Lucky Bread Involucrum Cibi by Antonia Skaraki

Lucky Bread Involucrum Cibi by Antonia Skaraki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Designatio Involucri Competition Category.

FerrumInvolucrum· 2025

Lucky Bread Involucrum Cibi

by Antonia Skaraki

Client: A|S Strategy, Branding & Communication

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Involucrum Category

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The Design

About Lucky Bread Involucrum Cibi

Hoc munus corporativum, donum auspicale novi anni, traditionem cum modernitate coniungit, panem manu factum motivis symbolicis ornatum exhibens, ab artifice Xompliastres Marathi Cretae creatum. Unumquodque ornamentum aspirationes profundas incarnat, ut transformationem, tutelam, et renascentiam. Designatio est tributum arti evanescenti, hereditatem culturalem et spes collectivas in pane unico intricatim ornato concludens, qui in capsa sollicite illustrata includitur. Hoc munus et celebrationem artis et vas votorum prosperitatis successusque praebet.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Lucky Bread Involucrum Cibi victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Lucky Bread Involucrum Cibi creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Lucky Bread Involucrum Cibi ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Lucky Bread is a unique, handcrafted gift inspired by traditional Cretan wedding bagels, where each bread is adorned with intricate symbols that convey messages of fortune and new beginnings. The design stands out by combining ancient artistry with modern personalization, using symbols such as the lotus, dragonfly, and tree of life to reflect optimism, protection, and transformation. The bread is presented in a beautifully illustrated box, further enhancing its uniqueness and cultural significance.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter: 330mm x height: 80mm. Product technology: Offcet, Cmyck and Varnish. Material: Paper Velvet 150g. We used varnish, paper lamination and handcrafted skills.
Tags: Lucky Bread, traditional Cretan wedding bread, artisan craftsmanship, symbolic bread design, wedding bagels, prosperity symbols, handcrafted bread, corporate gift, Cretan traditions
Production Technology: The Lucky Bread project involved collaborating with traditional Cretan artisans, known as "xompliastres," who meticulously hand-shaped and decorated each bread with meaningful symbols. The bread was made using traditional dough and carefully molded into intricate designs, reflecting ancient craftsmanship techniques. The packaging features detailed illustrations of the symbols used, creating a cohesive visual narrative. The process required close collaboration with artisans to ensure the symbolic intricacies and cultural integrity were preserved.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of baking a custom bread such as this is to create new and unique symbols our of dough. The artisans had to change their kneading habit of the ordinary symbols and turn to something new, more intricate.
Research: Based on the team's different places of origin, we researched the local customs and we selected the most interesting one. A special bread ornamented by women and offered usually at weddings. This bread-ring is first shaped out of dough and then each woman crafts an ornament. We gave the women our own symbols to craft and place on the main body. Stamatakis Cretan bakery baked and placed them in the box we had manufactured. In this form, fresh and cased it was delivered to our clients.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the Lucky Bread project came from a desire to preserve and celebrate the vanishing art form of traditional wedding bagels crafted by the artisans of Marathos, Crete. This project reflects a deeper cultural homage, where symbolism, craftsmanship, and personalization converge to create a unique product. Each ornamented bread piece conveys messages of prosperity and success, bringing together ancient symbolism with modern gifting traditions.
Project Duration: This project started in March and finished in October in Athens and Crete. It was sent to 150 clients.
Operation Flow: This is a box full of symbolisms. When the user opens this box and finds a ring made of bread with the same symbolisms that exist on the box. Inside also one finds a leaflet which explains every symbolism. All the symbolisms are for good luck.
Team Members: 14