Chalk Pebbles Shukaan Wax Lagu Sawiro by Rui Huang

Chalk Pebbles Shukaan Wax Lagu Sawiro by Rui Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qalabka Farshaxanka iyo Waraaqaha Competition Category.

NaxaasQalabka Farshaxanka· 2025

Chalk Pebbles Shukaan Wax Lagu Sawiro

by Rui Huang

Client: Xiamen University of Technology

Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Qalabka Farshaxanka Category

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The Design

About Chalk Pebbles Shukaan Wax Lagu Sawiro

Chalk Pebbles waa qalab shukaan ah oo loogu talagalay carruurta wax ku sawiraan, oo qaabkiisu u eg yahay dhagaxyada yaryar ee webiga. Xabbad kastaa waxay leedahay qaab-dhismeed aan caadi ahayn iyo xariiqyo midab leh oo laga sameeyay budada khudradda iyo miraha la cuni karo. Toddoba heerar oo adkaansho ah ayaa u oggolaanaya carruurta inay baaraan farqiga dareenka gacanta oo ay soo bandhigaan lakabyada midabka ee qarsoon. Shukaanku wuxuu si toos ah ugu calaamadaynayaa dusha qallafsan, waxaana la kala jejebin karaa si carruurtu u dhisaan hab xor ah. Marka la qoyo, shukaanka waxaa sidoo kale loo isticmaali karaa sida rinjiga biyaha (watercolor). Alaabta cunno ahaan u ammaan ah iyo baakidhka is-burburi kara ayaa taageeraya nabadgelyada carruurta iyo ilaalinta deegaanka.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Chalk Pebbles Shukaan Wax Lagu Sawiro waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Chalk Pebbles Shukaan Wax Lagu Sawiro waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Chalk Pebbles Shukaan Wax Lagu Sawiro si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Chalk Pebbles is designed with the concept of nature as a teaching tool, inspired by the natural shapes of riverbed pebbles. Each piece features irregular textures and vibrant color bands made from vegetable-based pigments. With seven hardness levels, children can explore tactile gradients, revealing hidden color layers. The chalk also doubles as a watercolor medium when moistened. Chalk Pebbles reconnects children with nature in a poetic way, offering low-tech, high-sensory interaction in the digital age.
Dimensions & Packaging: Individual: 56mmx42mmx23mm, 40mmx35mmx20mm, 50mmx38mmx18mm, 59mmx30mmx21mm, 58mmx26mmx21mm, 62mmx34mmx26mm, 70mmx50mmx25mm
Packaging: 264x142mm
Tags: Stationery, natural materials, tactile experience, fine motor skills, children's development, eco-friendly design, sensory play, educational tools, hand-eye coordination, creative exploration
Production Technology: The components of this product are edible fruit and vegetable powders. The pebbles are made using a molding process with food-safe materials, combining starch and powdered pigments for adjustable hardness.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge lies in the ratio of product ingredients, because different color simulations, surface textures, and hardness are required, so multiple tests are needed to optimize the user experience.
Research: Chalk Pebbles reimagines traditional chalk through nature-inspired design, combining edible vegetable pigments and riverbed pebble morphology to create a multi-sensory chalk for children. Through naturalistic observation, material testing, and questionnaire from 28 users，Open-ended interactions deepen children’s connection to ecological cycles. Future work will scale the play-learn-renew model to broader sustainability education contexts.
Inspiration: Bring the pebble elements of nature indoors to arouse curiosity and closeness to nature in educational scenes.
The unique texture and color changes of natural pebbles are retained in shape and material, allowing children to directly feel the beauty of nature through playing.
Environmentally friendly, edible raw materials and degradable packaging are used, which are friendly to the environment and concerned about children's safety.
Project Duration: The project runs from March 2024 to February 2025 in Xiamen, China
Operation Flow: Paint directly onto rough surfaces.
Break apart and paint onto rough surfaces.
Smudge painted areas with a wet brush for a watercolor effect.
Use Chalk Pebbles or break them apart for free-building play.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Rui Huang, 2025.
Team Members: Rui Huang
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #2: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #3: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #4: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Image #5: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Video Credits: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.