Sheng Ming Yue Capsa Donaria Placentularum Lunarium by Hu Wan, Li Jianpeng and Shi Xiaoxia

Sheng Ming Yue Capsa Donaria Placentularum Lunarium by Hu Wan, Li Jianpeng and Shi Xiaoxia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Involucri Competition Category.

AesInvolucrum· 2024

Sheng Ming Yue Capsa Donaria Placentularum Lunarium

by Hu Wan, Li Jianpeng and Shi Xiaoxia

Client: Netease Yanxuan Trading Co. Ltd

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Involucrum Category

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The Design

About Sheng Ming Yue Capsa Donaria Placentularum Lunarium

Durante Festo Medio Autumni, placentulae lunares ad dona danda consumptionemque privatam adhibentur. Cum tamen involucra magis magisque luxuriosa prodigaque evadant, cohors consulto capsam donariam placentularum lunarium compactiorem oecologicamque designavit. Sheng Ming Yue lunam claram super mare orientem depingit, desiderium populi Sinensis coniunctionis rerumque pulchrarum exprimens, proprietates donandi praestantes servans dum qualitatem profunditatemque culturae Sinicae traditae corporat. Propositum est praebere modum alta qualitate ac pretio modico festum celebrandi, dum vitae genus sustinibile promovetur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Sheng Ming Yue Capsa Donaria Placentularum Lunarium victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Sheng Ming Yue Capsa Donaria Placentularum Lunarium rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Sheng Ming Yue Capsa Donaria Placentularum Lunarium necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: During the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, consumers purchase mooncake gift boxes for gifting and personal consumption. However, as packaging becomes increasingly luxurious and wasteful, designers consciously designed a more compact and eco-friendly mooncake gift box. It maintains high-quality gifting properties while embodying the quality and depth of Chinese traditional culture. The goal is to offer a high quality and affordable way to celebrate the festival while promoting a sustainable lifestyle.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width：200mm x Depth:110mm x Height：255mm
Tags: Oriental Aesthetics, Package Design
Production Technology: As the gift box unfolds on both sides, a bright moon slowly rises with people's thoughts of reunion. The starry sky design makes one feel the insignificance of the individual and further enhances the longing for togetherness.
The combination of the Chinese folding fan and the bright moon highlights the festive atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival and showcases traditional Chinese culture.
Design Challenge: The structure has always been the biggest challenge in presenting the overall effect. To create a feeling of the rising moon when the folding fan is opened with the box, while ensuring the stability and rationality of the connection between the paper fan and the box to maximize the use of space inside the box, higher requirements have been proposed. After structural verification and three rounds of prototype testing, the team have found the current structural solution.
Research: Due to the intense competition in the Mid-Autumn mooncake gift box market, more and more products are adding luxurious decorations and additional gifts to increase competitiveness. However, in the face of excessive waste and neglect of the festival culture itself, designers hope to prioritize the sense of ritual and appropriate packaging by comparing multiple similar products. This approach encourages consumers to focus on the traditional meaning of the festival and the essence of life, free from distractions.
Inspiration: Inspired by the ancient poem "As the bright moon shines over the sea, From far away you share this moment with me", the design depicts a bright moon rising over the sea under the vast starry sky, expressing the Chinese people's yearning for reunion and beautiful things, as well as the emotions and artistic conception of missing distant relatives and friends on a quiet night.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2023 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2023 in Guangzhou, and was exhibited in September 2023.
Operation Flow: The team established a creative concept and conducted structural research to achieve the desired effect. Simultaneously, designer began graphic design and explored several structural options before selecting the final box structure. Then applied the internal and external graphic design to the chosen structure. After three rounds of structural prototypes and two rounds of exterior design prototypes, design team confirmed the product.
Team Members: Hu Wan
Li Jianpeng
Shi xiaoxia
Image Credits: Creative Director Hu Wan
Designer Li Jianpeng