Bronze Homeware · 2026
Snap Fold Storage Bin
by Shenzhen Yihong Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Bronze A' Design Award 2026 in Homeware
- CLIENT: Shenzhen Yihong Holding Group Co., Ltd.
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- Verification code 314C1896B4 · Verify this award
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About Snap Fold Storage Bin
Snap Fold is a foldable storage bin designed for home use. A hinged structure and buckle locks allow Snap Fold to be set up or folded in four steps without tools. A front door and a top lid provide dual access, so items can be reached even when the bins are stacked. High transparency PET panels keep the contents visible, while the main body is made of food grade recyclable PP. Modular accessories such as casters, dividers and cylindrical modules support several uses. The folded form reduces packaging and transport volume.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Snap Fold Storage Bin is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Snap Fold Storage Bin is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Snap Fold Storage Bin splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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- Unique Properties
- Centering on quick folding and flexible storage, SnapFold features a hinged structure and buckle locks. It can be set up or folded in four steps. Its dual access design combines a front door and top lid and its high transparency PET panel ensures clear visibility and efficient retrieval. With modular accessories like casters, dividers, and cylindrical modules, it supports multiple uses. A minimalist design with smooth rounded corners and soft colors ensures safety and a refined home aesthetic.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- product dimensions, 381 mm x 279 mm x 223 mm
- Tags
- Four Step Folding Setup, Dual Access Design, Storage Visibility, Stackable Design, Modular Accessories, Sustainability
- Production Technology
- The main body is made of food grade, recyclable PP, offering excellent impact resistance and flexibility. Major surfaces use high transparency, scratch resistant PET, ensuring clear visibility while maintaining structural strength. Critical load bearing points are precision injection molded as a single piece, eliminating excess connectors and enhancing overall reliability.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to achieve quick folding and flexible storage. Featuring a hinge structure and buckle locks, SnapFold can be set up or folded away with just four steps, no tools or manuals required, delivering a true open and use experience. This structure not only ensures stability when unfolded, supporting safe stacking and daily use, but also reduces volume during transport and storage, lowering logistics costs and easing handling burdens.
- Research
- In a context of growing rational and sustainability conscious consumption, users prefer storage solutions that are durable and versatile, and generate minimal resource consumption and waste throughout their lifecycle. SnapFold not only enhances space efficiency but also, through its versatile design and long lifecycle, reduces repeated purchases and disposal caused by single functionality, supporting a more efficient, organized, and sustainable modern home.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the dual demands of modern users for space efficiency and flexible use, SnapFold leverages a foldable structure to minimize volume for easy storage, while enabling rapid deployment as needed. Its folded form reduces packaging and transportation volume, lowering production, warehousing, and logistics costs. For users, it facilitates delivery, handling, and storage, combining resource efficiency and userfriendliness across the full cycle from supply chain to home use.
- Project Duration
- Designed and developed in Shenzhen, Guangdong on July 26, 2024, the project was launched on March 3, 2025.
- Operation Flow
- SnapFold features intuitive interaction and high adaptability. It boasts a dual access design. The front door rotates open via a handle, allowing convenient retrieval even when stacked, while the top lid opens for effortless placement or retrieval of larger items. They work together to reduce the need to move the bin frequently, making everyday use smoother and more efficient. A high transparency PET panel ensures clear visibility, reducing search time.
