Ecopace 厨余堆肥发酵机 by Aodong Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 創意設計 Competition Category.

鐵創意· 2022

Ecopace 厨余堆肥发酵机

by Aodong Li

Client: Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 創意 Category

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The Design

About Ecopace 厨余堆肥发酵机

Ecopace係一部可以将厨余转化为环保酵素嘅家用机器。用户可以根据屏幕提示，将果皮、菜叶同糖水由顶部倒入。喺发酵嘅头一个月，Ecopace会每日自动释放气体并搅拌混合物。经过三个月后，液态酵素会流入储存槽，而筛网层就会过滤残渣，呢啲残渣可以从侧面取出并晒干，用作肥料。机身外壳采用不锈钢制造，内胆则由ABS注塑成型。环保酵素可以用嚟除臭同堆肥。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Ecopace 厨余堆肥发酵机是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Ecopace 厨余堆肥发酵机將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Ecopace 厨余堆肥发酵机因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

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”