Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Ipakethe yeBhokisi yeSipho by Chenxiang Xi

Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Ipakethe yeBhokisi yeSipho by Chenxiang Xi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lwePakheji Competition Category.

IgolideIpakheji· 2023

Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Ipakethe yeBhokisi yeSipho

by Chenxiang Xi

Client: 5gN² Creative Design Studio

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Ipakheji Category

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The Design

About Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Ipakethe yeBhokisi yeSipho

IMoon and Tea Mid Autumn yibhokisi yesipho eyenzelwe uMnyhadala oPhakathi kweKwindla, ogcinwa ngokwesiko eTshayina kwinyanga yesibhozo yonyaka wenyanga. Le bhokisi yenziwe ngezinto zendalo ezifana neqamane (bamboo), izitya zodongwe (ceramics) kunye nengca yengqolowa. Iphethe amaqebengwana enyanga (moon cakes) anerayisi enemibala yasekuhlaleni kunye netiye yePu-erh. Yonke indawo yayo yenzelwe ukuphinda isetyenziswe. Umzimba kunye necwecwe lesiciko elenziwe ngeporselani emhlophe ziba yitreyi yetiye, ngelixa isibambo sisebenza njengecephe. Ibhokisi engaphakathi inokuguqulwa ibe sisibane senyanga (moon lantern), yaye inxalenye engqukuva yesiciko inokusetyenziswa njengesitshiso sesiqhumiso.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Ipakethe yeBhokisi yeSipho ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Ipakethe yeBhokisi yeSipho iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Ipakethe yeBhokisi yeSipho idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Mid-Autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated in China in the eighth month of the lunar year. The designers created a unique gift box for Vanke for this year's full-moon festival.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24.5cm x 8.5cm x 30cm
Production Technology: The entire packaging design and implementation strictly adheres to environmentally-friendly principles. Composed of natural materials like bamboo, ceramics, and wheat straw, the gift box boasts a sustainable construction. Each component of the packaging serves a distinct purpose, with the outermost layer functioning as a ceramic tea tray. This tray has undergone a slow-flow water treatment process, ensuring the gift box's longevity and promoting continuous use.
Design Challenge: In this project, we faced challenges in reimagining traditional packaging designs to enhance reusability and functionality. We needed to ensure material sustainability and environmental performance.

Difficulties arose in data collection and analysis, necessitating diverse research tools for accurate results. We tackled production obstacles and external factors, such as laws and technological advancements.

Utilizing existing resources, historical and social contexts, and cutting-edge technology, we successfully developed an innovative, eco-friendly packaging design.
Research: Our research explored an alternative approach to eco-friendly design, diverging from the prevalent focus on recyclable materials. We aimed to add value to packaging products, transforming them from single-use items with limited functionality to long-term, sustainable solutions. To achieve this, we conducted surveys and in-depth interviews to understand consumer perceptions and behaviors regarding packaging. Employing research tools like questionnaires and statistical analysis, we collected and examined data. Our findings revealed that consumers were more likely to reuse packaging when it offered added value beyond its initial purpose. This research holds the potential to reduce waste and encourage sustainable packaging design practices.
Inspiration: It has a distinctly Chinese feel, elegant and beautiful, with a bamboo box body and white porcelain tea plate. The box contains moon cakes with local colored rice and Pu-erh tea. When opened, the body of the box and the porcelain cover become a tea tray; the box doubles as a soft lamp while drinking tea and watching the moon.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2021 in Shanghai and finished in October 2021 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: Each element of the box is designed for reuse. The body and cover plate can be repurposed as a tea tray, while the handle doubles as a spoon. Additionally, the inner box can be transformed into a moon lantern, and the spherical structure of the cover can function as a censer. This versatile box seamlessly blends practicality with festivity.
Team Members: Chenxiang Xi and Chenling Zhang