Chadao Tusi by Wang Zhi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Lolomi Competition Category.

ApamemeaLolomi· 2021

Chadao Tusi

by Wang Zhi

Client: Yunnan TAETEA Group Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Lolomi Category

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The Design

About Chadao Tusi

O mea fa'apipi'i ma lanu o le fa'avaa malo e fa'aogaina e fa'atupu ai se auala manino e fa'aalia ai lanu masani o le lauti Pu'er. O le mamanu ma le fa'atulagaina o le vai e tu'u sa'o e avanoa, ma o le fa'asologa atoa e tumu i suiga. O le gagana fa'aonaponei o lo'o fa'aaogaina e fa'amatala ai le matagofie o le lauti Pu'er Saina, ma o le mamanu o mataupu e faigofie ma manino. O ata ma anotusi e fetaui lelei ma manaia. O ata ma tusitusiga e fetaui lelei ma lelei ona fa'aalia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Chadao Tusi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Chadao Tusi e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Chadao Tusi e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The sheath and the color of the hardcover are carefully chosen to create a transparent sense of maroon—a typical color of Pu'er tea—and to reflect the texture of the tea. The font design and layout are properly left blank, creating a sense of change. Modern design language is used to explain the charm of Chinese Chadao, with the chapter design kept simple and clear. The illustrations and texts are harmoniously arranged and designed to complement each other.
Dimensions & Packaging: Book size: 170mm x 240mm x 23mm
Tags: TAETEA System, Pu'er Tea, Chadao, An Eight-step Process, hardcover, Acrylic Materials
Production Technology: The book sheath is made of transparent acrylic. The process consists of four-color printing, bronzing and creasing, etc. The hand-drawn style illustrations are computer-aided design.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to find the exact visual design expression. Nowadays, learning Chinese tea ceremony has become a fashion, and people's thoughts will gradually sublimate in the process of tasting Pu'er tea; however, it is nevertheless a challenge to express the philosophical thoughts behind the Chinese tea ceremony and the tea culture.
Research: The purpose of the research is to re-understand and express the charm of Chinese Pu'er tea as well as the Chinese tea ceremony. Empowered by selected printing materials, novel special paper and binding technology, the research explores how to convey the different touches of the through distinctive visual expressions.
Inspiration: The book is inspired by Pu'er tea from TAETEA Group. The Eight Teachings of the TAETEA System are both a set of elegant and procedural skills to brew tea and are self-motivating methods of self-introspecting Chadao studies. It consists of eight interrelated, consecutive of arrays of moves, including cleansing, opening, awakening, measuring, cultivating, experiencing, sharing, and finishing.

An Eight-step Process ceremony enhance the design inspiration for the reunderstanding of the aesthetic value of Chinese Chadao.
Project Duration: January 1 to 31, 2018; Beijing, China
Operation Flow: By getting people take out and open the book with care, the transparent acrylic sheath brings a touch of sacred ritual. Throughout the eight chapters, the joy of reading stays in the entire reading process. Be the book open or closed, there is always a particular three-dimensional effect.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Foreign Languages Press, 2018
Team Members: Translator: Wang Chiying
Guest Editors:Xu Xue, Gao Feiyan
Image Credits: Photographe: Wang Haifei, Sun Yishuai