Cafe Guardiao Emballage de café by Tipz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design d'Emballage Competition Category.

BronzeEmballage· 2026

Cafe Guardiao Emballage de café

by Tipz

Client: Cooabriel

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Emballage Category

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The Design

About Cafe Guardiao Emballage de café

Cafe Guardiao est un design d'emballage destiné à un café torréfié et moulu haut de gamme produit par une coopérative brésilienne. L'identité visuelle repose sur l'illustration d'un archange, dessinée dans un style gravure, dont les ailes protectrices constituent l'élément graphique dominant. Une typographie affirmée instaure une hiérarchie visuelle claire sur le lieu de vente. Un bandeau d'étiquette précise le degré de torréfaction, l'origine coopérative et la teneur en conilon 100 % pur. L'impression flexographique sur supports kraft et pelliculés mats confère à l'emballage un fini mat et une surface tactile.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Cafe Guardiao Emballage de café est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Cafe Guardiao Emballage de café est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Cafe Guardiao Emballage de café satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Cafe Guardiao is a premium roasted and ground coffee packaging redesign for Cooabriel, the largest conilon coffee cooperative in Latin America. The new identity, anchored by the archangel Sao Gabriel and its protective wings, communicates purity, origin, and quality. The matte finish and bold typography ensure standout shelf presence, differentiating the brand from mass-market competitors.
Dimensions & Packaging: This package is 110 mm wide, 60 mm deep, and 220 mm tall.
Tags: coffee packaging, conilon coffee, cooperative branding, product redesign, brand repositioning, matte packaging, food packaging, Brazilian design, premium packaging, point of sale
Production Technology: The packaging was developed through a structured brand strategy process followed by visual identity design. Flexographic printing on kraft and matte laminated substrates was employed to achieve the premium matte finish. Illustration work combined engraving-style line art with typographic hierarchy, producing tactile and visual differentiation at the point of sale.
Design Challenge: The central challenge was repositioning a coffee variety historically linked to low quality. Conilon carries market stigma even in its producing region, and a prior launch had failed, leaving negative brand memory among buyers. The redesign required a complete visual break from that history while remaining authentic to its cooperative origin. Mass-market shelf pressure demanded bold differentiation. Matte lamination and substrate selection required sampling to ensure print fidelity within costs.
Research: Applied qualitative research. Objective: identify barriers to purchase intent for Conilon coffee and define a visual positioning capable of sustaining a premium price. Method: immersion at the Cooabriel cooperative, shelf audits in supermarkets across Greater Vitória, and interviews with directors, cuppers, and retail partners. Results: the Traditional line increased 45 percent in sales volume, and Extra Forte increased 17 percent. The new packaging enabled access to retail chains previously closed to the brand.
Inspiration: The inspiration emerged from a deep immersion in the cooperative and its values. The archangel concept - a guardian watching over the beans, the farmers, and the consumer - became the brand soul. Conilon coffee carries historical stigma; the design sought to overcome this through visual nobility, celebrating the unique characteristics of this 100 percent pure Brazilian coffee variety.
Project Duration: The project was developed in Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. The new packaging was launched in January 2025.
Operation Flow: The packaging communicates directly at the point of sale, guiding the consumer through a clear visual hierarchy: the archangel illustration creates an immediate emotional connection, the bold product name confirms variant identity, and the label band delivers key quality claims - 100% pure conilon, cooperative origin, and roast level. The matte finish invites physical interaction, reinforcing a premium tactile experience. The design rewards closer inspection, building trust and purchase intent progressively.
Team Members: Creative Director: Ricardo Montenegro Pessanha
Creative Designer: Mateus Matos Montenegro