Apamemea Afifi · 2026
Ecopuzzle Guard Afifiga e Mafai ona Toe Faaaogāina
by Wei Bai, Lvhan Chen and Rubo Chen
- A' Design Award Apamemea 2026 in Afifi
- CLIENT: Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 6,668
- Verification code 1301A41B07 · Verify this award
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About Ecopuzzle Guard Afifiga e Mafai ona Toe Faaaogāina
O le Ecopuzzle Guard o se afifiga ua fuafuaina e mafai ona toe faaaogāina mo se oloa eletise feaveaʻi. O le afifiga e tipiina mai i se laupepa e tasi o pepa malō gaogao ua toe faaaogāina atoatoa faatasi ai ma se ufiufi e faavae i le vai. A maeʻa ona tatalaina le pusa, e aveese vaega mai le tapuni pito i luga ma faapipiʻi faatasi e aunoa ma ni meafaigaluega. O vaega e fausia ai ni vaaiga se tolu e pei o se paso: tolauapiga i le faleie, femalagaaiga i taavale tafaoga ma le eletise faasao mo le aiga. O le mea ua faapotopotoina e mafai ona teuina e fai ma faaaliga i luga o le laulau, lea e faaumiumi ai le olaga o le afifiga. O le mamanu e tuufaatasia ai le puipuiga, fesootaiga ma le toe faaaogāina ina ia faaitiitia ai otaota.
About the A' Design Award Apamemea
O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Ecopuzzle Guard Afifiga e Mafai ona Toe Faaaogāina, 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 Ecopuzzle Guard Afifiga e Mafai ona Toe Faaaogāina 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. Ecopuzzle Guard Afifiga e Mafai ona Toe Faaaogāina e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.
Press Kit
- 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.
