Elena Gamalova Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for The Enchanted Forest Packaging in Packaging Design

Elena Gamalova acknowledged for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category for The Enchanted Forest Packaging by Elena Gamalova, designed for Pagane studio. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Golden A' Design Award Explained

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

More About The Enchanted Forest Packaging

Label and packaging design for Blue Lagoon distillery, New Caledonia a small distillery of the islands, and their rum bottle, The Enchanted Forest. It is a uniquely crafted white rum characterized by gentle vanilla aromas, distilled from a variety of sugar cane produced by farmers in Southern Caledonia. The objective was to create a label design that conveys the quality of the brand and creates an emotional bond with the customers in a highly competitive market. The overall feeling of the packaging is about the intertwining of tradition and modernity.

About Elena Gamalova

Elena Gamalova has been working in the design field for more than 15 years, from startups to global brands and institutions. During her career so far, almost half of which she has spent in Paris, she contributed to the development of visual identities, brand strategies, cross-channel promotional campaigns, product development, and packaging. Her work was featured in Packaging of the World, the Dieline, World Brand Design Society, Best of Branding. One of her packaging projects - was part of the 10 best and most appreciated projects of May 2020, on Packaging of the World. She believes that design can contribute to our society and be considered as a strategic and problem-solving tool.

Award Record

With this recognition, Elena Gamalova is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Packaging Design Award

The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. Awarded packaging designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/packaging

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/106702
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106702
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106702
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/279285
Further Information from the Laureate: https://paganestudio.com/portfolio/the-enchanted-forest/

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: The Enchanted Forest Packaging
Function: Packaging
Category: Packaging Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors: Dark Slate Gray, Teal, Light Sea Green and Dark Cyan
Images: 5
Client: Pagane studio

The Recognition

Laureate: Elena Gamalova
Country: Bulgaria
Recognition: Golden A' Design Award
Edition: 2020 - 2021
Design ID: #106702

Design Details

Unique Properties: Label and packaging design for Blue Lagoon distillery, New Caledonia a small and unique distillery of the islands, and The Enchanted Forest. It is a uniquely crafted white rum characterized by gentle vanilla aromas, distilled from a variety of sugar cane produced by farmers in southern Caledonia. The objective was to create a label design that brings to life the legendary and mysterious story of this uniquely crafted white spiced rum, in order to create an emotional bond with their customers.
Inspiration: The inspiration came from the traditional beliefs and culture, of the local community of Kanak people, and their efforts related to environmental protection and conservation of the tropical forest and lagoon that surrounds the islands. The label design that we created takes people back in a time of discoveries, legends, and adventures. The bird living in the Enchanted Forest is a symbol of joy - a celebration of life. The color of the bottle reflects the blue shades of the famous lagoon that surrounds the Enchanted Forest and gives a sensation of freshness. Dive deep into the historical roots of the Enchanted forest and his legendary spiritual drink.
Research: This design comes from a detailed observation of the manufacturer identification.
Challenge: The experimental batch of rum is a new part of the production of Blue Lagoon distillery. It is not common for New Caledonia to produce rum, so we had to discuss a lot with our client as to understand the benefits and the specialty of this kind of rum, in order to provide a solution that attire the customer attention and help them to gain part of the already competitive market.
Realization and Technology: Packaging Design, Brand Identity, Brand Creation Glass bottle. The cap is a wooden closure with bamboo. The labels were screen printed, with a combination of gold foil stamping on the neck.
Operation and Interaction: It's a simple normal functioning alcoholic glass bottle. There's no special function to it.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in April 2020 and finished at the end of May, in Noumea, New Caledonia.
Specifications: Height 210 mm x Diameter 12 mm
Keywords: spirits, rum, bottle, packaging, label, alcohol beverages, packaging design