Press Release
Melodi Chocolate Packaging Design by Ebru Sile Goksel Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Ebru Sile Goksel honored for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Melodi Chocolate Packaging Design by Ebru Sile Goksel has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Melodi Chocolate Packaging Design
This design honors artisanal craftsmanship with a warm, inviting approach that sparks emotional connection and unwrapping delight. Typography is inspired by vintage European artisan confectionaries and signages, with each stamp emphasizing quality, heritage, and story. Designed for adaptability and scalability, the concept maintains a tactile, luxurious feel across all formats, from packaging, ensuring consistent elegance at every touchpoint. Rich textures, foil accents, and precise production techniques were carefully refined to deliver a high quality, gift worthy presentation.
Award Record
This recognition makes Ebru Sile Goksel a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2024 - 2025 and the 2025 - 2026 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. The awarded packaging designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/packaging
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/175760
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/175760
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!175760
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/360799
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.studioborn.co
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Melodi Chocolate Packaging Design
- Function
- Packaging Design
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Bisque, Rosy Brown, Wheat, Saddle Brown and Black
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ebru Sile Goksel
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #175760
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Yonca Muslubaş
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Melodi visual identity celebrates the artistry of chocolate with a refined yet inviting aesthetic. The design bridges heritage and modern indulgence, inspired by the roots of the brand dating back to 1957, while embracing a contemporary cafe culture. The graceful arch of the logo and warm, burnt tones evoke the sensory pleasure of rich cocoa and freshly brewed coffee. The packaging transforms each product into a gift worthy treasure that invites customers to slow down, savor, and share.
- Inspiration
- The creative concept draws from the idea of chocolate as an art form, where craftsmanship and passion come together to create something timeless. Influenced by the European nostalgia of artisanal confectionery, the design reflects the ritual of enjoying little luxuries. It nods to vintage patisserie boxes and the warm hospitality of a neighborhood coffeehouse. The result is a brand experience that invites people not just to taste chocolate, but to immerse themselves in its story.
- Research
- We researched inspiring examples to understand how people emotionally connect with artisan confections. Through our observations with chocolate lovers, we explored the desire for warmth, craft, and passion in packaging. Results showed that customers value gift worthy details and the joy of unwrapping, encouraging slow, mindful enjoyment, like savoring moments from the past. These insights guided a design that fosters genuine engagement and nostalgia, strengthening brand experience.
- Challenge
- Internally, honoring the rich history of artisan confections while appealing to the cafe culture of today required deep cultural understanding. Designing for diverse sizes, forms, and materials is tough, demanding flawless integration across all touchpoints.
- Realization and Technology
- This design combines classic elegance with modern branding techniques. The typography was carefully chosen to evoke a timeless, artisanal feel, balanced with clean, readable fonts. The packaging uses premium textured paper to enhance tactile quality, paired with a vibrant, embossed foil stamping for the logo and details, adding depth and luxury. The red ribbon creates a gift like experience, emphasizing craftsmanship and exclusivity. Production leveraged offset printing with spot varnish to highlight key elements.
- Operation and Interaction
- Creating a design that works seamlessly across various sizes, forms, and materials is challenging because each item, chocolate packaging, ice cream cups, coffee cups, plates, and napkins, has unique production requirements and user interactions. Ensuring all elements align visually and functionally while maintaining adaptability and scalability demands careful coordination, material choices, and design precision.
- Project Duration and Location
- We started the brand concept and packaging work in February 2024, and within approximately 2 months, all printed materials were delivered ready for production. The production process took about 1.5 months. Paper choices, texture richness, foil details, and colors were finalized through test prints. Final touches were added to enhance the gift experience quality. The Melodi Chocolate Cafe launched in August 2024 in Etiler, Istanbul.
- Specifications
- This design approach is applied across various sizes, forms, and materials, showcasing a strong structure of adaptability and scalability. From chocolate packaging to ice cream cups, coffee cups, plates, and napkins, each element is thoughtfully designed to work in harmony, creating a cohesive and immersive brand experience for the cafe.
- Keywords
- Chocolate, Packaging, Cafe, Branding, Logo, Typography, Vintage, Gift Box,
