Pineapple Pins 图钉包装 by Sarthak Tavate is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金奖 in 美术与文具用品设计 Competition Category.

金美术用品· 2021

Pineapple Pins 图钉包装

by Sarthak Tavate

Client: Sarthak Tavate

A' Design Award 金奖 Winner in 美术用品 Category

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The Design

About Pineapple Pins 图钉包装

菠萝图钉（Pineapple Pins）是一款图钉包装设计。其造型灵感源自菠萝果实，果皮上富有韵律感的鳞状纹理暗示了图钉的排列方式。包装尺寸为80×80×80毫米，可轻松握于手中，或放入口袋、背包之中。包装采用可回收、可生物降解的纸浆纸板制成，以柔版印刷工艺印制，取代了常见的塑料盒。打开后，包装内每一个内表面都排列着一组图钉，且可内外翻转，使用更为便捷。用过的图钉也可以重新放回包装之中。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金奖

Pineapple Pins 图钉包装是 A' Design Award 金奖得主，这是授予一流、绝妙而杰出设计的极为崇高的认可。金奖得主是极具创新、极富远见且璀璨夺目的创作，反映出其设计师的天才、智慧与才干。预计Pineapple Pins 图钉包装将成为一项备受赞誉、引领潮流、气势恢宏的发明，带来前所未有的价值。这件赢得 A' Design Award 金奖的设计是一个壮观而受人敬重的项目，极大地造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Pineapple Pins 图钉包装激起强烈的渴望，唤起激情，鼓励创造力，令我们着迷。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Pineapple Pins packaging is an easy, un-injuring four-step versatile solution for all age groups and for every scenario involving the usage of push pins. Right from the correct size to be ergonomic, unit be convenient, made from eco-friendly materials, being user friendly, being safe for kids, being structurally apt, applicable for repeated number of uses, being able to be stored hassle-free to be slipped into pockets and carry-ons.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height: 80mm Width: 80mm Depth: 80mm. Dimensions are optimized to fit into hands, pockets, and carry-ons as well as assure larger quantities of pins per pack versus existing plastic cases.
Tags: Problem solving, Office supplies, Home living, Logo design, Biomimicry
Production Technology: The package is produced from recyclable and bio-degradable grinded cardboard. Using eco-friendly materials replacing the use of plastic cases was the obligation. The print is achieved with flexographic printing process. The push pins are stamped onto using existing manufacturing methods of planar punching with the pins attached to a plate, punched and released. The unit is easily mass manufacturable.
Design Challenge: Ideation and structuring for versatility were the most challenging parts of the project, following the basics to develop an optimum solution.
Research: The research objective was to develop a distinct and precise level of requirements for the package to keep the product use cycle simple at the same time making it practical and versatile. Functionality was a major aspect of the design distinguishing it from the existing packages. The obligatory mandate was to replace the plastic packaging with eco-friendly materials. The user's standpoint as empathy was a major inspiration to innovate. Minimalism followed in ideation was also critical in getting a resourceful outcome. Ergonomically the dimensions were tested and validated for a better user experience.
Inspiration: Pineapple Pins is inspired by the structure and subsistence of the Pineapple fruit, the rhythmic arrangement of sharp scales on the outer walls of the fruit form the essence of the product packaging. A hypothetical brand that features a packaging solution for a persisting problem of picking, using and storing of push pins.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2019 and completed in July 2020 in Mumbai, India.
Operation Flow: The package offers a sense of perceptively attentive yet subtle. The push pins package upgrade implies the product image through a set of visual elements. A visual guide to the use of the package adheres to the overall product image. When opened, the package turns into an array of pins on each inner face and can further be flipped inside out for an easier constructive unit. The pins after use can be placed back or simply dropped into the package. The sheer versatility and ease of use is the essence.