Sky Blue Rangatahi Kikorangi by Jingzhang Xiao and Dongyan Ruan

Sky Blue Rangatahi Kikorangi by Jingzhang Xiao and Dongyan Ruan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Takai Competition Category.

RinoTakai· 2023

Sky Blue Rangatahi Kikorangi

by Jingzhang Xiao and Dongyan Ruan

Client: Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co., Ltd

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Takai Category

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The Design

About Sky Blue Rangatahi Kikorangi

Ko Rangatahi Kikorangi he hoahoa takotoranga mō tētahi waipiro nō Haina. He āhua maeneene, whakahaere pai tō te ipu i ahu mai i te koili Fibonacci, e homai ana i ngā ōwehenga taurite me te māmā o te pupuri me te whakatuwhera i te ipu. Ko te pōtae kua hangaia hei kanohi, hei tohu mō te hua. Ko tētahi tukanga whakakiko taiao-ātaahua e homai ana i tētahi mata ngāwari, maeneene ki te karāhe, ā, ka whakaiti hoki i te kino ki te taiao. Ko te tae kikorangi e whakamahara ana ki te aurora. Kei te whakamahi te pouaka i tētahi hanganga ‘e-rima-kotahi ana’ hei whakakaha ake i te parenga ki ngā mahi tinihanga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Sky Blue Rangatahi Kikorangi te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Sky Blue Rangatahi Kikorangi he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Sky Blue Rangatahi Kikorangi mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The product design creates a "young, energetic, positive and upward" image, demonstrating the consistency of quality and brand appeal. The shape of the bottle is flexible and smooth, following the principles of rational aesthetics. The golden rule of "Fibonacci spiral" is used to modify the ratio of the wine bottle to create a more balanced, elegant and dynamic super golden ratio of "point, line and surface", which is convenient for users to hold and open, and meets the ergonomics design.
Dimensions & Packaging: 145mm x 108mm x 320mm
Tags: crafts, Baijiu, spirit, packaging, art
Production Technology: Bottle Material: crystal white, weight 580g
Cover Material: PC; LDPE; EPE; HDPE; ABS
Box: Positioning lithographed paper, special paper (built-in double-hole shaped steel sheet); laminated blister + velcro
Process: spraying, baking, injection moulding, electroplating, Bronzing, printing, matt film + glossy embossed oil
Design Challenge: The design is created to upgrade the product. Under the comprehensive cost, while the best intention is pursued in the inheritance and breakthrough, to solve the four problems of old products with single colour and lack of vitality, inconsistent design language, box-shaped structure grade and anti-counterfeiting.
Research: Go deep into the market to conduct questionnaires, visits and discussions, to listen to the customers, gain insight into new demand of the consumers, identify new directions for breakthrough product innovation and constantly reconstruct the perspective of product innovation. The design theme revolves around the ‘Eye of the Sky’, using the fashionable and romantic ‘Blue Auroras’ , and the industry pioneered the ‘baby glazing’ process. In addition, it has also achieved five-in-one, four-code correlation, anti-counterfeiting and re-upgrading. With the project system to promote, weekly and daily meetings follow-up, achieving a front-to-back connection and integrated promotion effectively .
Inspiration: Inspired by the smart streamline bottle, easy to hold and open; The shape of the bottle cap as "eye of the sky" reflects the "futuristic aesthetics", and also implies the spiritual connotation of "the eye of wisdom" and "intelligent life and be positive". The environmental protection glaze process is the leading initiate within the industry, which will reduce the damage to the environment, in line with the "bluer sky" brand vision, at the same time endowing the bottle body smooth touch, exquisite and delicate; Aurora blue is as bright and colorful as progressive life, which is the embodiment of pursuit and love, luck, fashion and nature. The liquor box has the five-in-one structure to strengthen anti-counterfeiting, in order to maintain the market order; Four-code correlation assists in digital marketing.
Project Duration: 2021-January.2022,Nanjing,Jiangsu
The project started in August 2021 in Nanjing,Jiangsu and finished in May 2019, Nanjing, Jiangsu.
Operation Flow: 1. More comfortable to use: the entire packaging structure is designed by the principle of ergonomics, with the bottle and box designed in a proportion that makes it easy for the user to hold; the box adopts a tear-open method and leaves space at the neck of the bottle to take the liquor more convenient.
2. More enjoyment of aesthetic interest: the bottle is followed the principles of rational aesthetics, strengthening the visual golden ratio; the exclusive symbol of the eye of the sky, giving Sky Blue a personalized product connotation and the language of the times. It fits the aesthetic needs of the times and the liquor tasting interests of the Chinese people.
3. Secondary use is more environmentally friendly: the bottle is designed by the table tennis challenge to add life fun.
Team Members: Creative Director：Liandong Zhang；
Creative Director：Huashuang Liu；
Creative Director：Zhaoxin Zhu；
Designer：Jingzhang Xiao；
Designer：Ru Li；
Designer：Aizong Lin