Day of Design featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.
Naorai created a new form of sake by distilling it without heat, allowing the flavor of the sake to remain intact. To represent the depth and tranquility of Japanese culture, "shide" (paper streamers) are used to help connote a sacred area. To express the beauty of the sake, Nosigner traced the shape of a water-filled balloon created by surface tension and connoted the moment when purified water droplets drop.
Continue readingItsso Slimtissue is a premium facial tissue package with a slim cylindrical body. The shape is inspired by bamboo, with a narrow stem-like body and a curved lid. The main body is made of specialty paper, which allows printing across the full 360 degree surface for clear branding. The tissues are made from 100 percent bamboo pulp in two layers. The package is light and slim, so it is easy to carry and fits car cup holders. After the tissues are used, the case can be reused in more than 50 ways, such as a storage box or a pencil holder.
Continue readingGuijiu Zodiac Series is a commemorative liquor package created for the Chinese Year of the Dragon. The form is inspired by ancient Chinese ceramic vessels with a double-ear structure. The bottle is made of crystal glass paired with metal parts, in contrast to the ceramic containers commonly used for high-end Chinese liquor. A dragon illustration in ink is printed on the label, and a metal dragon-shaped component on the cap serves as the opening mechanism. The bottle measures 240 mm in height and 110 mm in length and width.
Continue readingLove Hanshui is a commemorative packaging series for purified drinking water, created to mark the selection of Wuhan as an International Wetland City. Four native animals, the finless porpoise, the blue headed duck, the black stork and the elk, represent the four seasons of the year. Traditional Chinese ink painting joins the animals with local wetland scenery. The white bottle label is produced with a heat shrink process and spot colour printing. Each bottle is 60 millimetres wide and 220 millimetres high. A code on the label opens a three-dimensional view.
Continue readingSean Coffee is a gift box designed for a Taiwanese coffee brand. The package consists of a black outer box, an inner lining and illustrated cards. The illustration shows a coffee expert roasting beans in a forest, in a warm fluorescent orange tone that recalls ripe coffee cherries. Seven Pantone inks and layered printing are used, together with foil stamping and embossing. The inner cards can be replaced according to different themes, which keeps the outer box in use, lowers printing costs and reduces the carbon footprint.
Continue readingBanquet is a packaging design for Chinese baijiu, a distilled spirit. The bottle is made of ceramic and its shape draws on traditional Chinese vases. The sky blue color refers to Ru kiln ware of the Song Dynasty, and the minimalist form follows Song Dynasty aesthetics. The cap is made of alloy and carries the Chinese character for banquet at its center. The bottle measures 87 by 87 by 305 millimeters and can be reused. The mouth is removed and turned over so the bottle serves as a flower vase, while the cap becomes an incense base.
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