Alpine Ancient Trees Involucrum Theae by Xiaobin Li, Xingguo Li and Shilin Huang

Alpine Ancient Trees Involucrum Theae by Xiaobin Li, Xingguo Li and Shilin Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Involucri Competition Category.

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Alpine Ancient Trees Involucrum Theae

by Xiaobin Li, Xingguo Li and Shilin Huang

Client: Shenzhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co.,Ltd.

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Involucrum Category

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About Alpine Ancient Trees Involucrum Theae

Arbores Alpinae Antiquae involucri consilium est theae nigrae. Capsa exterior forma conchae bivalvis constat, ex una parte facta e charta undulata striarum F, quae cum charta undulata striarum F simplici facie obducta est. Strata chartae undulatae congesta sunt ut forma extremorum efficiatur, quae montem theae naturamque arborum theae antiquarum in memoriam revocat. Fundamentum congestum etiam theam compressam suo loco continet. Capsa mensuras habet ducentorum octoginta quattuor per ducentos viginti sex per nonaginta quattuor millimetra et plana mitti potest ut sumptus vecturae minuantur. Post usum, patella bonsai parvum in mensa sustinere potest. Omnia materialia iterum tractari possunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Alpine Ancient Trees Involucrum Theae victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Alpine Ancient Trees Involucrum Theae opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Alpine Ancient Trees Involucrum Theae creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The contour tea mountain shape of BC pit corrugated paper shows the growth environment of the original ecological landscape of the ancient tea tree.It serves as the base of the ancient tea tree.
The outer box of contour tea tray is integrated into one shape,F-flute corrugated paper laminated with F-flute single face corrugated paper,Which can be reused as small bonsai in a corner of the desk to decorate the environment.
The whole packaging material is environmental protection and recycling.
Dimensions & Packaging: The outer size of the corrugated tea box is 284 mm×226 mm×94 mm, the inner structure of the paper carving for the tea mountain line, and the tea Tuo size is 72 mm×72 mm×50 mm.
Tags: Recycling,Tea,Corrugated,Degradable,Food
Production Technology: The outer box of contour tea tray is integrated into one shape,F-flute corrugated paper laminated with F-flute single face corrugated paper.
Design Challenge: The tea mountain is formed by the layer-by-layer superposition of the characteristics of corrugated paper.
Research: Project background: The packaging material is original ecological and environmental protection, which can convey the ecological environment of tea mountain,and the cost is 40% less than the old packaging.
Our efforts: corrugated paper series material,coarse fiber special paper printing for plane patterns,to minimize large area printing and use of too much technology,corrugated superimposed tea plastic art and practical.This shape is well received by customers and consumers. Engineers have done a lot of model tests to achieve the real effect of tea.Tea mountain shape can be used for a second time,put small bonsai ornament office or tea room.
Inspiration: The original environment of tea mountain,advocating a kind of leisurely and slow life state of returning to nature and returning to the true,seeking for the true self and the unity of heaven and man.
Project Duration: The project began in Wuzhou, Guangxi province, in December 2019, was completed in Shenzhen in February 2020, and was exhibited at the Shenzhen Spring Tea Fair in May 2020.
Operation Flow: 1. The package is of clamshell box type, forming in one piece. The outer box can be compressed and shipped, saving logistics cost.
2. Seal the packaging to ensure that it is not opened to consumers.
3. Fixed drak tea with superimposed corrugated paper as backing, artistic and practical.
4. A small bonsai can be put on the bottom tray of tea mountain shape for secondary use to decorate the office space.
Patents: Guangxi Liabaoju Tea Co.,LTD reserves the right of trademark interpretation of this package
Team Members: Designer:Xingguo Li
Photographer:Xiaobin Li
Packaging structure design:Shilin Huang
Image Credits: Main image is Image #1,Photographer Xiaobin Li,designer：Xingguo Li,Packaging structure design：Shilin Huang 2019.