Project Overview
Glue is a consumable in everyday life, so traditional glue bottles are more concerned about storage than user experience. Thinking about how to open a glue bottle, the designer intends to create a glue bottle that supports one-hand operation, so that the desire of modern people for a better experience can be satisfied.
Organisation
Nanjing Yinuo Adhesive Products Co.,Ltd
Project Brief
Overturning the traditional packaging form of the glue bottle, we artfully use a sort of spiral structure at the bottle mouth to the extent that the bottle can open/close and squeeze out the glue in a user-friendly manner, which is believed to be a ground-breaking innovation in appearance and function.
Project Innovation/Need
The innovation of this package lies in the way how bottle opens/closes and squeezes out glue. Instead of a top cap or flip, this bottle is opened by spinning; instead of opening the cap, this bottle squeezes out glue by screwing the cap. Opening/closing and squeezing actions used to do with both hands, but this innovation now makes these actions possible with one hand, boosting the operation efficiency in use.
Design Challenge
There are two design challenges of this package:
1. The bottle mouth is designed to fit tightly, which means the highest level of preciseness for the size dimensions of each part. Even a small error may cause it hard to squeeze out glue. In this concern, we weighed over and calculated sizes in the design phase, until all parts can fit tightly and the squeezing process goes smoothly.
2. The material of the bottle body is a key factor that determines the squeezing strength during one-hand operation. The ongoing efforts to look for the most suitable bottle material and conduct hundreds of tests are finally paid back with the balance of material selection.
The most suitable size and hardness are expected to best serve the user experience.
Sustainability
This package is made of 100% eco-friendly materials which guarantee ease of use and storage, recycling and disposal by the qualified service providers at the specified site, and availability of reuse.
Product Design - Technology
This award celebrates creative and innovative design for either a component or overall product. Consideration given to aspects that relate to human usage, aesthetics, selection of components and materials, and the resolution of assembly, manufacturing and the overall function.
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