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Dukang Mellow Ambalaža za alkoholna pića by Wei Li

Dukang Mellow Ambalaža za alkoholna pića by Wei Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Ambalaže Competition Category.


BroncaAmbalaža· 2026

Dukang Mellow Ambalaža za alkoholna pića

by Wei Li

Client: Shenzhen Reform Brand Consultant and Design Co.,Ltd.

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Ambalaža Category

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The Design

About Dukang Mellow Ambalaža za alkoholna pića

Dukang Mellow je dizajn boce i ambalaže za baijiu, kinesko destilirano žestoko piće. Dizajn je namijenjen osobama koje piju same te nastoji pružiti emocionalnu utjehu, kao i osvježenje. Tijelo boce je vitko i aerodinamično, sugerirajući putanju rotirajućeg planeta. Zaobljena i otežana obrnuta baza dodaje stabilnost i smanjuje rizik od prevrtanja, a upotpunjena je metalnim čepom. Boca je izrađena s visokim udjelom recikliranog stakla, a staklo se može ponovno reciklirati bez ograničenja. Vanjska ambalaža koristi papir s certifikatom održivog šumarstva.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Dukang Mellow Ambalaža za alkoholna pića je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Dukang Mellow Ambalaža za alkoholna pića bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Dukang Mellow Ambalaža za alkoholna pića sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Dukang Mellow is a response to people's renewed recognition of the value of solitude in modern society. This product is centered around the concept of "staying slightly drunk and happy just right", not only meets physiological drinking needs but also provides psychological emotional comfort. It integrates the emotional core of "self gaze" into the product, making drinking no longer just a social tool, but also a way of self dialogue, precisely matching people's pursuit of "high-quality solitude" at present.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 96mm x Depth 96.17mm x Height 115.95mm
Tags
Self pleasing, Spinning planet, Emotional comfort
Production Technology
Produced using a high proportion of recycled glass raw materials, and the glass can be 100% infinitely recycled. The packaging uses forest certified paper materials (ensuring that the raw materials come from sustainable logging forests) to avoid volatile organic compound pollution. Through the design logic of "emotional symbols are greater than material accumulation", the concept of "focus and self enjoyment" is conveyed, which is in line with the current society's pursuit of a "simple and sustainable" lifestyle.
Design Challenge
Mellow, using the metaphor of a "spinning planet," connects the grand narrative of the universe with an individual's life trajectory, allowing the product to transcend its simple nature as a drinking tool and become a carrier for conveying the value of "pleasing oneself. The bottle body is a slender streamline, simulating the dynamic trajectory of a planet's rotation, creating a visual tension of "weight and light" and "stillness and movement". The inverted bottom design solves the problem of tipping that may occur when drinking alone.
Research
This product balances practicality and emotional value in terms of functionality. The inverted bottom design solves the problem of tipping that may occur when drinking alone, improving the convenience of use. More importantly, it binds drinking behavior with emotional release through emotional symbols such as "turning away worries" and "drinking alone under the moonlight", providing users with a carrier to relieve stress and reconcile with themselves, achieving a functional upgrade from "drinking" to "experience".
Inspiration
Mellow is a Baijiu product focusing on the scene of "self drinking", which aims to convey the "self pleasing" attitude towards life through design. It uses the "spinning planet" as a design medium, encouraging consumers to "just now+turn away worries" when drinking alone, enjoying the time spent with themselves in a slightly tipsy and just right state, bringing them the pleasure of moderate drinking and a space for emotional release.
Project Duration
2025-07-01
Operation Flow
The product design achieves a balance between mechanics and aesthetics. The bottom adopts a round and heavy inverted shape, paired with a metal bottle cap, symbolizing stability and sedimentation; The bottle body is a slender streamline, simulating the dynamic trajectory of a planet's rotation, creating a visual tension of "weight and light" and "stillness and movement".
Team Members
Liu Xinhui , Dong Jinghong , Li Wei

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