Melodic Realm 白酒ボトル by Huang Yong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銅賞 in パッケージデザイン Competition Category.

銅パッケージ· 2026

Melodic Realm 白酒ボトル

by Huang Yong

Client: Ortho

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in パッケージ Category

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The Design

About Melodic Realm 白酒ボトル

「Melodic Realm(妙音境)」は、中国の伝統的な蒸留酒である白酒のために設計されたボトルである。そのフォルムは、楽人の意匠をあしらった唐代の金メッキ八角杯から着想を得ており、八面体の構造を高温焼成した陶磁器で再現している。物理蒸着(PVD)コーティングにより、表面には金色の金属光沢が与えられ、高い硬度と優れた耐食性を備える。八つの側面には漢人をはじめとする各民族の楽人が浮き彫りで表現され、四方八方から music が響き渡る情景を想起させる。透明なアクリルケースにより、あらゆる角度からの鑑賞が可能となっている。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Melodic Realm 白酒ボトルは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Melodic Realm 白酒ボトルは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Melodic Realm 白酒ボトルは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Inspired by the Tang Dynasty national treasure "Gilded Octagonal Cup with Musician Motif", this work adopts ceramic to reproduce the classic octagonal structure. It is coated with PVD gilding technology, showing a noble metallic luster and durable texture. The relief carvings of musicians from Han and other ethnic groups undulate along the eight sides, vividly recreating the magnificent scene of "music playing from all directions".
Dimensions & Packaging: 30cmx12cmx9cm
Production Technology: This product uses high-white clay fired at 1280℃, accurately restoring the geometric structure of the Tang Dynasty octagonal gold cup. PVD physical vapor deposition technology applies a 2–3μm TiN coating with 2000HV Vickers hardness, presenting 24K gold luster and excellent corrosion and oxidation resistance.
The bottle relief is formed by five-axis CNC precision molds. The musician patterns are distributed along the octagonal surface with a texture depth of 0.3–0.5mm, reproducing the engraving style of the Tang Dynasty. The outer packaging adopts high-transmittance PMMA with light transmittance ≥92%, double‑polished for 360° panoramic display. It features high impact resistance and UV protection, reaching museum‑grade exhibition standards.
Design Challenge: The core challenge of this project is to revitalize the millennium-old national treasure in modern design.
I. Replica Difficulty: The Tang octagonal gold cup has complex facets and musician patterns. Accurately reproducing its geometry on ceramic, while applying PVD gilding, requires repeated tests on ceramic shrinkage, coating adhesion, and color stability.
II. Visual Narrative Difficulty: Translating “music from all directions” into a static object demands undulating reliefs that create dynamic rhythm via light and shadow, letting the bottle resonate with Tang vitality.
III. Cultural Integration Difficulty: Linking ancient court banquets with Jiannanchun’s “National Liquor of the Tang Dynasty” identity to make heritage tangible.
IV. Exhibition Experience Difficulty: Packaging that balances protection and transparency, achieving museum‑style panoramic display for a timeless dialogue.
Research: Inspired by the Tang Dynasty's "Gilded Octagonal Cup with Musician Motifs" and combining Jiannanchun’s identity as the "National Liquor of the Tang Dynasty", this work recreates the grand banquet scene of "Music from All Directions". It adopts a ceramic base and PVD gilding technology to restore the octagonal shape and musician reliefs, and is equipped with a high-transparency acrylic display case. Through CNC precision carving and high-temperature firing, it integrates the aesthetics of cultural relics with modern craftsmanship, enabling users to dialogue with the Tang Dynasty via touch and taste, and realizing the tangible inheritance of traditional culture.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Tang Dynasty national treasure "Gilded Eight-Sided Gold Cup with Musician Motif", the bottle shape replicates the classic eight-sided design of the gold cup, recreating the scene of Han and non-Han musicians dancing and playing music, vividly depicting the magnificent movement of "music playing from all directions".
Project Duration: It will be launched in Xi'an, China in March 2025 and conclude in Xi'an, China in January 2026.
Operation Flow: Inspired by the Tang Dynasty's "Gilded Octagonal Cup with Musician Motifs," and incorporating Jiannanchun's identity as the "National Liquor of the Tang Dynasty," this piece recreates the grand Tang Dynasty banquet ceremony of "Music from All Directions." The octagonal design is replicated, with a PVD gilding layer on ceramic, embossed musician motifs, and an acrylic display case. Designers, engineers, and historical consultants collaborated to complete the gilded porcelain bottle. This object serves as a time capsule, allowing users to engage in a dialogue with the Tang Dynasty through touch, sight, and sip, achieving a tangible inheritance of traditional culture.
Team Members: Yong Huang