Samarqand Kemasan Baklava by Sajad Izadi

Samarqand Kemasan Baklava by Sajad Izadi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Kemasan Competition Category.

PerakKemasan· 2025

Samarqand Kemasan Baklava

by Sajad Izadi

Client: Hekayat Qand Parsi

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Kemasan Category

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The Design

About Samarqand Kemasan Baklava

Samarqand adalah desain kemasan untuk baklava Qazvin, manisan tradisional Iran yang terbuat terutama dari bubuk pistachio. Kotak karton dicetak dengan teknik offset berbasis UV dan diselesaikan dengan pelapis berbahan dasar air bernuansa matte yang menciptakan tekstur yang terasa saat disentuh. Efek emboss menambahkan detail dan titik fokus pada area-area tertentu, sementara warna hijau metalik dan emas memberi kesan bernilai tinggi. Ilustrasinya memadukan gaya Iran tradisional dan modern, menggunakan gambar pistachio serta bentuk-bentuk belah ketupat yang mengingatkan pada bentuk kue tersebut. Tersedia pula kotak satuan untuk pembelian dalam jumlah kecil.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Samarqand Kemasan Baklava adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas atas yang indah dan mengesankan. Pemenang Perak adalah karya yang sangat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan keahlian, bakat, dan ketajaman luar biasa para desainernya. Samarqand Kemasan Baklava diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, etalase keahlian, sangat profesional, dan sangat inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini adalah penemuan yang sangat menonjol dan dikagumi yang bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. Samarqand Kemasan Baklava adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.

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