Tamausagi ボトル入り緑茶 by Hisamichi Kasai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銀賞 in パッケージデザイン Competition Category.
銀パッケージ· 2024
Tamausagi ボトル入り緑茶
Client: Shunbin inc.
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in パッケージ Category
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The Design
About Tamausagi ボトル入り緑茶
玉兎は、京都の伝統的な宇治製法でつくられた宇治玉露を用いたボトル入り日本茶です。ボトルは、簡素さを尊ぶ日本の美意識「侘び寂び」に着想を得たシンプルな形状。シンボルは、宇治の守護神を導いたとされるうさぎです。ボトルには薄雲のかかった月夜が描かれ、これは茶葉を日光から遮って育てる玉露の製法を表しています。ざらついた質感と落ち着いた光沢をもつ金の装飾を施しました。黒いボトルは光を遮り、茶を守ります。箱に設けた円形の窓からは、うさぎのシンボルが覗きます。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Tamausagi ボトル入り緑茶は、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Tamausagi ボトル入り緑茶は、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Tamausagi ボトル入り緑茶は、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Tamausagi is a bottled Japanese tea brewed with "Uji Gyokuro," a tea produced using Kyoto's traditional Uji tea manufacturing technique. Japanese tea is often served for free in many restaurants in Kyoto and all over Japan. We developed Tamausagi to provide delicious tea to increase the value of Uji tea and to promote its production.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Bottle size: Diameter 52mm x Height 196mm
Box size: Width 145mm x Height 242mm x Depth 75mm - Tags
- Tea, Japanese Tea, Green Tea, Uji Gyokuro, Package design
- Production Technology
- To evoke the prestige and exclusive luxury of Kyoto, we applied special gold designs to the bottle. With a rough texture and subdued gleam, the gold exudes a strong presence. A black bottle, which blocks light, was used to protect the tea's quality. We added a circular window to the packaging to allow the rabbit symbol on the bottle to be seen. Inspired by the Gyokuro cultivation method of shading tea leaves from sunlight, we depict a moonlit night with thin clouds.
- Design Challenge
- Due to the risk of the bottle falling over during filling at the factory, it was necessary to adjust the shape of the bottle finely. The most challenging task was to balance functionality with art: to have a design that evokes the simplicity of Japan's beauty without impeding the filling process. Additionally, we spent significant time meticulously designing the bottle's visual appeal to ensure that it is beautiful from every angle.
- Research
- We were conscious of the design to enhance and capitalize on the value of Japanese tea itself, which until now has been offered free of charge. Also, the design aims to create a brand of tea that can be served on special occasions, such as a welcome drink or as a non-alcoholic beverage for those who cannot drink alcohol at an event.
- Inspiration
- The bottle has a simple form inspired by Japan's aesthetic of simplicity, known as wabi-sabi. The symbol comes from a rabbit, which guided the guardian god of Uji and looked back to ensure the god was following. The bottle's design, which evokes the image of a moonlit night with thin clouds, represents the Gyokuro tea's cultivation method of shading the leaves from the sun. Traditional Japanese patterns, reminiscent of Uji tea's long history, are incorporated into the clouds' design.
- Project Duration
- This brand was launched in Kyoto, Japan in September 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Simply open the bottle and pour a glass to enjoy Japanese tea of the highest quality. The bottle design, with its rabbit motif, adds an elegant flair to the table, and when poured into a glass, the tea's beautiful, vibrant golden color catches your eye. The design is perfect for a special time with a loved one or as a gift.
- Patents
- Trademark: 2023 Kyoto Tea Cooperative
- Team Members
- Art Director: Hisamichi Kasai
Designer: Hisamichi Kasai
Producer:Nobuyuki Muro
Planner: Rina Yatsugaki
Photographer: Yoshihiro Yamamoto - Image Credits
- Shunbin Co., Ltd.
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