Fold Traditional Chinese Medicine Teabag by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu |
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| DESIGN NAME: Fold PRIMARY FUNCTION: Traditional Chinese Medicine Teabag INSPIRATION: Tests have shown that the "effective ingredients concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This is because ordinary teabags wrap medicine inside, making it difficult for water to flow smoothly from the inside out. This design aims to increase the “effective drug concentration” and reduce medicine waste. We also hope to use origami technique to save more volume in the product to implement sustainable design concepts. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This traditional Chinese medicine teabag can improve the extraction efficiency of water on ingredient when brewing and improve the "effective ingredients concentration" in medicine liquid. This teabag adopts the process of "origami". When water is poured into it, it will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel structure. This design not only ensures extraction efficiency, but also reduces the package volume by 60%, reducing carbon emissions during transportation. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Open the packaging, take out the medicine bag and remove the lid. Place the medicine bag above the cup and pour in hot water for brewing. During the brewing process, the medicine package will unfold layer by layer from a flat folded shape, forming a barrel like structure. After 2-5 minutes, it is ready to drink. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in July 2022 and finished in April 2023 in Guangzhou, China. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Packaging Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: This design uses 100% biodegradable and renewable paper as the raw material to produce environmentally friendly food grade filter paper. Folds are formed through the origami pressing process, resulting in a flat folding structure. The outer packaging also uses biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and environmentally friendly. This folding structure design reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: During the design process, we created models of different sizes and collected user feedback and data. After ergonomic testing, the product was selected in the following dimensions: 95 mm x 95 mm x 16 mm. The outer packaging was selected in the following sizes: 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm. The outer packaging is made of 100% biodegradable and renewable paper, which is lightweight and sustainable. It is printed with environmentally friendly ink to reduce pressure on the environment. TAGS: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Teabag, Sustainable Design, Fold Structure, Reduce Waste RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Through searching academic papers and conducting interviews with users, we have summarized a teabag usage process that is in line with daily habits. Physical tests have shown that the "effective drug concentration" of ordinary hanging teabag liquid is only 40% of that when directly brewing medicine. This design improves the efficiency of brewing and reduces transportation space by 60%, reducing production costs and carbon emissions during transportation. CHALLENGE: The most difficult part of this design is the early testing stage, where testing the efficacy of various teabags on the market requires the use of expensive testing instruments and a long cycle. The shape design of this product is also a challenge. It not only needs to be beautiful, but also needs to achieve the function of maximizing the "concentration of active ingredient". ADDED DATE: 2023-06-28 19:29:04 TEAM MEMBERS (6) : Miao Jingyi, Zou Hu, Duan Hongli, Xu Mengzhen, Chen Deteng and Zhao Yizhu IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023. Image #2: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023. Image #3: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023. Image #4: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023. Image #5: Photographer Miao Jingyi, Fold, 2023. PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Jingyi Miao, 2023. |
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NAME: MZ DESIGN PROFILE: Winner of international awards such as Spark Design Awards, European Product Design Award, DNA Paris Design Awards, Asia Design Prize, DIA Design Intelligence Award, SHACHIHATA New Product Design Competition and KOKUYO Design Award. |
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Fold Traditional Chinese Medicine Teabag by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu is Winner in Packaging Design Category, 2023 - 2024.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Miao Jingyi and Zou Hu. |
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