Estudio Maba · CLIENT: Dominio de Eguren, Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria
Codice is a packaging design for a wine bottle, inspired by medieval codices. Codices were handwritten books made before the invention of the printing press, in which the capital letters became works of art. The label is produced on paper with reliefs and stamping and is applied to a Bordeaux bottle. A sheet of sealed vegetal paper wraps the bottle and carries illustrations of the symbols of the winery. The paper is closed with sealing wax at the top, so the content is revealed only when the wrapper is opened.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The Codex design is a timeless piece, which captures the meaning of the name loaded with content. The Codices were manuscripts in books prior to the invention of the printing press, in which the capitular letters became works of art in themselves.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Cover paper 350 x 350 mm
Label 140 x 120 mm - Tags
- wine, design, illustration
- Production Technology
- Bordeaux bottle and label in reliefs and stamping. Sealed vegetal paper.
- Design Challenge
- A search of the ancient codex books to define the style and understand the hierarchies of the elements has been necessary to carry out the illustrations.
- Project Duration
- From June 2019 to January 2020
- Operation Flow
- A page that looks like it's ripped from an old code filled with symbols from the cellar, surrounds the bottle. The user must fix the paper to discover its content, since it is sealed with sealing wax on top.
- Research
- A search in the ancient code books to define the style and understand the hierarchies of the elements has been necessary to carry out the illustrations.
- Inspiration
- Working a classic universe in a cleaner and renewed way we get a timeless, dedicated piece, full of expressiveness and history. The graphics that are transferred to the paper tell the story of the symbols of the winery.
- Image Credits
- Estudio Maba
- Patents
- Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria
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