Xiao Jing 行李箱 by Zaiyong Fa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 时尚与旅行配饰设计 Competition Category.

银配饰· 2020

Xiao Jing 行李箱

by Zaiyong Fa

Client: Taobao Xinxuan

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 配饰 Category

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The Design

About Xiao Jing 行李箱

"小箧"是一款硬壳行李箱,其灵感源自旅行途中曾用于固定行李的皮质捆扎带。箱体前壳呈现凸起的网格造型,宛如交叉的捆扎带,每处交叉点上的十字纹样则形似缝合线迹。该网格结构同时增强了壳体的抗压性能。三层壳体设计带来出色的强度与耐磨性,表面采用电子磨砂工艺处理。滑动轴承确保移动顺滑静音。内部空间分区合理,可分别收纳衣物、洗漱用品、证件与电子设备。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Xiao Jing 行李箱是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Xiao Jing 行李箱将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Xiao Jing 行李箱是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In my childhood , people used to pack up their luggage with leather straps when they traveled, which was a good way to prevent the luggage from breaking up during the trip. This element is applied to the suitcase: the front shape of "#", like straps used to pack up luggage, and the "X" pattern at the intersection is like sewing thread. These unique elements enable this suitcase to be quickly identified among other products during the trip.
Dimensions & Packaging: 15inch，20inch，24inch
Tags: suitcase,luggage,case,travel,trip
Production Technology: The super-sliding bearings not only make it very smooth when moving, but also reduce the noise well. The 3-layers shell has good strength and wear resistance; the surface of the box adopts electronic scrub technology, which has good visual effect and wear resistance; TSA lock is convenient for users and customs officers to use.
Design Challenge: Fashion and retro are often not easy to exist on a product at the same time. We extract the element from previous soft cloth parcels and apply it to hard-shell suitcases, and make it stylish and retro.
Research: As a department of Alibaba, big data provides great help for us to gain accurate insight into the needs of consumers. We can explore the issues that consumers are most concerned about in each dimension: style, color, size, materials, accessories, price and so on. Focus on these problems can satisfy consumers the most.
Inspiration: Sometimes plastic suitcase is squeezed when using. In order to solve this problem, people often use some structures to strengthen it, but usually these functional structures lack beauty. We were inspired by the way people packed before the advent of hard shell suitcases,. The "#" shape structure causes people to recall the past life, which not only satisfies the beauty, but also improves the strength of the box.
Project Duration: It started in December 2017 and finished in May 2018. Now it becomes a series with different colors,sizes,details.
Operation Flow: The internal structure of the box has been adjusted according to the feedback of a large number of users, and a reasonable layout can improve the efficiency of the use of space. Clothes, toiletries, document passports, electronic products, etc., can be stored in separate space according to frequency and habit, and you can easily find what you need soon.
Team Members: Tang Jiazheng
Fa Zaiyong