2026 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

Bequeathed Porcelain Fragrance

Entrant

City University of Macau

Category

Product Design - Lifestyle

Client's Name

Ren Yu ,Xiong Lei

Country / Region

China

About The Entry

Bequeathed Porcelain Fragrance is a modern multi-sensory reinterpretation of traditional Chinese porcelain aesthetics. Inspired by classic porcelain shapes from the collection of the Xuzhou Museum, it deconstructs traditional contours such as gourd bottles and celestial globes through modern geometric design language, stripping away complex decorations and refining them into minimalist visual symbols. Combined with the modern lifestyle medium of aromatherapy candles, it transforms historical culture, originally static in museum display cabinets, into a tangible, olfactory experience that aligns with contemporary aesthetics, being minimalist yet full of metaphor. It breaks the singular physical form of traditional porcelain and undertakes cross-disciplinary experimentation and innovative fusion with composite materials. The core technological breakthrough lies in the material transformation of visual symbols, which perfectly translates the hard, cold, and enduring imagery of ceramics into the soft, moist, and malleable medium of aromatherapy candles. Through modern mold-pouring and fragrance-blending techniques, precise control over the burning trajectory is achieved, allowing the evaporation of fragrance and the gradual transformation of the vessel shape to reach a perfect physical and chemical balance.

The moment the aromatherapy candle is lit, it initiates a sensory healing ritual imbued with profound philosophical significance. The process of candle combustion embodies a profound "poetic essence of combustion and decay." As the flame flickers and the wax gradually melts, the fragrance is released layer by layer, allowing the user's emotions to unfurl and be expressed. In this process, the user is no longer merely a product user, but also a participant in this micro-performance art centered around "time, light and shadow, scent, and transience," resonating deeply with the spirit.

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