Ecopace 厨余发酵机 by Aodong Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 创意与概念设计 Competition Category.

铁创意· 2022

Ecopace 厨余发酵机

by Aodong Li

Client: Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 创意 Category

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The Design

About Ecopace 厨余发酵机

Ecopace是一款将厨余垃圾转化为环保酵素的家用设备。用户可按照屏幕提示,从顶部投入果皮、蔬菜和糖水。在发酵的第一个月内,Ecopace会每天自动排气并搅拌混合物。三个月后,液态酵素流入储液罐,滤网层则将残渣过滤分离,残渣可从侧面取出,晒干后用作肥料。外壳采用不锈钢材质,内胆则通过ABS注塑成型制成。环保酵素可用于除臭和堆肥。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Ecopace 厨余发酵机是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Ecopace 厨余发酵机将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Ecopace 厨余发酵机因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Eco-enzyme made from kitchen waste can be used for eliminate odors and composting cultivation. Due to its crude production method, it is difficult to promote them from rural China to cities. "Ecopace" integrates the pain points in the production process of Eco-enzyme, intelligently and simplifies the production process. Its water circulation system is convenient for the storage and removal of enzymes, and the generated residues can be taken out from the side and used as fertilizer.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 620mm x Width 380mm x Height 60mm
Tags: Eco-enzyme，Fermentation，environmental Protection，carbon neutral
Production Technology: The shell is made of stainless steel material to minimize the cost, and the ABS injection molding process is used to make the container inside to ensure the long-term storage of environmental protection enzymes.
Design Challenge: The most challenging point in the project development is to integrate the rough and complex production methods of Eco-enzyme and various pain points in the production process into a simple whole.
Research: Through market research, we study various data of consumers, provide solutions for sustainable development through diversified analysis of competing products, and then build user goals in new application scenarios to find more humanized design points.
Inspiration: The traditional incineration of kitchen waste will generate a lot of carbon dioxide. Compared with composting, making waste into Eco-enzyme can be used for deodorization, sterilization, etc, and the residue produced by fermentation can also be used as fertilizer after drying. The family has produced many conveniences and is also in line with the sustainable development trend.
Project Duration: The project started in Wuhan in November 2021 and completed in Wuhan in January 2022
Operation Flow: Pour the peels, vegetables and suitable sugar water from the top according to the prompts on the screen. During the first month of fermentation, the machine will remind the machine to discharge gas and stir automatically every day. After three months of fermentation, Enzymes will flow from the fermenting area into the tank, the residue will be filtered by the screen layer and can be taken out from the side.
Team Members: “Aodong Li”