Eco Lettuce Package Galuega Autū: Afifiga Mea'ai, Ato mo le Ola'aga o Laau by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang

Eco Lettuce Package Galuega Autū: Afifiga Mea'ai, Ato mo le Ola'aga o Laau by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Afifi Competition Category.

ApamemeaAfifi· 2020

Eco Lettuce Package Galuega Autū: Afifiga Mea'ai, Ato mo le Ola'aga o Laau

by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang

Client: University of Nottingham Ningbo China

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Afifi Category

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The Design

About Eco Lettuce Package Galuega Autū: Afifiga Mea'ai, Ato mo le Ola'aga o Laau

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Eco Lettuce Package o se afifiga mea'ai lea e avea foi ma ato mo le ola'aga o le lauusi (lettuce). E fa'aauau ona tupu a'e fou lau o le lauusi lauusi pe a fa'asusu masani pe a uma ona tipi. E 'ai lau ae fa'asaoina a'a. Ona liliu lea o le afifiga, fa'aopoopo vai ma le pepa afifi, ona tupu ai lea o le laau e ui atu i pu. E mafai ona toe seleseleina i totonu o ni nai vaiaso. O le pepa afifi e faia mai i pepa toe fa'aaogaina ma e maua ai mea'ai mo le laau. O le ato e faia mai i le PLA, o se palasitika e maua mai i le sitaci o laau, ma e fa'afoimaina i le auala e ta'ua o le vacuum forming.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Eco Lettuce Package Galuega Autū: Afifiga Mea'ai, Ato mo le Ola'aga o Laau, 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 Eco Lettuce Package Galuega Autū: Afifiga Mea'ai, Ato mo le Ola'aga o Laau 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. Eco Lettuce Package Galuega Autū: Afifiga Mea'ai, Ato mo le Ola'aga o Laau 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: Eco-lettuce package is a solution for consumers to continue eating lettuce. It is not only a package but also a lettuce growing container. Leaf-lettuce can continue growing to produce leaves if regularly watered after trimming. Flip the lettuce package and grow the trimmed lettuce. It is able to harvest a second, good-tasting lettuce with several weeks. The wrapping paper can provide plants with nutrition. This new package is sustainable, environment-friendly.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter 170mm x Height 175mm
Tags: Sustainable, Recycled package, Eco-friendly, Package Design, Food Package, Concept Design
Production Technology: The material of package is PLA, a plastic substitute made from fermented plant starch plastic which is environmental-friendly material. The package can be manufactured by vacuums forming. The wrapping paper is made by recycling paper which absorbs plant nutrition.
Design Challenge: The function of packaging the lettuce and be a plant growing container will influence the appearance. The shape of package have been test to find the best solution to satisfy these 2 functions.
Research: We produce 133 billion pounds food per year but about one third of food we produce is not consumed but throw away, it takes a ton of resources(Water, labor, oil and land energy) to produce food. Furthermore, this wasted food is a huge contributor to climate change. when it decomposes, it isn't just stinky. It releases potent greenhouse gases such as methane. Especially vegetables waste, we trow away 60% packaged lettuce. If we buy a lettuce and can continually plant and eat them easily that could be a solution to lighten the environment pressure.
Inspiration: Inspired by the lettuce growth process. Leaf-lettuce can continue growing to produce leaves if regularly watered after trimming. This unique feature can make people grow lettuce by themself instead buying vegetables all the time.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2018 in Ningbo, and finished in December.
Operation Flow: The lettuce is alive before it is shipped to the customer. Users can eat the leaves part and keep the roots. Flip the package, add the water and nutrition paper and grow the lettuce through the holes. After several weeks users can get three new lettuce.
Team Members: Designer: NING SUN
Advisor: Xu SUN, Bingjian Liu, Ying Jiang, Mohan Li
Image Credits: Ning Sun