UnLimited ٿيلو by Kuan-Hua Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award برونز انعام in پائيدار پراڊڪٽس، منصوبا ۽ سائي ڊيزائن Competition Category.

برونزپائيدار پراڊڪٽ· 2020

UnLimited ٿيلو

by Kuan-Hua Chou

Client: Kuan-hua Chou

A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in پائيدار پراڊڪٽ Category

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The Design

About UnLimited ٿيلو

انلمیٽيڊ هڪ ٻيهر قابل استعمال ٿيلو آهي، جيڪو شهري سائيڪل هلائيندڙن لاءِ ٺاهيو ويو آهي. هي ٿيلو مڪمل طور تي واٽرپروف آهي ۽ سائيز ۾ ترتيب ڏئي سگهجي ٿو. ان ۾ هڪ ڪنسرٽينا (فولڊنگ) جوڙجڪ موجود آهي، جيڪا ٿيلي کي غير متوقع سامان لاءِ ويڪرو ٿيڻ ۽ وري سنهڙي شڪل ۾ سُڪڙجڻ جي قابل بڻائي ٿي، جنهن سان هلڻ چلڻ ۾ آساني ٿئي ٿي. انلمیٽيڊ فقط هڪ ئي مادي، يعني هڪ ٻيهر قابل استعمال ٿرموپلاسٽڪ ايلاسٽومر مان ٺهيل آهي، جيڪو مختلف سختين ۾ موجود آهي، ۽ ان کي گرمي ذريعي ويلڊ ڪري بند ڪيو ويو آهي. گھڻا ٿيلا مختلف مادن جي ميلاپ مان ٺهيل هوندا آهن، جن کي ٻيهر استعمال لاءِ تبديل ڪرڻ ڏکيو ٿئي ٿو. هڪ ئي مادي جي جوڙجڪ سبب، ان ٿيلي جي خدمت جي مدت ختم ٿيڻ کان پوءِ به ان کي وري استعمال ۽ ٻيهر تيار ڪرڻ ۾ آساني رهي ٿي.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونز انعام

UnLimited ٿيلو A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. UnLimited ٿيلو کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. UnLimited ٿيلو ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: UnLimited is a recyclable, fully waterproof and size adjustable backpack tailored to the needs of an urban slow cyclist. This project aims to demonstrate the unlimited and limited requirements of space and material through a daily backpack. It can both expand to accommodate unexpected items and compress to keep the backpack streamlined to allow for better mobility.
Dimensions & Packaging: 290 mm x 410 mm x (20~150) mm, 860 g
Tags: backpack, material, exploration, sustainable, plastics, responsible consumption and production, slow cycling, commuting, unlimited, limited
Production Technology: The concept and production focus on concertina structure, material features and plastic production methods. Following the design philosophy for 'design of reduction', the backpack is sealed by heat welding and made of mono-material DuPont Hytrel, or similar recyclable thermoplastic elastomers with different levels of hardness. This feature is in stark contrast to the backpacks on the market today, which are multi-material and hard to recycle.
Design Challenge: How to bring DuPont Hytrel from industrial usages to daily life market is the first challenge of this project. Another barrier is to search suitable hardness and thickness for the concertina structure, which should provide an instantly positive user experience.
Research: The design research was conducted through material exploration firstly and discovering the target audience and market through survey, road observation and 1:1 interview.
Inspiration: Plastics that improve with age. The project is to design a product, with recyclable plastic, that is sustainable and creates a genuine bond with the user. An object that improves with age and counters some of the negative attributes often attributed to plastics such as cheap, transient and unemotional. Considering the longevity of a solution but also its place in a circular economy. What is its service life, how can it be reused, recycled or repurposed if it comes to the end of its useful life?
Project Duration: The material research started from visiting DuPont Geneva Innovation Center in October 2016. The concept development was implemented during the springs of 2017 and 2018 in London, following a release in the 2018 degree show at the Royal College of Art. The latest prototype was made in November 2019 in Tainan.
Operation Flow: Enough? Enough! UnLimited provides cyclists space depends on their needs. However, for the limitation of a bike, cyclists should not be a greedy user. They have to ensure the load they carry can keep their journey comfortable, not an obstacle. The project reflects balance and interaction between cyclists and their freedom of bringing as much as they can or as less as they can.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Kuan-hua Chou, 2018.
Image Credits: Photographer: Kuan-hua Chou

VIDEO CREDITS:
Filmmaker: Hiroki Yokoyama
Composer: Eternity Bro
Starring: Victoria Lynn-Hamilton, Anthony Fanna, Beatrice Maione