Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu Envasat de Licor by Zhaoxin Zhu and Dongyan Ruan

Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu Envasat de Licor by Zhaoxin Zhu and Dongyan Ruan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Embalatge Competition Category.

BronzeEmbalatge· 2021

Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu Envasat de Licor

by Zhaoxin Zhu and Dongyan Ruan

Client: Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co., Ltd

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Embalatge Category

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The Design

About Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu Envasat de Licor

El Baijiu Cartes Personals de Yanghe és l'envàs d'un licor xinès produït a Suqian, província de Jiangsu, una zona coneguda per la seva producció de licors. El disseny presenta la cal·ligrafia dels literats xinesos en forma de cartes manuscrites, mentre que un mapa local mostra els rius, llacs i zones humides que envolten la destil·leria. L'ampolla està feta de ceràmica amb un vernís blanc mat, i el tap de l'ampolla es pot utilitzar com a got per beure. La capsa exterior està feta de cartró ondulat respectuós amb el medi ambient, embolicat amb una coberta de paper, i la capsa s'obre amb facilitat.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu Envasat de Licor és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu Envasat de Licor sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu Envasat de Licor satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This Baijiu made in Suqian, Jiangsu province, which is famous for being the city of Chinese Liquors. The city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and this excellent ecological environment brings a Baijiu with unique taste. The product expresses the calligraphy of these literati in the form of handwritten letters, while using the local map to present the great ecological environment of Yanghe Distillery. The outer packaging uses green corrugated paper.
Dimensions & Packaging: 280mm x85 mm x200mm x 1.55kg Width x Depth x Height x Weight
Tags: Three rivers、two lakes and one wetland; literati and calligraphy; handwork; environmental; recycle
Production Technology: 1.Bottle: ceramic bottle, applying matte white glaze, and the bottle cap can be used as a Baijiu cup.
2.Box：Adopting environmental corrugated paper and wrapped with paper cover.
Design Challenge: "Personal letter" refer to an article written by hand, since the writer usually sends the letter to a friend, it always adopts a free writing style, which gets the true interest of calligraphy. It not only has a certain historical value, but also has a high artistic value in calligraphy.For representative personal letters, like calligrapher of Tang Dynasty, Yan Zhenqing's "In Memory of My Nephew",which is written for mourn his newphew, and this article is known as one of the "three major running hands in the world". As for Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu, it expresses literati's calligraphy in a special form, which provides assurance to not only internal quality but also external packaging, creating a precedent for Baijiu design.
Research: This product takes into account about Chinese people's healthy drinking volume. The box of this Baijiu is easy to open, also the bottle is ergonomic. Each bottle of Baijiu comes with a match glass, and you can drink as long as you want whether you are alone or not.
Inspiration: The core idea of this Baijiu is closely related to the lasting prosperity of Jiangnan. Perfect natural environment creates an exquisite background and a land flowing milk and honey. The artistic techniques of Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu fully incorporate the advanced knowledge of traditional calligraphy and painting. It also interprets the spirits of the literati into the strong and mellow life. The background of the times and the heritage of the culture fall on the scrolls and fine Baijiu.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2017 in Suqian, Jiangsu and finished in December 2019, Suqian, Jiangsu.
Operation Flow: Yanghe is famous because of its water, abundant water sources, excellent wetland environment, and high-quality underground water sources have jointly achieved the ultimate soft texture of Yanghe. It has also made Yanghe famous at home and abroad and become one of the representatives of Chinese liquor.The Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu combines the blessed natural environment and the literati's praise in this unique Baijiu, also attracts consumers to spontaneously participate in the care of the environment, reminds them the respect for spirit, and the most important one is to enjoy the pleasant experience of the Baijiu in a more rational and healthy way.
Team Members: Designer: Dongyan Ruan
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Dongyan Ruan, Yanghe Personal Letters Baijiu, 2020.