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Tokinone Kemasan Makanan by Toshiki Okada

Tokinone Kemasan Makanan by Toshiki Okada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Kemasan Competition Category.


PerungguKemasan· 2021

Tokinone Kemasan Makanan

by Toshiki Okada

Client: Zikkichi Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Kemasan Category

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The Design

About Tokinone Kemasan Makanan

Tokinone adalah desain kemasan untuk Dorayaki, kue tradisional Jepang yang dibuat dengan menyelipkan pasta kacang di antara dua panekuk. Versi Tokinone menambahkan krim mentega serta beragam rasa seperti buah dan teh hijau. Polanya menggunakan tujuh warna, satu untuk setiap rasa, dengan bentuk-bentuk acak yang mengesankan tekstur lembut. Warna dan bentuknya memadukan unsur lama dan baru, referensi Jepang dan Barat. Kotaknya terbuat dari kertas berkualitas tinggi tanpa kilap yang selaras dengan tekstur kue tersebut. Setiap kue diberi ruang yang cukup lapang di dalam kotak. Seluruh bagiannya terbuat dari kertas yang dapat didaur ulang dan dapat dilipat rata setelah digunakan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Tokinone Kemasan Makanan adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Tokinone Kemasan Makanan diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Tokinone Kemasan Makanan memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Tokinone is a new and nostalgic product that adds butter cream and flavors such as fruit and green tea to Dorayaki , a traditional Japanese pastry made by sandwiching bean paste between pancakes.
Fun patterns with colors representing the seven flavors and random shapes are expressing the fluffy texture.
Unlike traditional Japanese confectionery packaging, the colorful, pop, and high quality atmosphere of this product is appreciated as a gift. It is made of non-glossy high quality paper, all made from recyclable paper products.
Dimensions & Packaging
Small box:(W)200mm x (D)120mm x (H)105mm
Large box:(W)200mm x (D)98mm x (H)235mm
Individual:(W)118mm x (D)30mm x (H)138mm
Tags
Sweets, Traditional sweets, Japanese sweets, Wagashi, Japanese food, Package design
Production Technology
The Dorayaki cakes that come in the box are very soft, so each one is specially designed to have sufficient margins. The box is made of non-glossy high quality paper to match the texture of the Dorayaki. Also recyclable paper products were chosen for everything related to this product.
Design Challenge
Many of the traditional Japanese confectionery packages were expected to be of high quality as gifts, and this project was required to express a modern style while inheriting the tradition. In the design, expressing the warmth was the most important part of this product, which is prepared by hand, while at the same time achieving both the quality as a gift.
Research
Kawagoe City, where this product is sold, is a tourist destination, and in recent years has become a popular dating spot among young people and foreigners. With the shift in tourist demographics, the traditional souvenir wagashi also needed to be reborn. The branding and package were designed from scratch to create a product that would be loved by people of all ages and languages, while retaining the Japanese tradition.
Inspiration
Tokinone means "tone of time" in Japanese. To revive this Japanese traditional confectionery Dorayaki (pancake-like patties wrraped around filling of sweet bean paste.) handed down from long ago as a new local specialty of the modern age, colors and shapes that give a sense of both new and old, Japanese and Western styles are used.
The colors used in the design were imagined from butter, strawberry, tangerine, rum, sweet potato, matcha, and hojicha.
Project Duration
Development began in 2019 in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, and sales began in 2020 at a long-established Japanese confectionery store near Kita-in, Kawagoe City.
Operation Flow
The design is consistent with the rationale behind the color choice, but also visually catches the eye with a pop and high quality atmosphere that makes the product tasty and enjoyable. All packages are made of paper and can be easily disassembled and folded, making them environmentally friendly.
Team Members
Brand Manager:Masahito Nunome
Image Credits
All Image: Photographer Nozomi Suzuki 2021 / Art Director Toshiki Okada 2019 / Graphic designer Toshiki Okada 2019

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