Fold Sekotelo sa Tee sa Moriana wa Setso wa Machaena by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu

Silevera Phuthelo · 2024

Fold Sekotelo sa Tee sa Moriana wa Setso wa Machaena

by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award 2024 in Phuthelo
CLIENT: Mz Design
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About Fold Sekotelo sa Tee sa Moriana wa Setso wa Machaena

Diteko di bontsitse hore kgolo ya metswako e sebetsang ya mokelikeli wa sekotelo se leketsweng ke 40 percent feela ha se bapiswa le ha moriana o apaywa ka kotloloho. Sena ke hobane dikotelo tsa kamehla di phuthela moriana ka hare, e leng se etsang hore metsi a se ke a phalla habobebe ho tloha ka hare ho ya kantle. Moralo ona o ikemiselitse ho eketsa kgolo ya moriana o sebetsang le ho fokotsa tshenyeho ya moriana. Re boetse re lakatsa ho sebedisa mokgwa wa origami ho boloka sebaka se sengata sehlahisweng ho kenya tshebetsong mehopolo ya moralo o tsitsitseng. Ha metsi a tshelwa ka hona, e tla buleha lera ka lera ho tloha sebopehong se bataletseng se menehang, e etsa sebopeho sa moropa.

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Fold Sekotelo sa Tee sa Moriana wa Setso wa Machaena 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. Fold Sekotelo sa Tee sa Moriana wa Setso wa Machaena 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. Fold Sekotelo sa Tee sa Moriana wa Setso wa Machaena 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.

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Unique Properties: This traditional Chinese medicine teabag can improve the extraction efficiency of water on ingredient when brewing and improve the "effective ingredients concentration" in medicine liquid.
This teabag adopts the process of "origami". When water is poured into it, it will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel structure. This design not only ensures extraction efficiency, but also reduces the package volume by 60%, reducing carbon emissions during transportation.
Dimensions & Packaging: During the design process, we created models of different sizes and collected user feedback and data. After ergonomic testing, the product was selected in the following dimensions: 95 mm x 95 mm x 16 mm. The outer packaging was selected in the following sizes: 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm.
The outer packaging is made of 100% biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and sustainable. It is printed with environmentally friendly ink to reduce pressure on the environment.
Tags: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Teabag, Sustainable Design, Fold Structure, Reduce Waste
Production Technology: This design uses 100% biodegradable and renewable paper as the raw material to produce environmentally friendly food grade filter paper. Folds are formed through the origami pressing process, resulting in a flat folding structure. The outer packaging also uses biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and environmentally friendly.
This folding structure design reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part of this design is the early testing stage, where testing the efficacy of various teabags on the market requires the use of expensive testing instruments and a long cycle.
The shape design of this product is also a challenge. It not only needs to be beautiful, but also needs to achieve the function of maximizing the "concentration of active ingredient".
Research: Through searching academic papers and conducting interviews with users, we have summarized a teabag usage process that is in line with daily habits.
Physical tests have shown that the "effective drug concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This design improves the efficiency of brewing and reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation.
Inspiration: Tests have shown that the "effective ingredients concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This is because ordinary teabags wrap medicine inside, making it difficult for water to flow smoothly from the inside out.
This design aims to increase the “effective drug concentration” and reduce medicine waste. We also hope to use origami technique to save more volume in the product to implement sustainable design concepts.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2022 and finished in April 2023 in Guangzhou, China.
Operation Flow: Open the packaging, take out the medicine bag and remove the lid. Place the medicine bag above the cup and pour in hot water for brewing. During the brewing process, the medicine package will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel like structure. After 2-5 minutes, it is ready to drink.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Jingyi Miao, 2023.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #3: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #4: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.
Image #5: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023.