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Yanlun Wu ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Lantern Transformation ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ

Yanlun Wu ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Lantern Transformation ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾


ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ· 2026

Lantern Transformation ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ

Yanlun Wu ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

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Lantern Transformation ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱞᱮᱱᱴᱚᱨᱱ ᱴᱨᱟᱱᱥᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱰ-ᱚᱴᱚᱢ ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱵ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱴᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱟᱵᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱢᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱩᱨᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱴᱤᱱᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱨᱤᱥᱤᱡᱚᱱ ᱥᱴᱮᱢᱯᱤᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱢᱞᱮᱥ ᱣᱮᱞᱰᱤᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱚᱸᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱪᱮᱸᱬᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱟᱴᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱳᱴᱤᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱪᱟᱵᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱰᱷᱟᱠᱱᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱞᱴᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱞᱮᱱᱴᱚᱨᱱ ᱥᱮᱰ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱠᱞᱤᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱭᱴᱤᱝ ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞ ᱡᱮᱨᱮᱫᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱮᱸᱜᱮᱞ ᱴᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱮᱢᱵᱤᱭᱮᱱᱴ ᱰᱤᱵᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱦᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱥᱨᱚᱜ ᱠᱚᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾

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Lantern Transformation ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Lantern Transformation ᱢᱩᱱᱠᱮᱠ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
The Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin redefines festive packaging. It is primarily a food-safe, decorative tinplate container for mooncakes. After the mooncakes are enjoyed, the packaging undergoes a purposeful transformation: the lid is flipped to become a shade, instantly converting the empty tin into an elegant paper lantern-style ambient light with a soft, warm glow. This innovative dual-lifecycle design combats waste by turning disposable packaging into a lasting decorative object, seamlessly blending traditional Chinese mid-autumn symbolism with modern sustainable practice.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
Dimensions: 208 mm W, 208 mm D, 58.5 mm H. Material: Tinplate (Food-Safe, for Mooncake Packaging). Technical Features: Integrated lighting module for post-use transformation, eco-friendly surface coating.
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
Mooncake Packaging, Transformable Design, Gift Tin, Tinplate Lantern, Food Safe Tin, Hand Painted Art, Sustainable Packaging, Chinese Festival Design, Ambient Lighting, Cultural Heritage
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
This mooncake package is crafted from food-safe tinplate, utilizing precision stamping and seamless welding techniques to ensure structural integrity for both protection and transformation. The exterior features a water-resistant, eco-friendly coating that preserves the intricate hand-painted bird and flower motifs, aligning the package’s aesthetics with the cultural significance of the mid-autumn festival.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
The primary creative challenge was to design a mooncake package that was aesthetically festive and protective, yet could be intuitively and robustly transformed into a desirable decorative object (a lantern) post-consumption. The core obstacle was engineering the lid’s dual function as both a secure seal and a stable lantern shade, while integrating lighting electronics suitable for a food package and ensuring the entire system remained affordable and easy to use for the consumer.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
To develop a transformable mooncake package thatextends its lifecycle, merging traditional festival symbolismwith a modern, sustainable function.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
The Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin draws inspiration from traditional Chinese paper lanterns, delicate bird and flower paintings, and the symbolism of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The designer sought to reimagine these cultural elements into a contemporary package that preserves the warm, inviting glow of the lantern. This fusion results in functional packaging that connects the celebration to cultural roots.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
The project was completed in August 2024. It launched for sale immediately upon finalization, with production and distribution commencing in the same period.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
The product serves two distinct phases. In its primary phase, it functions as a protective and decorative mooncake tin. In its secondary phase, the empty tin is repurposed: the user flips the lid, which clicks into place as a lantern shade, and activates the integrated light switch. This simple action transforms it into a standalone ambient lamp, casting light through the hand-painted motifs. The intuitive, tool-free transformation is central to the design, emphasizing ease of use and encouraging sustainable behavior beyond the initial gift-giving occasion.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ
Granted Chinese Design Patent. Patent Number: ZL202430519227.1, Patent Holder: Marshallom Metal Manufacture (Huizhou) Co., Ltd., 2024.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
CEO: Wu Yanlun
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
Image #1: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #2: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #3: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #4: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.
Image #5: Designer Yanlun Wu, Lantern Transformation Mooncake Tin, 2024.

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