UnLimited Mkoba wa Mgongo by Kuan-Hua Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa Endelevu, Miradi na Muundo wa Kijani Competition Category.
ShabaBidhaa Endelevu· 2020
UnLimited Mkoba wa Mgongo
Client: Kuan-hua Chou
Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Bidhaa Endelevu Category
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About UnLimited Mkoba wa Mgongo
UnLimited ni mkoba wa mgongo unaoweza kusindikwa upya, ulioundwa kwa ajili ya waendesha baiskeli wa mijini. Mkoba huu hauruhusu maji kabisa na unaweza kurekebishwa ukubwa wake. Muundo wa kukunjika (concertina) unaruhusu mkoba kupanuka kwa ajili ya vitu visivyotarajiwa na kubana kuwa mnyembamba ili kuongeza uwepesi wa mwendo. UnLimited umetengenezwa kwa nyenzo moja tu, elastomeri ya thermoplastiki inayoweza kusindikwa upya yenye viwango tofauti vya ugumu, na umeunganishwa kwa njia ya kulehemu kwa joto. Mikoba mingi ya mgongo huchanganya nyenzo kadhaa na hivyo kuwa vigumu kusindika upya. Muundo wa nyenzo moja unasaidia matumizi tena na usindikaji upya mwishoni mwa maisha ya utumiaji wa bidhaa.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award
UnLimited Mkoba wa Mgongo 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. UnLimited Mkoba wa Mgongo 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. UnLimited Mkoba wa Mgongo 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
- UnLimited is a recyclable, fully waterproof and size adjustable backpack tailored to the needs of an urban slow cyclist. This project aims to demonstrate the unlimited and limited requirements of space and material through a daily backpack. It can both expand to accommodate unexpected items and compress to keep the backpack streamlined to allow for better mobility.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 290 mm x 410 mm x (20~150) mm, 860 g
- Tags
- backpack, material, exploration, sustainable, plastics, responsible consumption and production, slow cycling, commuting, unlimited, limited
- Production Technology
- The concept and production focus on concertina structure, material features and plastic production methods. Following the design philosophy for 'design of reduction', the backpack is sealed by heat welding and made of mono-material DuPont Hytrel, or similar recyclable thermoplastic elastomers with different levels of hardness. This feature is in stark contrast to the backpacks on the market today, which are multi-material and hard to recycle.
- Design Challenge
- How to bring DuPont Hytrel from industrial usages to daily life market is the first challenge of this project. Another barrier is to search suitable hardness and thickness for the concertina structure, which should provide an instantly positive user experience.
- Research
- The design research was conducted through material exploration firstly and discovering the target audience and market through survey, road observation and 1:1 interview.
- Inspiration
- Plastics that improve with age. The project is to design a product, with recyclable plastic, that is sustainable and creates a genuine bond with the user. An object that improves with age and counters some of the negative attributes often attributed to plastics such as cheap, transient and unemotional. Considering the longevity of a solution but also its place in a circular economy. What is its service life, how can it be reused, recycled or repurposed if it comes to the end of its useful life?
- Project Duration
- The material research started from visiting DuPont Geneva Innovation Center in October 2016. The concept development was implemented during the springs of 2017 and 2018 in London, following a release in the 2018 degree show at the Royal College of Art. The latest prototype was made in November 2019 in Tainan.
- Operation Flow
- Enough? Enough! UnLimited provides cyclists space depends on their needs. However, for the limitation of a bike, cyclists should not be a greedy user. They have to ensure the load they carry can keep their journey comfortable, not an obstacle. The project reflects balance and interaction between cyclists and their freedom of bringing as much as they can or as less as they can.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Kuan-hua Chou, 2018.
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Kuan-hua Chou
VIDEO CREDITS:
Filmmaker: Hiroki Yokoyama
Composer: Eternity Bro
Starring: Victoria Lynn-Hamilton, Anthony Fanna, Beatrice Maione
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