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The design of Bagua Koi box is not only floating on the surface. As a part of the gift, the gift box is designed as a symbol of precious blessing with a profound connotation of Chinese culture. The designer gained the inspiration from Chinese Koi culture and Bagua culture which both convey a precious blessing for being auspicious and wealthy, coordinating the cultural characteristic of banking industry.
Shadlee is a juice packaging series created for eight fruit flavors, including pineapple, mango and sour cherry. Each carton measures 45 mm in width, 45 mm in depth and 130 mm in height. The graphics are drawn by hand in a cubism style, then scanned and completed on a computer. Flat colors are used because the flexography printing method does not allow gradients. Each package shows a fantasy face with details such as leaves, fruits, musical instruments or sports items. The color of each package is related to its flavor.
The motto "back to the roots" is currently conquering the food industry. Ancient root vegetables, which include horseradish, are currently very popular. To revive the brand in shelves, Wolkendieb relaunched the Koch's brand identity and packaging portfolio. The logo was modernised to become bolder and more visible. The new design focuses on depicting the unprocessed natural ingredients and the clean recipes without additives or conservatives. Fresh from the field straight to the consumer: directly, simply and lovingly prepared!
Dragon Boat Festival Packaging is a gift box created for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. The outer box is shaped as a dragon, with mugwort leaves outlining the body and reed leaf grains forming the scales. The inner box shows two dragons holding zongzi, a motif that means double luck in Chinese culture. When the lid is lifted, the four sides of the inner box unfold by gravity, like a rising curtain. The box is made of eco-friendly paper with three-dimensional paper carving and layered cardboard. The design conveys wishes for health and good fortune.
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My Moonfly is a gift box designed for moon cakes presented at the Mid-Autumn Festival. The design depicts the Moon Palace of Chinese mythology, with pavilions and halls formed by multi-layered three-dimensional paper carving. A light inside the moon shines through the carved layers, creating changing patterns of light and shadow. The box holds six moon cakes and a case with forks and knives. Eco-friendly paper is used, with embossing and gold stamping. Measuring 242 by 242 by 75 millimeters, the box can be kept as a lit decoration on shelves or tables.
Garalis Muscat Limnio is a wine packaging design created for two wines from the Greek island of Lemnos. Both labels share one illustration style, showing that the two wines belong to the same family. The Muscat white wine label shows low vines bent by strong northeasterly winds. The Limnio red wine label is based on the shape of the traditional Gouves, underground carved rocks once used for the fermentation of must. The labels are printed on textured eco paper with black offset, gold hot foil and gloss embossing.