ᱵᱤᱥᱚᱭ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱢᱮ
Rui Huang ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Chalk Pebbles ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ ᱪᱟᱠ (ᱟᱹᱠᱟᱹ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ)

Rui Huang ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Chalk Pebbles ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ ᱪᱟᱠ (ᱟᱹᱠᱟᱹ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ) ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2025 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾


ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱠᱟᱞᱟ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ· 2025

Chalk Pebbles ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ ᱪᱟᱠ (ᱟᱹᱠᱟᱹ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ)

Rui Huang ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Xiamen University of Technology

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Chalk Pebbles ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ ᱪᱟᱠ (ᱟᱹᱠᱟᱹ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱪᱟᱠ ᱯᱮᱵᱚᱞᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱦᱚᱸᱡᱟᱹ ᱦᱚᱲᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ ᱪᱟᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱛᱚᱛ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱜᱟᱲᱟ ᱚᱛᱟᱲ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱩᱡᱩᱜ ᱠᱷᱚᱸᱵᱚᱡ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱮᱠᱫᱚ ᱴᱩᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱨᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱪᱟᱢᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱡᱚᱜᱚ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱟᱨᱩ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ-ᱥᱟᱜ ᱡᱩᱲᱤ ᱮᱦᱚᱵ ᱠᱷᱚᱸ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱱᱚᱜ ᱨᱚᱸ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱮᱭᱮᱸ ᱥᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ (ᱦᱟᱨᱰᱱᱮᱥ ᱞᱮᱵᱷᱮᱞ) ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱛᱩᱭᱩᱢ ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱵᱮᱨᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱠᱩ ᱚᱠᱟ-ᱚᱠᱟ ᱨᱚᱸ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱩᱛᱟᱲ ᱮᱛᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱪᱟᱠ ᱛᱚᱜᱚᱲ-ᱴᱚᱜᱚᱲ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱴᱷᱮᱴ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱩᱴᱩᱲ ᱠᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱡᱚᱜᱚᱛᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱩᱠᱛᱟᱹᱵ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱚᱠᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱟᱹᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱚᱭ ᱣᱟᱴᱚᱨᱠᱟᱞᱚᱨ ᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱡᱟᱣᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱸᱰᱚ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱡᱟᱴᱤ ᱛᱮᱠᱟ ᱴᱮᱦᱮᱴ (ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ) ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱩᱪᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱠᱛᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Chalk Pebbles ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ ᱪᱟᱠ (ᱟᱹᱠᱟᱹ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ) ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Chalk Pebbles ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ ᱪᱟᱠ (ᱟᱹᱠᱟᱹ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚ) ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
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.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
Individual: 56mmx42mmx23mm, 40mmx35mmx20mm, 50mmx38mmx18mm, 59mmx30mmx21mm, 58mmx26mmx21mm, 62mmx34mmx26mm, 70mmx50mmx25mm
Packaging: 264x142mm
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
Stationery, natural materials, tactile experience, fine motor skills, children's development, eco-friendly design, sensory play, educational tools, hand-eye coordination, creative exploration
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
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.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
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.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
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.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
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.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
The project runs from March 2024 to February 2025 in Xiamen, China
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
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.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ
Copyrights belong to Rui Huang, 2025.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
Rui Huang
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
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.

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