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Golden Seasons Brick Kemasan Teh by Chushan Design

Golden Seasons Brick Kemasan Teh by Chushan Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Kemasan Competition Category.


PerakKemasan· 2025

Golden Seasons Brick Kemasan Teh

by Chushan Design

Client: Shenzhen Chushan Design Culture Group Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Kemasan Category

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The Design

About Golden Seasons Brick Kemasan Teh

Golden Seasons Brick adalah desain kemasan untuk bata teh Pu-erh yang dipadatkan. Selongsong luarnya terbuat dari kertas khusus bertekstur antik dengan motif segel cetak dalam (deboss) dan pengecapan foil emas. Di dalamnya, kotak laci dua lapis dari karton emas dan papan abu-abu menampung delapan belas bata teh berbalut foil emas, sembilan per baki. Slot antiguncangan melindungi bata teh selama perjalanan. Setiap bata berbobot empat gram, angka yang menggemakan kata "empat musim" dalam bahasa Mandarin. Bakinya dapat diganti, sehingga kotak ini bisa diisi ulang dan digunakan kembali.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Golden Seasons Brick Kemasan Teh 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. Golden Seasons Brick Kemasan Teh 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. Golden Seasons Brick Kemasan Teh adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Golden Seasons Brick Cultural narratives empower functionality. The name vintage (homophone for "cultural relics" ) embodies temporal depth through three imprints: mountain veins, tea leaves, and fingerprints. The 4g brick (phonetically "Four Seasons" ) is gold-foil sealed as a time capsule. Imperial seal engravings elevate tea brewing into a collectible ritual, redefining Guochao (China's cultural renaissance) tea experiences for modern mobility.
Dimensions & Packaging
80mmx80mmx40mm box with dual-layer structure (2 trays x 9 bricks). The 9x2 configuration mirrors the Eastern philosophy of (9x9 returning to unity), symbolizing cyclical renewal.
Tags
Modular​, Travel-friendly, Tea Brick, ​Cultural Relic​, ​Imperial Seal​, ​Biophilic​, ​Travel Essentials​
Production Technology
Outer Sleeve​ Antique-textured specialty paper with debossed imperial seals. Gold foil stamps highlight the Vintage brand and tea brick details.
Inner Structure​ Dual-layer drawer box (gold cardstock + eco greyboard) holds 9 gold-foil-wrapped tea bricks per layer. Anti-shock slots prevent breakage during travel. Refillable design reduces packaging waste.
Design Challenge
Vintage resolves the ritual-portability paradox through a threefold symbolic system (mountain/tea/fingerprint textures). We translated imperial seals into tactile geometric patterns, paired with a 4g brick (phonetic "Four Seasons" in Chinese) that bridges nature, tea, and human craft.
Research
Vintage addresses tea-drinking challenges for mobile youth by reinterpreting Qing emperors’ seal motifs (Qianlong/Yongzheng) into minimalist icons. The 4g brick, phonetically echoing “Four Seasons” in Chinese, is gold-foil wrapped as a cultural time capsule. Its modular system (replaceable FSC-certified trays) enables 20-second brewing anywhere, boosting reorders by 300% while educating sustainable habits through packaging reusability and material circularity.
Inspiration
In fast paced urban life and frequent travel, modern individuals seek moments of respite through natural rituals that soothe the body and mind.
Vintage embraces "Tea Accompanies the Seasons," distilling the rich flavor of Yunnan ancient tree Pu-erh and the serene aesthetics of Eastern artifacts into a 4g portable "Four Seasons Gold Brick." The "4g" cleverly symbolizes the seasons, allowing the tea’s aroma to flow with nature’s rhythms, seamlessly integrating into work, home, and travel.
Project Duration
Project Timeline: Initiated in Shenzhen, China (September 2024) and delivered as a market-ready packaging system by January 2025
Operation Flow
Ritual Reboot​ Removing the belly band becomes a ceremonial unboxing act, mirroring Gen-Z's cultural pride in China's heritage.
Functional Luxury​ 18 golden bricks arranged in vault-like precision. 20-second brew ritual balances extravagance and efficiency.
Team Members
Yin Peng
Image Credits
Image : Photographer Vintage Tea Co., Golden Seasons Brick, 2024.

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