Camp Napper 便携式露营枕 by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 金奖 in 户外装备与露营设备设计 Competition Category.

金露营装备· 2025

Camp Napper 便携式露营枕

by Chen Xu

Client: RestBase

A' Design Award 金奖 Winner in 露营装备 Category

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The Design

About Camp Napper 便携式露营枕

Camp Napper 是一款可在户外与室内通用的便携式露营枕。其造型采用仿生设计，灵感源自孢子、菌类以及中空植物茎秆的形态。正面的凸起结构可分散压力并提升透气性；背面的盲孔结合厚度变化，营造出四种不同的支撑触感，同时有效减轻重量。枕体采用记忆棉材质，通过专用模具与发泡工艺成型。防滑橡胶颗粒可确保枕头稳固不移位。收纳进配套收纳袋后，枕头可压缩至一个水杯大小。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金奖

Camp Napper 便携式露营枕是 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Camp Napper 便携式露营枕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。Camp Napper 便携式露营枕激起强烈的渴望，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: The Camp Napper is a portable camping pillow with a special bionic shape. The front protrusions can relieve pressure and ventilate, boosting comfort. the blind holes on the back, combined with changes of pillow's thickness, can offer four distinct feels. The punched holes also cut down the weight and improve compressibility. When packed in the storage bag, it can be compressed to a water cup size for easy portability. Also, anti-slip rubber particles help it fit different camping conditions.
Dimensions & Packaging: The size of the pillow is 35cm*30cm*10cm, and when compressed in the storage bag, it is 10cm*10cm*20cm. The weight of the whole pillow is approximately 400g.
Tags: Product Design, Pillow, Bionics, Parameterization, Outdoor Camping
Production Technology: To shape the pillow core, developers measured and simulated its deformation under volunteers' head, neck and shoulder pressure, then built a math model. Based on it, the bionic structure was obtained via simulation. In production, special molds and foaming process are used, with memory foam of suitable soft - hard degree as the material.
Design Challenge: The challenges of the project lie in the product shape design and the process limitations during industrial mass production. To obtain a suitable product shape, designers and developers carried out a large number of simulation calculations. In the processing stage, through continuous adjustment of the material ratio and the parameter details of the foaming molds, the product was finally able to meet the requirements for the yield rate of qualified products and the appearance design.
Research: Using Voronoi polygons, the pillow - surface structure is optimized to fit the pressure from the head and neck, improving comfort. The pillow core has high - neck, low - neck, head - pillow, and wrapping - enhancement areas. Protrusions in each area are adjusted to match compression changes during use. This structure disperses pressure, preventing circulation problems during sleep, and its grooves boost breathability.
Inspiration: For camping pillow, both portability and comfort are essential. The Camp Napper achieves them by drawing inspiration from the organic forms of organisms in nature. By imitating the surface structures of spores and fungi, the contact area between the pillow surface and the skin is increased, which improves comfort. By mimicking the hollow structure of plant stems, the pillow core achieves maximum weight reduction while maintaining strength and durability, and creates rich experiences of feels.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2024 in Beijing and finished in December 2024 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: The Camp Napper, as a multi - functional camping pillow, can be used in various indoor and outdoor scenarios. Its typical use is to be paired with camping tents, sleeping pads, camping chairs, etc., to enhance sleep comfort during outdoor camping. Meanwhile, it can serve as a backrest cushion during business trips or travels, and replace overly soft down pillows in hotels. At home, it can also be used as a backrest cushion or an everyday sleeping pillow.
Team Members: Chen Xu, Huang Hao, Dr. Zhang Rong, Liu Beibei, Hao Qian, Wu Fangbo, Li Shulong, Yu Ziran, Zhang Mingjie, Dr. Wang Lijing, Zhao Yanzeng