Seawool not only reduces waste, but delivers performance benefits like thermal regulation, odor resistance, moisture management and quick dry, truly sustainable materials from the ocean.
Inspiration: In Taiwan, more than 160,000 tons of oysters are eaten every year, as the result, oyster shell waste has caused serious environment issue and coastal ecology. How to deal with these pollution sources has become a problem. we discovered that specially treated oyster shells can increase the functions of far-infrared negative ions, antibacterial, deodorizing, and anti-ultraviolet rays, so we make full use of the oyster shell and recycle pet bottle to developed the functional fiber of Seawool yarn.
Project Duration: The project started in April,2022 published in January,2023 in Tainan, on sell in zeczec crowdfunding platform, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Is a rectangular cape,can be use in the office, beach, sofa, bed,5 colors to match your outfit
Patents: IP: Creative Tech Textile
Team Members: ChungSheng Chen
Eddie Wang
Enyang Chen
Tingyuan Lin
Tainan University of Technology Product Design Dept
Acdesign Associates International Co.,Ltd
Creative Tech Textile Co., Ltd
Hans Global LLC.
Image Credits: image#1~#5: acdesign associates International Co.,Ltd.