Penguin 保溫壺 by Zaiyong Fa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 廚具設計 Competition Category.

銀廚具· 2020

Penguin 保溫壺

by Zaiyong Fa

Client: Taobao Xinxuan

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 廚具 Category

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The Design

About Penguin 保溫壺

企鵝係一款形似極地企鵝嘅保溫壺。圓潤嘅壺身同微微傾斜嘅造型，令個壺睇落溫暖又親切。手柄設計成垂直於重心位置，所以攞住個壺嘅時候會自然向前傾，令細路同長者都可以輕鬆使用。壺蓋前面凸起似個鳥嘴咁，可以阻擋灰塵掉入壺嘴。壺蓋後面凸起嘅設計，令個蓋易於扭緊。外殼採用聚丙烯製造，鍍銅雙層玻璃內膽可以將水保持喺攝氏80度長達六個鐘。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Penguin 保溫壺是 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Penguin 保溫壺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。Penguin 保溫壺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: It's a bionic design. Its overall shape is like a polar penguin, chubby and lovely, warm and elegant. In addition to making it look more vivid and interesting, the tilted shape also makes it easier to use, even for elderly or children. The front end of lid is raised like a penguin beak to prevent dust from falling into the spout. The back end of lid is raised to help users to screw the lid easily.The glass copper-plated inner tank can keep water 80°C after 6 hours,hot enough for tea or coffee
Dimensions & Packaging: 190×155×230 （D×W×H）
Tags: thermos，jug，penguin
Production Technology: The shell is made of PP and with a round shape, it can protect the inner glass tank well. The water tank is made of copper-plated double layer glass and its mouth is very small, so it has very good insulation performance.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to find a way to make people feel warm from a ordinary materail.
Research: According to our research,warmth is not only a feeling of touching, but also a feeling in mind,that means a product can look warm sometimes. So when we designed this jug,we paid more attention to people's feeling about warmth. Holding this jug is like touching a penguin in Antarctica.
Inspiration: In the winter,we need to hold the cold handle to get hot water from thermos.We would like to provide people a thermo jug,which can not only keep inside warm,but also look warm from outside. A penguin comes out to our mind,it lives in the extremely cold South pole,but its chubby and lovely body is still warm.We hope this jug can bring warmth to you in the deep mind.
Project Duration: It started in November 2018 in Hangzhou China and finished in July 2019.It has been sold more than 45000 pieces online during the past half year.
Operation Flow: Its handle is set perpendicular to the center of gravity, and when people hold it, it naturally tilts forward and can be easily used by both the elderly and children. The button on the top can control flow of water.
Team Members: Tang Jiazheng
Fa Zaiyong