Samarqand Envase para baklava by Sajad Izadi

Samarqand Envase para baklava by Sajad Izadi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Envases Competition Category.

PlataEnvases· 2025

Samarqand Envase para baklava

by Sajad Izadi

Client: Hekayat Qand Parsi

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Envases Category

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The Design

About Samarqand Envase para baklava

Samarqand es un diseño de envase para el baklava de Qazvin, un dulce tradicional iraní elaborado principalmente con pistacho en polvo. La caja de cartón se imprime en offset con una base UV y se termina con un barniz mate al agua que genera una textura táctil. El relieve aporta detalle y focaliza la atención en zonas seleccionadas, mientras que los colores verde metalizado y dorado sugieren valor. La ilustración combina estilos iraníes tradicionales y modernos, empleando imágenes de pistachos y formas de rombo que evocan la silueta del dulce. También se ofrece una caja unitaria para compras más pequeñas.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Samarqand Envase para baklava ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Samarqand Envase para baklava sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Samarqand Envase para baklava es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Baklava Qazvin is one of the most valuable traditional sweets of Iran.
This pastry is made up of more than 90% edible nuts, with powdered pistachios being its main base.
The brand archetype is careful, as one of the characteristics of this archetype is generosity and trustworthiness. Another archetype is the Sage, which symbolizes an old man,a wise, scholarly, and knowledgeable character who believes in knowledge.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width: 260mm Depth: 38mm x Height: 200mm
Tags: Packaging design, Art, Sweets , Baklava, Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Iranian Illustration
Production Technology: In the packaging printing, a matte coating technique on cardboard and water-based materials has been used to create a tactile texture.
In some areas, embossing has been employed to draw attention, create focus, and add more detail.
Offset printing with UV base was used for this project.
The metallic nature of the green and gold colors conveys a greater sense of value to the audience.
Design Challenge: Combining art with the printing industry has always been challenging.
Researching printing materials and controlling them must always be accompanied by prototyping, which the designer must do several times.
However, the real difficulty lies in figuring out how to use art in service of the market in a way that is acceptable to people.
The designer always reaches the final conclusion by experimenting with different ideas, evaluating them, and consulting with market experts.
Research: Baklava is one of the most expensive pastries among sweets, but aside from the quality of the product, luxurious packaging could greatly contribute to its sales.
To make purchasing in smaller sizes possible, single-unit packaging has also been designed.
Combining authentic art with modern industry can create something truly remarkable.
Inspiration: In Iranian legends, winged angels were depicted as the source of knowledge on Earth.
They were knowledgeable in the sciences of astronomy, medicine, and geology.
The designer has attempted to use this character for the brand, as it has been a suitable source of inspiration for its archetype.
This wise old man is generous and brings blessings from the heavens to the people of Earth.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2023 in Qazvin and finished in March 2024 in Qazvin and was launched in the Iran market.
Operation Flow: The design style of this product harks back to Iran's past, combining both traditional and modern illustration styles, though both are inherently Iranian.
Images of pistachios are used throughout the design, with green being the dominant color, evoking freshness and the pistachio itself.
Diamond-shaped patterns are predominantly used, reflecting the final shape of the baklava.
The dreamlike quality of the imagery stems from the mysterious nature of the archetype of the old angel.
Team Members: Graphic Designer: Sajad Izadi
Image Credits: Graphic Designer: Sajad Izadi