Ecopuzzle Guard ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ· 2026
Ecopuzzle Guard ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen
Client: Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ Category
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About Ecopuzzle Guard ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
ᱤᱠᱚᱯᱟᱡᱚᱞ ᱜᱟᱨᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱤᱫᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱣᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱨᱤᱥᱟᱭᱠᱮᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱚᱨᱩᱜᱮᱴᱮᱰ ᱠᱟᱨᱰᱵᱚᱨᱰ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱤᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱜᱮ ᱜᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱴᱤᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱮᱯᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱵᱟᱠᱚᱥ ᱡᱷᱤᱡ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱦᱟᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱰᱷᱟᱠᱱᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱦᱟᱛᱤᱭᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱴᱩᱠᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱮᱭᱟ ᱯᱟᱡᱚᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟᱺ ᱛᱟᱢᱵᱩ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱤᱝ, ᱨᱤᱠᱨᱤᱭᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟᱞ ᱜᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱫᱟᱹᱲᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱠᱟᱯ ᱯᱟᱣᱟᱨ᱾ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱴᱩᱠᱲᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ, ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱤᱥᱨᱚᱞ ᱠᱚᱢᱚᱜ ᱢᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Ecopuzzle Guard ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ 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᱾ Ecopuzzle Guard ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This packaging can be disassembled into three puzzle like scenarios: tent camping, RV travel, and home backup power, aligning with the brand's positioning directly linking the product to its applications. Tool free snap fit assembly suits mass production and easy to get start. The assembled product can serve as a desktop ornament, extending the packaging lifecycle, integrating protection, interaction, and reuse, thereby enhancing brand value and user engagement.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height 85mm x Width 320mm x Depth 260mm
- Tags
- Multifunctional design, Sustainability, Interactivity, Innovative design, Recyclable materials
- Production Technology
- 1. Material Selection: Constructed from 100% recycled corrugated cardboard with a water based eco friendly coating, tested and verified for sufficient strength and durability.
2. Production Process: Employing a single-sheet die-cutting process, each piece is formed in one cut. This facilitates easy handling during assembly and features multiple cut lines and tabs, allowing users to effortlessly obtain puzzle pieces and assemble them. - Design Challenge
- The greatest challenge in this design lies in achieving a triple balance: protecting, ensuring puzzle interactivity, and maintaining mass production feasibility.
We balanced eco-conscious design with brand storytelling that ensuring stable corrugated paper structures while simplifying assembly and integrating core product scenarios. Additionally, constrained by mass production dieline cutting precision, complex puzzle structures required precise alignment with existing production lines. Through computer simulations, we progressively optimized the structure and adjusted snap dimensions for dieline cutting, ultimately achieving all three objectives. - Research
- This applied mixed design research addresses the solar panel packaging dilemma of balancing protection, eco-friendliness and user experience. We created a one-piece recyclable corrugated packaging with puzzle-style reuse, tested via user research, structural simulation and prototyping. The design works well in protection, is easy to assemble, cuts mass production costs, boosts brand differentiation, reduces waste and offers new ideas for new energy product packaging.
- Inspiration
- This project was inspired by focus on sustainability, user experience, and differentiation. We believe that packaging must not only provide robust protection but also serve as an extension of our brand philosophy. To achieve this, we adopted a single sheet structural design to practice environmental stewardship. Through puzzle-like reuse, the packaging enables multiple uses, reducing waste at its source. This transforms the unboxing experience into a scenario based interactive experience.
- Project Duration
- The project started in July 2024 in ShenZhen and finished in December 2024 in ShenZhen
- Operation Flow
- The core interaction of this packaging transforms users from passive unboxing to active creation, achieved through a three-step conversion process:
1. Unboxing: Upon receiving the product, open the packaging and remove the puzzle components from the top lid.
2. Assembly Interaction: Snap the components together by aligning their tabs to form a randomly generated scene display piece a fun, interactive experience that mirrors the product's usage scenario.
3. Reuse: The assembled piece can be used as a long term desktop display, extending the packaging's lifespan. - Team Members
- Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen
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