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Tang Chao Primary Function: Sethulo sa Tee ya Maeto by Yongjun Chen and Huang Zhang

Tang Chao Primary Function: Sethulo sa Tee ya Maeto by Yongjun Chen and Huang Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Phuthelo Competition Category.


SileveraPhuthelo· 2020

Tang Chao Primary Function: Sethulo sa Tee ya Maeto

by Yongjun Chen and Huang Zhang

Client: Shenzhen Tangchao Tea Culture Communication Co., Ltd.

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Phuthelo Category

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The Design

About Tang Chao Primary Function: Sethulo sa Tee ya Maeto

Tang Chao ke moralo wa sethulo sa tee ya maeto. Lebokose le lenyenyane le sekwere le tshwere ditene tsa tee ka mokgwa o kopaneng o loketseng ho tsamaya. Lebokose le hahilwe ka sebopeho sa tenon le mortise, kahoo ha ho hlokahale sekgomaretsi. Ho sebediswa lekola bakeng sa lebokose, mme pampiri ya kraft e sebediswa bakeng sa sethulo sa ka ntle, se boloka litjeo di le tlase mme se tshehetsa sephetho se babatsehang tikolohong. Sesireletsi sa sekgekgetla le lanyard di dumella lebokose ho leketliswa, ho tshwarwa kapa ho jarwa. Dikhutlo tse thulaneng le tsona di ka hatella dibaka tsa reflex letsohong, e leng mokgwa o nkilweng ho meriana ya setso ya Chaena. Lebokose le ka sebediswa hape.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Tang Chao Primary Function: Sethulo sa Tee ya Maeto ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Tang Chao Primary Function: Sethulo sa Tee ya Maeto e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Tang Chao Primary Function: Sethulo sa Tee ya Maeto ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
1.Small square tea box with large capacity for tea bricks, which meets the miniaturization requirement of travel tea packaging.
2.Tenon-and-mortise structure, no glue, low-cost bamboo, environmentally friendly.
3.The design of ring buckle and lanyard can meet the needs of various travel scenarios such as hanging, grasping, and carrying.
4.The rounded corners of the bamboo box also have the function of stimulating the hand reflection area (Acupoints) in the traditional Chinese medical culture.
Dimensions & Packaging
tea box: 55*55*55mm
tea bag: 70*70*90mm
Tags
Travel tea packaging, tenon-and-mortise structure, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture points, miniaturized design, green design
Production Technology
1.Tenon-and-mortise structure, no glue, low-cost bamboo, environmentally friendly.
2.Traditional Chinese medicine massage of acupuncture points on the hands is good for health and can even treat diseases.
3.The tea box material uses low-cost bamboo, and the outer packaging uses environmentally friendly kraft paper, which implements the environmental protection and green design concept.
Design Challenge
1.The tenon-and-mortise structure of the tea box is one of its unique innovations. Such a structure does not require any glue bonding and is very environmentally friendly.
2.This design combines the health of acupuncture points in traditional Chinese medicine. The tea box can be used as a traditional Chinese medicine point massage device, which can stimulate the acupoints in the reflection area of ​​the hand and promote blood circulation.
Research
Research Type: Product Development and Theoretical Research
Research goal: Create a green packaging for travel tea
Research methods: design creativity, cultural heritage, physical development
Realistic impact: New ideas for packaging design of travel tea, combined with traditional Chinese medicine acupoint research, added health functions to packaging design and inherited traditional culture.
Inspiration
1. People's need for tea boxes during travel
2. Inspired by the traditional Chinese medical culture, stimulating the hand reflection area (acupoints) is beneficial to physical and mental health.
3. The packaging structure innovation brought by the traditional tenon-and-mortise structure of China
4. Environmental protection, health and green life concept
Project Duration
The project finished in November 2019 in Shenzhen, China
Operation Flow
Combined with the design of ring buckle and lanyard, it can meet the needs of various travel scenarios such as hanging, grasping, and carrying. The design is reusable, convenient for living, and environmentally friendly.
Team Members
Yongjun Chen
Huang Zhang
Lei Xu
Peixiang Gao
Quantao Su

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