Le Chateau XO Mkpuchi Cognac by Tiago Russo and Katia Martins

Le Chateau XO Mkpuchi Cognac by Tiago Russo and Katia Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwungwu Competition Category.

ỌlaọchaNgwungwu· 2024

Le Chateau XO Mkpuchi Cognac

by Tiago Russo and Katia Martins

Client: Le Portier

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ngwungwu Category

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The Design

About Le Chateau XO Mkpuchi Cognac

Le Chateau XO bụ mkpuchi maka cognac. Karama enyo ahụ nwere ahịrị geometric dị nkọ na profaịlụ dị larịị nke na-akwado njide siri ike. Ala karama ahụ na-enyere aka idozi karama ahụ mgbe a na-awụpụ ihe ọṅụṅụ. E ji profaịlụ ọlaedo nke na-egbuke egbuke mechie olu karama ahụ, nke a kanyere ihe odide ma mee ka o nwee ahụ mgbagwoju maka mmetụ, e jikwa ihe mkpuchi gbara ọchịchịrị nwere ihe ịchọ mma ọla kpuchie ya n'elu. Igbe ngosi ahụ ka e ji suede e biri ebi, nke e mepụtara n'ụdị dị elu ma tinye foil kpuchie, nke nwere ime dị ọcha nwayọọ, ihe ịchọ mma ọlaedo na oyiyi osisi gbara ọchịchịrị n'èzí. E debere obere akwụkwọ n'ime igbe ahụ. Ebumnuche nke atụmatụ a bụ inye cognac ahụ ọnọdụ doro anya ma dị elu.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Le Chateau XO Mkpuchi Cognac meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Le Chateau XO Mkpuchi Cognac ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Le Chateau XO Mkpuchi Cognac bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: An evolution of the brand's portfolio, Le Chateau XO brings a more premium, striking and luxurious approach to Le Portier Cognac. The bottle's harsh geometric lines associated with a flattened profile allows for an optimal grip, with the bottle's base assisting in the gravity balance for pouring. The packaging further enhances the senses, with a soft suede texture cladding bottle and booklet, separated by a finely crafted gold trim from the rich wood shades that pay tribute to the cognac casks.
Dimensions & Packaging: Knurls, grooves, embossing and engraving define the intricacies of Le Chateau XO. With clean aesthetics, without organic ornament, the glass vessel focuses on minimalist artwork, where textures add an additional layer of intensity to the touch, which is enhanced and translated into the box itself. Embossed and engraved layers add an additional complexity do the suede, with a metal trim shadow gap generating the additional depth to the outer box, Le Chateau XO is an immersive sensorial journey.
Tags: Cognac, luxury, design, craftsmanship, Shannon, experience, immersion, packaging, product, exclusive
Production Technology: Le Chateau XO's bottle neck receives a gold metallic profile all the way around, engraved and knurled to bring additional texture and grip to the elongated neck. Above, a dark obsidian closure with metal trims top the luxurious feel of the bottle, with the harsh, cold materials contrasting with the cognac's natural colour and the softness of the box interiors. Printed, embossed and foiled suede bring an immersive, highly sensorial texture to the box, culminating in the deep wood grain outside.
Design Challenge: The XO cognac product language is one of elegance and elevation. Across the market, it is often seen utterly different approaches, but usually with the tendency to attach an organic shaping towards this type of product and vessel. For Le Chateau XO, design process focused on a completely different language, disruptive, luxurious, yet approachable. Clean, strikingly linear aesthetics are balanced with elongated curvatures and thick glass, providing the ultimate presence to this product.
Research: With a direct focus on the history of Shannon Sharpe and Mary Porter that is a reflection of the brand heritage, Le Chateau XO aims to intense visual assets, to the delicate luxurious elegance that highlights the product's shaping, the cognac itself, and becomes, on its own, a striking presence across any shelf. A stand-out design, in a bottle that brings attention to itself whilst highlighting the natural colours of the cognac, elevating the experience throughout box and vessel altogether.
Inspiration: The second launch for Le Portier Cognac, Le Chateau XO follows the success and heritage of the entry-level Shay VSOP cognac. Tailored to a more premium market, with a more aged spirit, the brand's second iteration focuses on a less organic approach than its predecessor. Sharpened curves and a straightened base with a thicker ice allow for a bolder, striking presence of the bottle alone, where the experience box combines cream suede and fine gold detailing with a reach dark tinted oak outside.
Project Duration: As a direct successor of Shay VSOP, Le Chateau XO design process came naturally in the following months that followed the arrival of the VSOP version onto the market and its immediate nationwide success. The bottle, completely reinvented and the gold details on both vessel and packaging, such as the profiles that lead to the clasp or the medallion on the back, have been perfected over time to ensure the ultimate luxurious finish that combines excellence, boldness and elegance to this product.
Operation Flow: Open the box through the side clasp, whilst contemplating the dark satin wood tones and gold detailing. Inside, the dark tones are contrasted by a light cream suede wrapping the whole interior of the box. On the left side, educational information is foiled onto the fabric, with a booklet allocated in the same finish. On the right, a low opacity pattern is applied to the inlay where the bottle sits, creating further depth and intensity to the reflections across the glass vessel and metallic trim.
Team Members: Tiago Russo
Katia Martins
Image Credits: Le Portier Cognac