Soul ናይ ሻሂ መፍልሒ by Peng Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ናውቲ ምስንካት፣ ናውቲ ጠረጴዛ፣ ናውቲ መስተን ናውቲ ምኽሻንን Competition Category.

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Soul ናይ ሻሂ መፍልሒ

by Peng Sun

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ናውቲ ክሽነ Category

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The Design

About Soul ናይ ሻሂ መፍልሒ

ሶል (Soul) ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ ዓይነታት ምንጪ ሙቐት ማይ ንምፍላሕን ሻሂ ንምድላውን ዝተሰርሐ ብዝወቐጠ ሓጺን (cast iron) ዝተሰርሐ መፍልሒ ሻሂ እዩ። ቅርጹ ካብቲ ብዘመናዊ ስነ-ጥበብ እንደገና ዝተሃንጸ፡ ናይ ምብራቓዊ ሃን ስርወ-መንግስቲ ከበሮ ዝሃርም ተራኺ ዛንታ ዝኾነ ንእሽቶ ሓወልቲ ዘርእዮ ዝፈኾሰ ኣቀማምጣ ዝተበገሰ እዩ። ሶል ብባህላዊ ቻይናዊ ሜላ ዝጠፍአ ስምዒ (lost wax) ብኢድ ዝተኻዕወ ኮይኑ፡ ትራፔዞይዳዊን ክባዊን ቅርጽታት የተኣሳስር። ላዕለዋይ ገጹ ናይ ጸባ ነጥቢ ንድፍታት ዝሓዘ ኮይኑ፡ ብውሽጥን ብደገን ዝተገብረ ናይ ወርቂ ለበጣ ድማ ተጻዋርነት ንምምራት የመሓይሽ። ብሮዝዉድ (rosewood) ዝተሰርሐ ጎናዊ መትሓዚ ምስግጋር ሙቐት ዘጉድል ኮይኑ፡ እቲ ዝዘንበለ መፍሰሲ ኣፍ ድማ ጽሩይ ኣፈሳስሳ ይህብ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Soul ናይ ሻሂ መፍልሒ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Soul ናይ ሻሂ መፍልሒ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Soul ናይ ሻሂ መፍልሒ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Lingpo is an iron tea kettle hand cast using the traditional Chinese lostwax method. Its shape is inspired by the relaxed poise of the Han dynasty drumming storyteller, reimagined through contemporary art. The surface is decorated with milk spot patterns and finished with gold plating. It embraces an open design philosophy, accepting all viewer interpretations and presenting a unique dialogue between contemporary and classical aesthetics.
Dimensions & Packaging: 183 mm x 91 mm x 88 mm
Tags: Lost Wax Casting, Cast Iron Potware, Tea Brewing, Water Boiling, Contemporary Art Piece, Gold Plating For Rust Prevention
Production Technology: Hand cast via lost wax, integrating trapezoidal and circular design languages. The process includes hand drawn modelling, wax model making, casting, grinding and finishing, high temperature oxidation, and both internal/external gold plating. The result is a structurally complex, agile form with exquisite texture, combining utility and artistic value, showcasing the unique spirit of handmade iron kettles and contemporary sensibility.
Design Challenge: The greatest design challenge was the seamless integration of the body, spout, lid, and side handle lines, meeting contemporary artistic aesthetics while sparking infinite imagination, balancing beauty with smooth pouring and ease of use. The most difficult aspect lies in the traditional lost wax casting process, highly intricate and demanding. Coordinating high temperature nitriding with gold plating adds further complexity.
Research: For a long time, iron kettles were constrained by traditional aesthetics and functional demands, mostly adopting stable forms like flat round or square. Lingpo, rooted in the lost wax method, integrates contemporary art concepts to shatter these structural limits and reshape possibilities. The internal and external gold plating not only enhances corrosion resistance but also softens the water and improves mouthfeel.
Inspiration: The morphology of Lingpo, or Spiritual Form, derives from the famous Eastern Han Dynasty drumming storyteller figurine.Its relaxed posture has been artistically reconstructed, evoking multiple images, Chaplin, a gentleman, Pinocchio, without imposing a single interpretation. Instead, it invites viewers to project their own experiences. This open design concept endows the object with stronger visual intrigue and imaginative space.
Project Duration: The project commenced in Beijing in March 2025, with the initial design finalized in April 2025. The final piece was produced in October 2025 and exhibited at the Songzhuang Grand Canal Art Season in Beijing later that month.
Operation Flow: Lingpo can be used for boiling water and brewing tea, compatible with multiple heat sources. The side rosewood handle offers excellent heat insulation and follows the natural inward rotation of the wrist when pouring. The spout and lid feature consistently angled, inward cut geometry. Water flows smoothly along the spout, minimizing dripping, with a clean cut off. The inner rim of the lid is extended so that even when the kettle is fully tilted, the lid remains securely in place.
Team Members: Peng Sun
Image Credits: Peng Sun