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Wei Ping Chen Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Sparkeau Sparkling Water Bottle in Packaging Design

Wei Ping Chen acknowledged for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Sparkeau Sparkling Water Bottle by Wei Ping Chen, designed for Sense Create, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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 Sparkeau Sparkling Water Bottle

Sparkeau is a sparkling water bottle with an ergonomic curved form. The opening and the base are round and narrow, and the profile widens into curved lines at one third of the height, so the bottle is easy to hold and grasp. The bottle is made of glass, which is simple to clean, reusable and recyclable. An environmentally friendly shrink film is used for the label, which avoids glue residue and supports easy recycling. The outer box is made of corrugated paper, opens easily and can be reused as a recycling box.

Award Record

Wei Ping Chen is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Sparkeau Sparkling Water Bottle
Function
Sparkling Water Bottle
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Gainsboro, Light Gray, White Smoke, Silver and Dark Gray
Images
5
Client
Sense Create

The Recognition

Laureate
Wei Ping Chen
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#88916

Credits

Image Credits
JusQi co.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The overall design was mainly of curvature and round-shape with ergonomic considerations which allow better grip when placed in the hands of the users of all genders. The curvature and geometric bottle form created a modern look and proportional bottle perimeter, much like an elegant lady, in articulation of posh and environmentally friendly design.
Inspiration
The design for portable beverages has been mostly in the form of round-shape, therefore they all shared a common shape, and in order to create product differentiations. The unique craftsmanship behind the external bottle and the water itself allows the consistent bubbling taste, even after the bottle was opened for consecutive 8 hours, sparking water made just for you.
Research
The unique craftsmanship behind the external bottle which uses universal design- Ergonomics, the bottle is designed in a curved shape. Both the opening and the bottom of the bottle are designed as round shape, which is smaller at the beginning and transforms into curved lines at the one third of the bottle. This allows it to be easy to take and grab. Its curved shape has created a beautiful proportion of bottle figure just like an elegant lady. The minimalist design of circular geometry makes SPARKEAU even more stylish.
Challenge
From design, to find a single drink package contains both plastic cover, heat-shrinkable film, and glass, choose and balance between the different material, contains visual rendering have experienced countless discussion and revision, in order to be able to accurately from the appearance design is sparkling water itself is clean, simple sense and as a life-supporting product positioning and image of an existence, at the same time of regard for environmental protection consciousness, promote to consumers directly
Realization and Technology
As average beverage bottle packaging may be sticky, or specially printed and packed identity, SPARKEAU sought to avoid bottle adhering to labels or the appearance of glue residue in the outer packaging, therefore, by using environmentally friendly shrink film for commercial labeling. The design of the shrink film was for ease of recycling of the glass bottles, as well as considering the material of the paper box designed for easily opened to access content, as well as convenient transportation.
Operation and Interaction
With the idea of establishing Taiwan own sparkling water brand, the taste and visual appearance are tailored to Taiwan tastes. Geometric design of glass bottles instead of disposable plastic bottles, so that the quality is not frivolous, while taking into environmental protection. The thermally shrinkable film outside the bottle is elegantly designed to give a clean impression consistent with the contents. The overall product design texture is pure, just like water to people's life, is an important but useless existence.
Project Duration and Location
The project is completed in April, 2019, in Taiwan.
Specifications
The bottle uses easy to clean glass as material, giving it reusable and recyclable usage. The packaging is made from corrugated paper which could be used as recycling box later, thus, helps environmental protection and avoid waste of materials.
Keywords
Ergonomics, Clean, Geometry sculpt, Green design, Beverage package

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