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Minghui Lyu Receives the A' Design Award for The Portable Lunch Box in Disposable and Single-Use Product Design

Minghui Lyu recognized for disposable and single-use product design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that The Portable Lunch Box by Minghui Lyu, designed for South China University of Technology, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Disposable and Single-Use Product Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding The Portable Lunch Box

The catering industry is flourishing, and takeaway has become a necessity for modern people. At the same time, a lot of garbage has also been generated. Many of the meal boxes used to hold food can be recycled, but the plastic bags used to pack the meal boxes are indeed non-recyclable. In order to reduce the use of plastic bags, the functions of the meal box and plastic are combined to design new lunch boxes. The bale box turns the part of itself into a handle that is easy to carry, and can integrate multiple meal boxes, greatly reducing the use of plastic bags for packing meal boxes.

About Minghui Lyu

She is a student. Her main contributions are learning, researching, and making practical designs. Her understanding of beauty and responsibility of society make she interested in design. She loves observing people's behaviours in daily life which can inspire her in making new invention and design. She always asks whether the benefit created by a product to society greater than the cost of producing the product itself. Such questions are complicate and charming to her.

Award Record

With this recognition, Minghui Lyu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Disposable and Single-Use Product Design Award

The A' Disposable Product Design Award is an international competition recognizing good design in disposable products by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to single-use product designers, disposable product designers, industrial designers and product engineers from all countries. Typical entries include single-use objects, disposable products and one-time use tools. The awarded disposable product designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/single-use-product

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
The Portable Lunch Box
Function
Lunch Box
Category
Disposable and Single-Use Product Design
Discipline
Product Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail and Sustainability
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Gray, Gray and Dim Gray
Images
5
Client
South China University of Technology

The Recognition

Laureate
Minghui Lyu
Country
China
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#101735

Credits

Image Credits
Photographer Minghui Lyu, The bale, 2020.; Photographer Minghui Lyu, The bale, 2020

Design Details

Unique Properties
This is a disposable lunch box design that is easy to pack and carry. The edges of the lunch box can be torn open to form a portable handle, which can pack 1-3 lunch boxes. The portable lunch box can reduce the use of disposable plastic bags and reduce the generation of garbage.
Inspiration
The catering industry is flourishing, and takeaway has become a necessity for modern people. At the same time, a lot of garbage has also been generated. Many of the lunch boxes used to hold food can be recycled, but the plastic bags used to pack the lunch boxes are indeed non-recyclable. In order to reduce the use of plastic bags, the functions of the lunch box and plastic are combined to design new lunch boxes.
Research
The portable lunch box turns the part of itself into a handle that is easy to carry, and can integrate multiple lunch boxes, greatly reducing the use of plastic bags for packing lunch boxes.
Challenge
The length of the handle needs to be tried several times and needs to be coordinated with the length and height of the lunch box.
Realization and Technology
Injection technology Laser cutting technology
Operation and Interaction
After putting the meal in place, close the lid, tear along the dotted lines on the sides of the lunch box to form a handle, pack and fix the rest of the lunch box and take it away.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in January 2020 and finished in February 2020 in South China University of Technology.
Specifications
150mm wide* 200mm long* 50mm high
Keywords
environmentally friendly, package, carry, recycle,disposable

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