Press Release
Zhen Yuan Zeng Baijiu Packaging by Wen Liu Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Wen Liu acknowledged for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Zhen Yuan Zeng Baijiu Packaging by Wen Liu, designed for Shenzhen Oracle Creative Design Co.,Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Zhen Yuan Zeng Baijiu Packaging
Zhen Yuan Zeng is a packaging design for an aged baijiu, a traditional Chinese spirit. The bottle is made of ceramic and shaped as a modern version of the traditional liquor jar. Precise geometric facets refine the classic form and reduce its visual weight. The rippled cap refers to the slow aging of the liquor inside the jar. The bottle is wrapped in sulphate paper, which softens the outline and partly conceals the form. The paper is peeled away by the consumer, so the bottle is revealed step by step. The package measures 85 by 85 by 165 millimeters.
Award Record
With this recognition, Wen Liu is a winner of 38 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2025 - 2026 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Packaging Design Award
The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. Awarded packaging designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/packaging
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/173079
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/173079
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!173079
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/249896
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Zhen Yuan Zeng Baijiu Packaging
- Function
- Baijiu Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen Oracle Creative Design Co.,Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wen Liu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #173079
Credits
- Team
- Yuan Jin
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- With a legacy spanning over five centuries, this product stands as a benchmark for aged baijiu. Its bottle design is deeply rooted in the ancient form of the traditional liquor jar, yet reimagined for the contemporary era—refining the classic through modern design language to achieve a living heritage that connects historical symbolism with contemporary artistry.
- Inspiration
- The bottle design reinterprets the traditional liquor jar through a contemporary lens. Its precise geometric facets refine the original form, alleviating its visual weight and imparting a modern structure. The rippled cap symbolizes the dynamic aging process of the liquor within the jar, while the tracing paper wrapping the body creates subtle visual softness—striking a balance between concealment and revelation to evoke a sense of discovery and immersive appeal.
- Research
- Through on-site research, we collected a detailed market report from over 300 consumers and key distributors.
- Challenge
- The key challenge of this project lay in visually communicating the concept of aged liquor in an immediately understandable way for consumers. This was ultimately resolved by adopting the conceptual framework of the traditional liquor jar.
- Realization and Technology
- The bottle is made of ceramic and wrapped in sulphate paper on the outside.
- Operation and Interaction
- The bottle's surface is covered with sulphate paper, allowing consumers to gradually unveil the mystery of the aged spirit as they peel away the packaging.
- Project Duration and Location
- August 2024, Shenzhen, China
- Keywords
- Premium Baijiu, Cultural Tracing
