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Menhao Tea Baakadaynta Shaaha by Chushan Design

Menhao Tea Baakadaynta Shaaha by Chushan Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Xirmooyinka Competition Category.


DahabXirmooyin· 2025

Menhao Tea Baakadaynta Shaaha

by Chushan Design

Client: Shenzhen Chushan Design Culture Group Co., Ltd.

Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Xirmooyin Category

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The Design

About Menhao Tea Baakadaynta Shaaha

Menhao Tea waa nidaam baakadayn oo loogu talagalay shaaha, oo loo qaabeeyey sidii kiish kaydinta diiwaanka ah. Naqshaddu waxay ku sawirtaa lix nooc oo shaah ah geed phylogenetic ah, iyadoo leh isku-duwayaasha asalka, jadwallada farsamada iyo miisaannada dhadhanka. Kaabsul kasta oo gudaha ah wuxuu muujinayaa isku-duwayaasha juqraafiga, da'da geedka iyo faahfaahinta habraaca farsamaynta, isagoo ku beddelaya erayada dhadhanka ee aan cadayn qiyamo la cabbiri karo. Kiishka waxaa laga sameeyay warqad kraft ah oo la dhaqi karo, waxaana lagu xidhaa xadhig suuf ah, si sanduuqa dib loogu isticmaali karo. Daabacaad foil ah oo naxaas iyo qalin ah ayaa lagu calaamadeeyay astaamaha laamaha shaaha iyo cabbirradooda. Sanduuq kastaa wuxuu qaadaa 66 kiish yaryar oo mid kastaa yahay 3.6 garaam.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award

Menhao Tea Baakadaynta Shaaha waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u weyn oo la siiyo naqshado heerka koowaad ah, cajiib ah oo aan caadi ahayn. Guuleystayaasha Dahabka waa hal-abuurro cusub oo aad u badan, aragti fog leh oo si indho-qabsi ah u dhalaalaya, kuwaas oo ka tarjumaya caqli, xikmad iyo xirfadda naqshadeeyayaashooda. Menhao Tea Baakadaynta Shaaha waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto hal-abuur aad loo ammaano, dejisa isbeddello cusub oo weyn, keenta qiimo aan hore loo arag. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award waa shaqo cajiib ah oo la ixtiraamo, waxtar weyn leh oo hormarisa xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Menhao Tea Baakadaynta Shaaha waa shaqo abuurta dareenno xoog leh oo rabitaan ah, kicisa xiiso, dhiirigelisa hal-abuur una soo jiidata.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This innovative system visualizes tea cultivation through biological phylogenetic trees, mapping six major tea categories with terroir coordinates, craft evolution timelines, and flavor matrices. The archival case uses washable kraft paper for extended utility, resonating with academic aesthetics in study environments. Each inner capsule details geo-coordinates, tree age, and processing parameters, synchronized with a traceable quality DB to empower scientific tea selection for Menhao Tea.
Dimensions & Packaging
Each box contains 66 pre-measured sachets (3.6g/sachet) scientifically calibrated for dedicated teapots, achieving ideal infusion strength through single brew optimization for Menhao Tea.
Tags
Archive, Tea, Pu'er, Philosophy, Theory
Production Technology
The closure system with cotton cord reinforcement and washable kraft paper enables sustainable reuse cycles. Bronze gold hot foil stamping creates tea-branch motifs as visual anchors, complemented by silver foil parameter indicators and tactile sticker overlays that enhance visual hierarchy - establishing an archival-grade gift system balancing academic rigor and modern aesthetics for Menhao Tea.
Design Challenge
By integrating archival design elements and heritage materials, this system transforms tea selection from sensory intuition to data-driven decisions, shifting Menghao Tea culture from ambiguous traditions to measurable quality benchmarks.
Research
The research aims to establish a scientific decision-making model for tea consumption through dual approaches: visual semiotic translation and material lifecycle testing . By quantifying intangible heritage techniques into measurable craft parameters, this initiative demystifies tea culture while innovating an archival paradigm for consumer goods.
Inspiration
Inspired by 19th-century botanical archives, this system decodes tea evaluation through scientific visual metrics. Chromatic scales, quantified flavor indicators , and origin traceability codes replace ambiguous descriptors like "mellow sweetness", constructing a verifiable decision-making framework for Menhao Tea selection.
Project Duration
The project was launched in Shenzhen, China in November 2024 and fully implemented by January 2025.
Operation Flow
The archival cord-sealed closure system transforms each unboxing into tactile document retrieval ritual. This material narrative bridges historical tea research with contemporary consumption scenarios, creating sensorial archive access points for Menhao Tea.
Team Members
Yin Peng
Li Linlin
Image Credits
Image : Photographer Wang yue, Menhao Tea , 2024.

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