Flower 幼苗根部保護器 by Chenyao Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 農業設備設計 Competition Category.

銀農業設備· 2020

Flower 幼苗根部保護器

by Chenyao Xu

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 農業設備 Category

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The Design

About Flower 幼苗根部保護器

Flower係一款喺移植過程中保護花卉幼苗根部嘅裝置。花卉嘅根同莖好容易被外力損傷，導致產量下降，令農民蒙受經濟損失。Flower採用聚乳酸塑膠透過注塑成型製造。球形嘅下半部可以保護主根免受農具同鼠類侵害。兩部分透過簡單嘅卡口連接結合埋一齊。凸出嘅頸部提供咗一個握持位，令長成嘅花卉可以直接由泥土中拔出，而唔使手直接接觸莖部。尺寸配合唔同花卉。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Flower 幼苗根部保護器是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Flower 幼苗根部保護器將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Flower 幼苗根部保護器是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: During the transplanting process, the roots and stems of flowers are easily damaged by external forces, thus reducing plant yield and causing economic losses to farmers. This is a protective device made of polylactic acid plastic that works on the roots of seedlings, protecting the main roots of flowers from damage from farm tools and rodents, and its protruding neck is designed to avoid direct hand contact with the stems of plants when pulled out.So, people can pull out the growing flowers directly from the soil.
Dimensions & Packaging: 45*45*58mm; 80*80*110mm Different flowers correspond to different sizes.
Tags: Transplantation, flower survival
Production Technology: Polylactic acid plastics injection molding.
Design Challenge: Reasonable shape, effective function and low price are the indexes at the beginning of the product design. Because it is only a kind of auxiliary device to protect flowers, its production cost, material and technology can not exceed flowers themselves, so that it has a certain function, but also should meet the market positioning.
Inspiration: In some flower producing countries such as the Netherlands, the mortality rate of rare flowers has brought great economic losses. It is very important to improve the way of flower cultivation and transplantation.
Project Duration: The project started in Hong Kong in February 2019 and was completed in November 2019.
Operation Flow: The product consists of two parts, which are connected by simple bayonet. The ball shaped bottom can help plants protect their main roots, and the neck can provide a place for people's hands to pull out flowers more easily.
Team Members: XU CHENYAO
XU LE