Autumn Sky Geschenkbox by JiaXin Qiu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Bronze in Verpackungsdesign Competition Category.

BronzeVerpackung· 2021

Autumn Sky Geschenkbox

by JiaXin Qiu

Client: Artaste

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Verpackung Category

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The Design

About Autumn Sky Geschenkbox

Autumn Sky ist eine Geschenkbox, die für chinesische Mondkuchen gestaltet wurde. Die Box nimmt acht Mondkuchen, ein Set aus Messern und Gabeln sowie eine elektronische Kerze auf. Die Seitenflächen bestehen aus lasergraviertem, silbernem Karton, der mit einer satinierten PVC-Folie hinterlegt ist; zwei gravierte Schichten werden durch 15 mm starkes EVA-Material voneinander getrennt, um Tiefe zu erzeugen. Der Deckel ist aus transparentem Acryl gefertigt. Wird die Kerze bei Nacht entzündet, werfen die gravierten Wolken-, Wellen- und Waldmuster Licht und Schatten an die Wand. Die Form nimmt Bezug auf die mit Papier bespannten Fensterrahmen des alten China.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Autumn Sky Geschenkbox ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Autumn Sky Geschenkbox wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Autumn Sky Geschenkbox befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a Chinese moon cake gift box. In particular, the entire gift box uses a large area of laser carving. Laser carved every leaf, every small animal, every wave is carefully sketched. This is not only a gift box, but also a lamp. When the electronic candle in the middle is opened at night, it will reflect a beautiful picture of light and shadow on the wall through the two-layer combined paper carving pattern on the side. The lid is made of acrylic acid. There are eight moon cakes, knives and forks and electronic candles in the middle. The design elements are clouds, waves and forests.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 210mm depth 210mm height 200mm
Tags: Laser, carving, acrylic, Luminous, 3D
Production Technology: This box use multicolored silver paper to carve with laser. Paste a frosted PVC sheet on the back of the paper. The near view and far view are separated by 15mm EVA material. The cover is made of transparent acrylic.
Design Challenge: The effect of laser engraving is more delicate than knife version. In order to make the whole gift box both ornamental and portable, this work selects acrylic as the material. Acrylic increases the transmission and refraction of light, is undoubtedly the most perfect material. Although laser can carve very fine patterns, but the overall design needs to find a balance, not excessive pursuit of complexity, in the aesthetic and material outline, also consumed a lot of time.
Research: In this packaging design, the most difficult thing is to balance the luxury and cost of packaging design. Therefore, laser cardboard was selected as the main material of this design. Use the right laser power to carve the paper because if the power is too high, the paper will be scorched and too small to cut. The final result is obviously advanced. The double-layer laser engraving silver paperboard shows a good perspective effect. The total cost of the whole gift box is only 15 dollars.
Inspiration: This design shows the interaction between light and shadow, the interaction between tradition and fashion. Inspired by the windows of ancient China. Before the glass was invented, Chinese people used thin paper to stick it on the pane. The paper can be light-proof and windproof. Then people paste some paper carvings on the thin paper to increase the aesthetic feeling of light and shadow. This design is to process the living material in art.
Project Duration: The project has been completed in Shanghai in July 2020.
Operation Flow: Open the lid and take out the box containing the candle and knife and fork. Take out 8 mooncakes, light the candles and put them at the bottom of the box.