Iced Hop Gin Imballaghju by Michael Held

Iced Hop Gin Imballaghju by Michael Held is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award di Bronzu in Disignu di Imballaghju Competition Category.

BronzuImballaghju· 2025

Iced Hop Gin Imballaghju

by Michael Held

Client: Michael Held

A' Design Award di Bronzu Winner in Imballaghju Category

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The Design

About Iced Hop Gin Imballaghju

U sapori di u gin, creatu attraversu una infusione di luppulu è menta, si riflette in a so identità visuale. Un conu di luppulu ghjacciatu accumpagnatu da un guffu chì fissa cattura l'essenza fresca è frizzante di a bevanda. A duminanza di a menta si ripete in l'imballaghju esternu attraversu tonalità di turchinu è fiori di ghjacciu stilizati. Stu tema fridu è pulitu cuntinua in a buttiglia di vetru satinatu, induve un'etichetta metallica rinforza l'impressione ghjacciata. Mutivi subtili di brina è accenti di fiocchi di neve sò impressi in rilievo nantu à a superficia, rinfurzandu u tema di freschezza. Ogni elementu sustene u caratteru rinfrescante di u gin.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Bronzu

Iced Hop Gin Imballaghju hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Iced Hop Gin Imballaghju sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Iced Hop Gin Imballaghju suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The frozen hop cone paired with a mystic owl visually reflects the gin's unique flavor profile, dominated by spicy hops and refreshing peppermint. The coolness of mint shapes the overall impression, mirrored in the outer packaging with cool blue tones and ice flowers. This frosty theme extends to the frosted glass bottle, with a metallic label enhancing the icy feel. The recurring owl emblem adds a sense of freshness and determination, highlighting the gin's direct, strong taste.
Dimensions & Packaging: 72 mm x 72 mm x 193 mm
Tags: Gin, Infused, iced, owl, hop,
Production Technology: In cooperation with the founder, we created the Gin packaging totally from scratch including the material mix. Through these well-chosen and simple materials like the frosted glass and the reflective label the design visually prepares the customer for the upcoming fresh and crisp taste experience.
Design Challenge: At first, I experimented with different bottle types i.e. brown beer bottles with crown caps or bow closure. Also, I went for a green color theme for the label with classical Blackletter typography. This has led to, a direction of traditional Franconian craft beer design. The idea of peppermint infusion was not directly visible.
Research: Not applicable
Inspiration: The packaging is inspired by handcrafted beer using design elements often seen in craft brewing, like the detailed image of a hop cone. This connects to the idea of quality and care in making the product, similar to how craft beers are made. The frosted glass bottle and metallic label add to this handmade feel, showing that the gin, like craft beer, is made with attention to detail and tradition.
Project Duration: The project began in November 2023 and was completed in March 2024. The selection of a suitable mix of materials was especially challenging, as the small production volume meant that an attractively priced paper had to be used for the label and outer packaging.

The gin is produced in a small town in Franconian Switzerland and is sold purely locally in the farm store of the small fruit farm.
Operation Flow: The fine feel of the velvety, smooth bottles with their fine structure is reminiscent of the feathers of an owl. The asymmetrical label design visually highlights the unconventional character.
Team Members: Michael Held
Image Credits: Images: Photographer tm studios visuelle medien GmbH, 2024.