AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
SIZE ADJUSTABLE, commuting, RECYCLING AND REUSE
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
Kuan-hua Chou
WEBSITE
https://www.choukuanhua.com/unlimitedbackpack
Un/Limited
A backpack with a self-expanding-and-contracting structure, designed for better mobility.
Un/Limited (U/L) is a fully waterproof and size adjustable backpack tailored to the needs of an urban slow cyclist.
This project aims to demonstrate the unlimited and limited requirements of space and material through a daily backpack. It can both expand to accommodate unexpected items and compress to keep the backpack streamlined to allow for better mobility.
Following the design philosophy for 'design of reduction', the backpack is made of mono-material, a series of recyclable thermoplastic elastomers with different levels of hardness. This is in stark contrast to the backpacks on the market today, which are multi-material and hard to recycle.