arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Botella de vodka by Elia Pittavino

arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Botella de vodka by Elia Pittavino is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Envases Competition Category.

HierroEnvases· 2015

arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Botella de vodka

by Elia Pittavino

Client: Elia Pittavino

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Envases Category

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The Design

About arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Botella de vodka

arcAdia es una botella conceptual para vodka italiano. La botella está hecha de vidrio y tiene una base poligonal de 10 centímetros de diámetro y una altura de 33 centímetros. Su forma multifacetada resulta fácil de sujetar y de servir. Se ofrecen tres versiones: un vidrio cian liso, un acabado plateado con un 70 por ciento de opacidad y un vidrio negro con un 85 por ciento de opacidad que aun así deja ver el vodka en su interior. Un estuche de regalo de metal ligero se abre girando su parte superior, que permanece cerrada durante el transporte. La forma busca transmitir sencillez y evocación.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Botella de vodka ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Botella de vodka sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Botella de vodka es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: acrcAdia is an Italian Vodka, made of glass as main material, the bottle is designed to appear simple & evocative.
Dimensions & Packaging: Vodka Bottle: Polygonal 10 cm diameter base, 33 cm height.
Gift Packaging: 13 cm diameter base, 36 cm height.
Tags: vodka, bottle, italian, italy, packaging, pack, premium, luxury, concept, design
Production Technology: The arcAdia bottle is mainly composed of glass, with 3 varieties of colours & treatments.
The "Cyan" bottle is made of flat coloured glass, the "Silver" one that has a 70% opacity silver reflecting finish.
The "Black" edition is made of black glass with a 85% opacity finish, that still allows to see the Vodka.
The gift Packaging is made of light metal, as the cap and it’s studied to let the shell be opened by twisting the main upper part, that remains closed when carried out for transportation.
Design Challenge: Deliver a shape that could be perceived as evocative, functional & easy to handle.
Research: The arcAdia bottle is inspired by the luxury world and its correlated designs, as the concept focuses on the fashion and luxury markets, aming a simple and evocative design appeal. The research was also influenced by the ancient undisclosed worlds, iconic and mythological constructions, futuristic buildings. The strong “A” central character, mark of arcAdia, is linked up with the "Awen" glyph symbol that also in the modernity refers to the poetic and spitirual illumination.
Inspiration: acrcAdia is an Italian Vodka inspired by the ancient undisclosed worlds, with a futuristic way of seeing.
Project Duration: The first idea of the project come up in Italy the last months of 2014 and was developed since the Competition submission.
Operation Flow: The arcAdia Vodka interaction approach starts with the visual links made by the evocative external shape & facing treatments. When handled the bottle is easy to be held and served, thanks to its polygonal multi-faced shape.
The gift Packaging keep the user interaction in a twisting opening movement, that reveals the bottle once the upper part is lifted up.
Team Members: Elia Pittavino
Image Credits: Elia Pittavino