Co-Grain Kifungashio cha Nafaka by Lide Ma, Zhiyi Zou and Yuxuan Mao

Co-Grain Kifungashio cha Nafaka by Lide Ma, Zhiyi Zou and Yuxuan Mao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Ufungashaji Competition Category.

ShabaUfungashaji· 2023

Co-Grain Kifungashio cha Nafaka

by Lide Ma, Zhiyi Zou and Yuxuan Mao

Client: Co-Grain

Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Ufungashaji Category

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The Design

About Co-Grain Kifungashio cha Nafaka

Co-Grain ni kifungashio cha nafaka ambacho kinaweza kubadilishwa kuwa chombo cha kulisha ndege. Kifungashio hicho kimetengenezwa kwa karatasi ya kraft yenye nguvu ya hali ya juu, ambayo huchapishwa, kupakwa mipako, kukatwa kwa mfumo maalum (die-cut), kugandishwa na kuundwa. Wakati nafaka haiwezi kumalizwa kabla ya tarehe ya mwisho ya matumizi, sanduku hilo hubadilishwa kupitia hatua nne. Pete ya kuraruliwa iliyo juu huunda kamba ya kunyongea, sehemu ya chini hufunguliwa na tegemeo huwekwa ili kuunda jukwaa la kusimama, kisha ufunguzi wa ndani huraruliwa ili kutoa nafasi ya kufikia nafaka. Muundo huu hupunguza upotevu wa chakula na kuwasaidia ndege kupata chakula mijini.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award

Co-Grain Kifungashio cha Nafaka ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Co-Grain Kifungashio cha Nafaka inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Co-Grain Kifungashio cha Nafaka hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Co-Grain is an innovative cereal package. We wanted to give a new possibility to the package. When people buy the cereal and come home, if they can't finish it within the expiration date, they can transform the package into a simple bird feeder by following the instructions in the instructions and place it in a wooded area near your home, a park, or other places frequented by birds to provide them with some of your leftover cereal.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 86mm Width 100mm Height 225mm
Tags: cereal packaging, bird feeders,Packaging Design,recycling, sustainable, green design, human-bird symbiosis, birds, cereals
Production Technology: Co-Grain is a cardboard made of high-strength kraft paper, printed with packaging patterns and text, coated on the surface, then cut into sheets by die-cutting machines, followed by gluing and forming and pressing, and finally assembled into a complete grain package by adding the appropriate amount of grain and sealing it according to the quantity.
Design Challenge: During the design of the package, we found it difficult to satisfy the need to combine the structure of the bird feeder with the cereal package without increasing the cost of the cereal package. It was a big challenge for us to implement a platform for the birds to stand in the structure of the cereal package.
Research: We conducted extensive research on household cereal purchases and waste, the impact of urbanization on birds, and the coexistence of humans and urban birds. Through user interviews, user profiling, user journey maps and other design tools, we identified a design direction to use cereal packaging to address human cereal waste and promote urban bird survival. Our solution is Co-Grain, a cereal package that doubles as a bird feeder, promoting cereal sharing and coexistence between humans and birds.
Inspiration: We found that we would stock up on grains at home that we couldn't finish within their shelf life. While disposing of these wasted grains, I saw some birds eating the grains I had discarded, and I began to think about how difficult it is for birds to forage for food in the city in an era of rapid urbanization. Can we humans share the grains with the birds so that we can reduce the waste of grains, protect the birds and help them forage for food.
Project Duration: The project started in Hangzhou on January 2, 2023 and the research was conducted in Hangzhou on January 4, 2023 and ended in Hangzhou on January 17, 2023.
Operation Flow: This product is divided into internal and external structure, through a simple deformation of the cereal box into a bird feeder, to complete the conversion of cereal packaging to bird feeders requires a total of four steps: 1. pull open the tear ring at the top of the package to form a lanyard part hanging on the tree 2. tear the bottom of the cereal package along the dotted line detachable part, and snap out the bottom of the empty space 3. insert the bottom bracket into the groove to form a bird feeding standing 4. Finally, tear open the inner tear to provide a feeding opening for the birds.
Patents: Patent application in process
Team Members: Designer: Zhiyi Zou
Designer: Yuxuan Mao