Creator Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Bọ́ọ̀lù by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Creator Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Bọ́ọ̀lù by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ọnà àti Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Competition Category.

IrinOhun-èlò Ọnà· 2023

Creator Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Bọ́ọ̀lù

by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Client: Dong Guan Jian Lin Industrial Co., Ltd

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ọnà Category

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The Design

About Creator Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Bọ́ọ̀lù

Creator jẹ́ ohun ìkọ̀wé bọ́ọ̀lù onípín tí àwọn olùmúlò fúnra wọn ń kó jọ. Ara irin tí ó ní ihò fi àwọn skúrù, sípírìngì àti ìṣètò ẹ̀rọ inú hàn. Àwọn ohun èlò ìta pẹ̀lú onírúurú àwọ̀, àpẹẹrẹ àti ohun èlò ń so pọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ojú-ìsopọ̀ àgbáyé kan, tí ó mú kí àwọn ẹ̀yà náà bára wọn mu bí i bíríkì-ìkọ́lé, tí ó sì mú kí ìkọ̀wé kọ̀ọ̀kan di ti ara-ẹni pàtàkì. Gbogbo ara náà ni a fi irin ṣe. Yàtọ̀ sí àwọn ohun kikọ̀ tuntun (refills) àti sípírìngì, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀yà ni a parí ṣíṣe wọn ní ìgbésẹ̀ kan ṣoṣo, àwọn ohun èlò náà sì lè tún lò pátápátá, èyí tí ó dín iye agbára àti ohun èlò tí ó ń bàjẹ́ kù.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Creator Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Bọ́ọ̀lù jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Creator Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Bọ́ọ̀lù yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Creator Ohun Ìkọ̀wé Bọ́ọ̀lù nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The product has a hollowed-out all-metal pen body. Therefore, some parts such as screws and springs, and mechanical structure can be clearly seen. Users can assemble parts into a pen. Multi-style external accessories are available, so users can freely choose their favorite colors and shapes, assemble external accessories with different materials and shapes together like building blocks through the universal interface, and DIY a unique pen.
Dimensions & Packaging: L:145mm * W:13.3mm * H:13.3mm
Weight:27.5g
Tags: DIY, modular, mechanical structure, hollowed-out pen body, all-metal pen body, 100% recyclable, hexagonal shape
Production Technology: There are more than 50 production processes of traditional metal pens. Therefore, we have optimized the manufacturing process and reduced the production processes by more than 70%. The pen body is all made of metal. Except refills and springs, most parts are completed by only one process, and their materials can be recycled 100%, which greatly reduce energy consumption and resource waste.
Design Challenge: Main challenge: Fast and free assembly as well as adjustable height is realized in DIY process for users.
Solutions: All modular parts adopt universal interfaces, which ensures that users will successfully complete assembly whether interfaces are matching or not in the process. Moreover, the universal interface module greatly improves production efficiency and reduces waste of resources. It still remains 30% of infinite possibilities and expandability after assembly.
Research: Research type: To transform stationery into cultural and creative products.
Research goal: Users can assemble the product in person and enjoy the process.
Market research: Online research and professional research company data
Social impact: It creates a brand-new stationery form, which is personalized and beautiful. And the optimization of process reduces resources waste and energy consumption, which contributes to environment preservation.
Inspiration: Design draws inspiration from water element from the nature, which is hexagonal and can form various shapes in a sub-zero crystallization state. Aesthetics of mechanical structure is integrated, and the shape of the pen is formed finally.
Project Duration: The project finished in September 2022 in Dongguan city and came into the market in Asia, Europe, and North America in September 2022.
Operation Flow: It is a modular pen that can be assembled by users. They can buy multiple styles and freely assemble accessories and the pen into different styles according to their needs and preferences, so they can fully enjoy DIY in the process.
Team Members: Zhengliang Zhong, Fangeng He
Image Credits: DONG GUAN JIAN LIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.