Gold Verpackung · 2025
Zaku Naguwashi Series Japanischer Sake
- A' Design Award in Gold 2025 in Verpackung
- CLIENT: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,721,442
- Verification code 7B3942AF71 · Verify this award
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About Zaku Naguwashi Series Japanischer Sake
Dies ist ein Premium-Sake, der speziell für gehobene Restaurants im Ausland entwickelt wurde, mit dem Ziel, als eine der Optionen für Food-Pairing auf Weinkarten aufgenommen zu werden. Die gestalterische Herausforderung bestand darin, ein ausgeprägtes Gefühl japanischer Identität zu vermitteln. Das Design schöpft seine Inspiration aus traditionellen japanischen Motiven wie Shide, den heiligen Papierstreifen, die in Schreinen zur Markierung der Grenzen des Göttlichen verwendet werden, und Origata, der zeremoniellen Kunst des Papierfaltens. Diese Elemente vermitteln erfolgreich nicht nur ihre physischen Formen, sondern auch die tiefere Spiritualität und Essenz des japanischen Volkes.
About the A' Design Award in Gold
Zaku Naguwashi Series Japanischer Sake ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Gold, einer überaus prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, wunderbare und herausragende Designs. Gold-Gewinner sind äußerst innovative, visionäre und glamourös blendende Schöpfungen, die das Genie, die Weisheit und die Meisterschaft ihrer Designer widerspiegeln. Von Zaku Naguwashi Series Japanischer Sake wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgepriesene, trendsetzende und monumentale Erfindung ist, die beispiellosen Mehrwert liefert. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Gold prämierte Design ist ein spektakuläres, respektiertes Projekt, das den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie in hohem Maße zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Zaku Naguwashi Series Japanischer Sake erzeugt intensive Gefühle des Verlangens, weckt Leidenschaft, ermutigt zur Kreativität und fasziniert uns.
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- Unique Properties
- A premium Japanese sake designed for luxury restaurants primarily in Europe and America. It was created with the goal of being featured on wine lists as one of the basic options for food pairing, alongside wines.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Grass Bottle 750ml:
Height 335mm, Diameter 80mm - Tags
- Sake, Japanese sake, Zaku, Drink Package, Japan, UemuraDesign, Traditional
- Production Technology
- In this label design, small cut-out holes were made to express the folded shapes of paper. Since the holes are extremely small, they are manually cut. As sake labels need to be durable when placed in coolers, synthetic paper was used to give the appearance of traditional paper while providing the necessary durability.
- Design Challenge
- Sake in wine bottles can easily be mistaken for wine, making it challenging to create a design that immediately conveys 'Japan.' To express sake through traditional Japanese imagery, we drew inspiration from elements such as 'shide' (white paper streamers used in Shinto rituals) and 'origata' (envelopes folded to convey respect), incorporating these symbols into the design to represent Japanese spirituality.
- Research
- In recent years, sake has become popular in the Western market. Usually, sake bottles are written in Japanese and are often difficult to understand. So, I expressed it using traditional Japanese imagery in a way that a sommelier at a Western restaurant could intuitively understand.
- Inspiration
- The design emphasizes Japanese spirituality to highlight the unique characteristics of sake. It draws inspiration from traditional motifs, such as "shide," the paper streamers used in Japanese shrines to mark sacred boundaries, and the art of "origata," the traditional method of folding paper in ceremonial practices.
- Project Duration
- This project started in Mie Prefecture, Japan, in 2020, and by April 2023, three varieties of the series were completed. Sales began in Tokyo and other parts of Japan, and the product is also available in Europe and the United States. The sales continue.
- Operation Flow
- It is mainly served in restaurants in Europe and the United States that serve sake.
By adding sake to the menu, which has previously offered a wide variety of wines, the restaurant can provide a broader selection. This gives guests the opportunity to explore new flavors and experience choices they haven't had before, while also sparking an interest in Japanese culture.
