Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Hong Jiu Liquor Package by Tian Sheng Cheng
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Tian Sheng Cheng for packaging design
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Hong Jiu Liquor Package by Tian Sheng Cheng, designed for Shenzhen Jinjia New Intelligent Packaging 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 determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed 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.
Regarding Hong Jiu Liquor Package
Hong Jiu is a gift package for baijiu, a strong Chinese liquor. The bottle takes the form of a traditional Chinese arched bridge and is made of high borosilicate crystal glass, selected for clarity and impact resistance. A gilded metal roof, formed by precision lost wax casting, and cloisonne cloud, crane and flower patterns decorate the top. When the lid is opened, the interior unfolds like a landscape painting behind the bottle. The tray also serves as a display stand, so the bottle can be kept as a desktop ornament.
Award Record
Tian Sheng Cheng is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2025 - 2026 editions 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. The awarded packaging designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/packaging
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/177863
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/177863
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!177863
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/272119
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hong Jiu Liquor Package
- Function
- Liquor Package
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Floral White, Gainsboro, Black, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen Jinjia New Intelligent Packaging Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tian Sheng Cheng
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #177863
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a strong liquor (baijiu) from Huangshan. The bottle design breaks tradition by using the shape of a Chinese arched bridge to show its cultural roots. When you open the gift box, it unfolds like a landscape painting that matches the bottle's bridge design. The product tells a story about scenery, architecture, and liquor, making it a special way to share Huangshan's culture and Huizhou craftsmanship.
- Inspiration
- This design combines the beauty of Huangshan's mountains, Huizhou architecture, and liquor culture. Using "rainbow" as the main idea, it connects two aspects: 1) The rainbow in nature (the beauty of Huangshan's misty clouds), and 2) The rainbow in architecture (the shape of traditional folk bridges). The clear, rainbow-like color of the liquor matches the fine details of Huizhou buildings and the elegant style of baijiu, creating a visual symbol that tells a poetic story with cultural meaning.
- Research
- Inspired by traditional Chinese arch bridges and Chinese aesthetics, this design focuses on cultural expression and experiential innovation for high-end liquor packaging, creating an integrated solution that combines artistic value, practical function, and cultural heritage.Drawing on cultural symbols such as traditional Chinese roof eaves, cloisonné patterns, and landscape imagery, the top features a gilded metal roof component made via precision lost-wax casting. Paired with cloisonné cloud, crane, and flower patterns, the design merges intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship with modern manufacturing technology, balancing premium texture and mass production feasibility.
- Challenge
- The three core components, including the gilded roof, cloisonné parts and glass bridge body, need to be accurately assembled with snaps. It is necessary to ensure stable and firm structure without looseness, as well as easy opening and disassembly. At the same time, assembly gaps should be avoided to affect the overall aesthetic effect, which puts very high requirements on mold precision and assembly tolerances.
- Realization and Technology
- We use high-borosilicate crystal glass (or K9 optical glass) for the main body. It offers exceptional clarity, strong impact resistance, and high heat resistance, perfectly meeting the display and safety requirements for premium liquor packaging.
- Operation and Interaction
- When the lid is opened, the arch-shaped liquor bottle is fully displayed. Its transparent glass body, gilded traditional Chinese roof, and cloisonné crane patterns create a "scene within a scene" effect with the landscape painting on the lid. Users can view every detail of the packaging from 360 degrees for an immersive first visual experience. The tray can also be used as a display stand, turning the bottle into a desktop ornament and giving the packaging a second life.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2025 in SHENZHEN and finished in August 2025 in SHENZHEN
- Specifications
- The bottle has a diameter of 250 millimeters and a height of 180 millimeters
