Eco Lettuce Package 生態生菜包裝 by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang

Eco Lettuce Package 生態生菜包裝 by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 包裝設計 Competition Category.

銅包裝· 2020

Eco Lettuce Package 生態生菜包裝

by Ning Sun, Xu Sun, Binjian Liu and Ying Jiang

Client: University of Nottingham Ningbo China

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 包裝 Category

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The Design

About Eco Lettuce Package 生態生菜包裝

生態生菜包裝係一款食品包裝,同時亦可以作為生菜嘅種植容器使用。生菜葉喺修剪之後只要定期淋水,就會繼續生出新葉。食用完葉片之後,將根部保留低。之後將包裝反轉,加入清水同埋包裝紙,植物就會透過小孔繼續生長。喺數星期之內,即可進行第二次收成。包裝紙採用再生紙製造,並能夠提供養分。容器則以PLA(一種以植物澱粉為基礎嘅塑膠材料)製成,並透過真空成型技術塑造而成。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Eco Lettuce Package 生態生菜包裝是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Eco Lettuce Package 生態生菜包裝將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Eco Lettuce Package 生態生菜包裝出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Eco-lettuce package is a solution for consumers to continue eating lettuce. It is not only a package but also a lettuce growing container. Leaf-lettuce can continue growing to produce leaves if regularly watered after trimming. Flip the lettuce package and grow the trimmed lettuce. It is able to harvest a second, good-tasting lettuce with several weeks. The wrapping paper can provide plants with nutrition. This new package is sustainable, environment-friendly.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter 170mm x Height 175mm
Tags: Sustainable, Recycled package, Eco-friendly, Package Design, Food Package, Concept Design
Production Technology: The material of package is PLA, a plastic substitute made from fermented plant starch plastic which is environmental-friendly material. The package can be manufactured by vacuums forming. The wrapping paper is made by recycling paper which absorbs plant nutrition.
Design Challenge: The function of packaging the lettuce and be a plant growing container will influence the appearance. The shape of package have been test to find the best solution to satisfy these 2 functions.
Research: We produce 133 billion pounds food per year but about one third of food we produce is not consumed but throw away, it takes a ton of resources(Water, labor, oil and land energy) to produce food. Furthermore, this wasted food is a huge contributor to climate change. when it decomposes, it isn't just stinky. It releases potent greenhouse gases such as methane. Especially vegetables waste, we trow away 60% packaged lettuce. If we buy a lettuce and can continually plant and eat them easily that could be a solution to lighten the environment pressure.
Inspiration: Inspired by the lettuce growth process. Leaf-lettuce can continue growing to produce leaves if regularly watered after trimming. This unique feature can make people grow lettuce by themself instead buying vegetables all the time.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2018 in Ningbo, and finished in December.
Operation Flow: The lettuce is alive before it is shipped to the customer. Users can eat the leaves part and keep the roots. Flip the package, add the water and nutrition paper and grow the lettuce through the holes. After several weeks users can get three new lettuce.
Team Members: Designer: NING SUN
Advisor: Xu SUN, Bingjian Liu, Ying Jiang, Mohan Li
Image Credits: Ning Sun