Chef's Ølmærkat by Ana Mrazek Lugarov is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Jern in Emballagedesign Competition Category.

JernEmballage· 2021

Chef's Ølmærkat

by Ana Mrazek Lugarov

Client: atelier ANII

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Emballage Category

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The Design

About Chef's Ølmærkat

Book Text: Chef's er en etikette designet til en samarbejdsøl skabt af en kok, en vinproducent og bryggere. Øllen kombinerer karakteristika fra øl og vin og er tiltænkt det eksklusive gastronomimarked. Etiketten følger vinetiketternes visuelle sprog gennem et minimalistisk layout, materialer af høj kvalitet og en elegant skrifttype, der er både moderne og klassisk. Den traditionelle kokkeuniform, en hvid dobbeltradet jakke med sorte knapper, tjente som inspiration, mens en gylden linje antyder raffinement. Offsettryk, guldfolie og tredimensionel lak er anvendt på struktureret, ubestrøget papir.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Chef's Ølmærkat er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Chef's Ølmærkat forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Chef's Ølmærkat respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A label designed for collaboration beer between chef, winemaker and brewers. The beer is specific because it has the characteristics of beer and wine and was made for high gastronomy market. The label had to associate with a wine label, so a minimalist approach to design, quality materials, printing techniques that emphasize parts of the label were used. An elegant font was chosen, modern and classic. The strength of the label is that the name and design are connected, association is precise.
Dimensions & Packaging: 210 x 68 mm and 190 x 45 mm. Two different dimensions of label because beer came in two sizes, 750 ml and 375 ml.
Tags: beer, beer label, minimalistic design, elegant, sophisticated, label design
Production Technology: Paper for the label is textured, uncoated Martele blanc, offset printing, gold foil print and 3D varnish. Interesting contrasts in textures of paper and printing techniques correspond to clean and contrasting lines of graphic elements.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was to combine culinary, beer and wine traditions and connect it with the name of the beer and the design of the label in the cleanest and simplest way possible.
Research: Chef's beer is a complex product created in collaboration of chefs, winemakers and brewers, each of them experts in their profession. The name of the beer was a strong association in which direction to go with research and design. The chef’s uniform was very strong image around which I tried to tell a story. It was important to connect the name, the people who created it and it’s purpose. It is a gastronomic product intended to be enjoyed with a good meal.
Inspiration: Inspiration for this label was the name, the chef and his traditional uniform. White double-breasted jacket with black buttons worn by qualified chef give the label a perfect contrast. Golden line represents a visual part of uniform but also excellence and sophistication. White is intended to signify cleanliness in chef’s uniform and also on the label. Font is elegant and bold, both modern and classic.
Project Duration: The project was finished in 2020. It was created in Croatia and Slovenia. Label was designed in 2019 and printed in 2020. Beer was awarded with gold medal at the European Beer Challenge 2020 in London.
Operation Flow: By looking at a bottle of chef's beer, a minimalist visual and name, an strong association is created for the user. He is connecting the name and visual and an association of chef’s uniform is created in his mind.
Choosing the shape of the bottle may associate it with wine or champagne, but the name and a details on the label reveal that it is a very special beer.