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DouChaSai Tea

DouChaSai

DouChaSai is a packaging design created for a tea honoured at a folk tea competition held at Wuyi Mountain in 2018. The box measures 160 by 40 by 245 millimetres and is made of special paper, finished with screen spot colour printing, bronzing and transfer metal stickers. Chinese calligraphy covers the surface, following the meaning and structure of the words for tea competition. The strokes are thick and drawn with tension, so the writing also reads as a painting. Inside the box are a small tea box and a collection certificate.

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Bonsai Wine

Bonsai

Bonsai is a wine bottle packaging design created for a limited number of bottles of an IGT Toscana Rosso wine produced by Podere Le Ripi in Montalcino, Italy. The wine comes from vines grown in confined spaces, which leads the plants to root deeply and find nourishment far below the surface. To reflect this rare origin, no printed paper label is used. An image of a vine is screen printed directly on the glass in platinum, gold and matt black. The decoration measures 13 by 4 centimetres and is applied to a bordolese bottle.

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Chips BCBG Food Packaging

Chips BCBG

BCBG is a brand of crisps created in 2001 in the south of France. This brand offers top quality manufacturing with great creativity of recipes and flavors. Designers created in 2020 a new serie of characters for the new range of crips. They worked on a concept of crips/characters. These new illustrations represent the range of crisps in an original and fun tone. Characters are nice and elegant like the product represented.

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Yellow Crane Tower Liquor

Yellow Crane Tower

Chu Cellar is a packaging design for a liquor produced in Hubei, China. The bottle is made of ceramic, and its shape imitates a set of chime bells, a cultural relic of the ancient state of Chu. The grain on the bottle body is cast in an open mould, and the box is made of wood. Raised and recessed lines on the surface reduce the chance of slipping during handling. The base of the box works as a display stand, so the empty bottle can be kept as an ornament. The intent is to reflect the history and culture of the region of origin.

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Luhua Xiaomo Sesame Oil

Luhua Xiaomo

Luhua Xiaomo is packaging designed for grinding sesame oil, a hand-made oil produced in small quantities. The container is a straight cylindrical glass bottle, 50 mm in diameter and 210 mm high. The adhesive label wraps 350 degrees around the bottle and is laid out like an old newspaper, recalling a time when food was wrapped in newspaper. The characters are set vertically, in the manner of old Chinese shop signs. The narrow uncovered gap becomes an embossed steelyard mark that shows the amount held inside.

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East Side Italian Craft Beer

East Side

A craft beer in a small town in central Italy, every beer has a story, every story is told on its label. As well as being elegant and versatile, the collage technique allows to insert some visual elements that highlight the identity of the product, such as references to the meaning of the name, to the beer typology and to its ingredients. The logo design, which represents the corporate identity, is based on a simple shape. This shape was reproduced on the die-cut of the labels and on the symbol system of every single beer using a customization which is both colourful and heraldic.

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Haci Bekir Packaging

Haci Bekir

Haci Bekir is one of the oldest brands of the world and has an immense legacy. Although the brand name automatically associates with quality and product satisfaction, it is hard for such an old brand to appeal to the new generation. With the rising popularity of halva in Turkish food trend, the brand wanted to benefit from it and update its halva packaging. The simple but eye-catching patterns and colors of the new designs enable Haci Bekir to expand their reach and brand recognition. The design patterns and colors are both inspired by the three halva ingredients and textures.

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Black Milk Packaging

Black Milk

Black Milk is a packaging design for a milk liqueur. The box has two sides with two different designs, one black and one white. When the black side faces the viewer, the white part of the bottle is seen. When the white side is shown, the black part of the bottle becomes the main tone. Cow spots form the main graphic element, and the shapes are repeated on the box and on the glass bottle. The box is made of matte natural paper, and the lid is made of wood with a silver metal ring. Pulling the ring lifts the bottle out of the box.

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Chef's Beer

Chef's

Chef's is a label designed for a collaboration beer created by a chef, a winemaker and brewers. The beer combines characteristics of beer and wine and is intended for the fine dining market. The label follows the visual language of wine labels through a minimalist layout, quality materials and an elegant typeface that is both modern and classic. The traditional chef uniform, a white double-breasted jacket with black buttons, served as the inspiration, while a golden line suggests refinement. Offset printing, gold foil and three-dimensional varnish are applied on textured uncoated paper.

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Rikchari Coffee Packaging

Rikchari

Rikchari is a packaging design for a Peruvian coffee brand focused on sustainability and social responsibility. The name Rikchari means wake up in Quechua, and the letter C forms a silhouette that suggests both a coffee bean and an eye. The packaging follows the logo design, which uses a typographic construction inspired by the geometric shapes of the Inca empire of Peru, known as Tocapu. The coffee is grown in Chirinos, in northern Peru, at 1700 meters above sea level. The design presents the coffee as an organic product with a social purpose.

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Psiloreitis Soft Drink Gazoza

Psiloreitis

Psiloreitis is a limited edition packaging design for a Gazoza soft drink. The packaging marks seventy years of production. Each label refers to a different decade, from the 1950s to the 2010s, using patterns linked to the fashion, music and technology of each period. The designs are arranged as modern patchworks of colour and shape. The bottle is made of glass and the label is a paper sleeve, selected as an environmentally friendly solution. Each bottle has its own style, so the full range can be collected.

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Beltur Go Packaging

Beltur Go

Beltur Go is a food and beverage packaging range designed for use in large urban parks. The food box can be placed on the drink cup, and the straw passes through the box, so food and drink are held with one hand. Small folded areas on the box can be opened to hold sauces. The food box can also be used alone, with a fork placed on top. All parts are made of 350 gram Bristol paper with offset printing, and paper replaces plastic in order to reduce plastic waste. Each pack arrives flat for simple storage and transport.

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