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Whispers of Ink fragrance series includes scented candles, travel incense sticks and plaster diffuser stones, all of which are carefully crafted with traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage techniques. The packaging design incorporates the magnolia book element, with branches and leaves taken from the magnolia in Jiangnan gardens, and the flower shape is transformed into an open book page, creating a book with fragrance environment.
Continue readingInspired by 19th-century botanical archives, this system reengineers tea evaluation through scientific visualization. A biological phylogenetic tree maps six tea categories with craft-tea terroir coordinates, processing timelines, and flavor matrices, establishing an academic archival framework. The archival case employs bronze hot foil stamping for botanical motifs and silver parameter indicators, while the cotton cord closure system recreates document retrieval rituals. Tactile interaction enhances historical research dimensions.
Continue readingThis white spirit product, named Guocui Wudu, is from Henan Province, China. The liquor is made from five traditional Chinese medicinal materials that are soaked and brewed. On the market, competitive products more or less contain some dregs left during the brewing process. By contrast, the biggest selling point of this product is that through multiple processes, the purity of the liquor approximates a zero-impurity state, which gives consumers a stronger sense of security. Therefore, designers determined "cleanliness" as the keynote of package design to manifest the biggest feature.
Continue readingThe Storyteller goal is to become an augmented immersive and personal, intimist experience, through a vessel that must be held in one’s hand, fully appreciated upon glancing and handling, feeling the frosted and clear textures, the gold trims and knurl, and ultimately the obsidian details of the closure, in what is a fully sensorial and experiential bottle design. All the remaining accessories are hidden in plain sight, and only accessible from different axis of the box, only to reveal the ultimate immersive experience by fully exploring the secrets The Storyteller has to offer.
Continue readingThe main function of the bottle is to contain cool-down boiled water (Meaning Liang Bai Kai). What comes next is the label-less bottle contains and shares with the consumers an important part of ancient Chinese art. The inspiration is from the national treasury artwork of the Riverside Scene from Tsingming made in the Song dynasty over 1000 years ago.
Continue readingThe integration of traditional Chinese paintings and a distinctive color palette sets this packaging apart. The red and gold colourway builds a strong connection with Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese genre paintings in relief encircle the bottle, exuding artistic elegance. This design also makes the previously intangible history and culture behind Chinese distilled spirits visible, positioning Moutai 1935 as a gift with deep cultural significance for global recipients. When savoring Moutai 1935, one will be immersed in an Oriental experience that engages taste, touch, and spirit.
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