Wen Liu and Bo Zheng · CLIENT: Shenzhen Oracle Creative Design Co., Ltd
Fanwu Xiangyin Tea is a packaging design for Pu'er tea from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, China. The illustration takes the shape of an elephant head and combines tea gardens, tea trees, tea pickers and animals of Yunnan. The outer box is made of a compressed wood material that is non-polluting, degradable and eco-friendly. The box is light and easy to carry. The tea is held in a metal jar with a handle, and the jar can be reused after the tea is finished. The design presents traditional tea culture in a contemporary form and supports environmental awareness.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Fanwu Xiangyin Old Tree Tea is Pu'er tea from Xishuangbanna of Yunnan. The illustration is the shape of the elephant's head which combines with tea gardens, tea trees, tea leaves pickers, and animals of Yunnan. The compressive wood material for the outside box is degradable and eco-friendly. The outside box is light and convenient to carry.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The box has a length of 14cm, a width of 14cm and a height of 26cm. The can has a diameter of 8.5cm and a height of 19cm.
- Tags
- Fanwu, Elephant, Tea, Wood chips, Old Tree
- Production Technology
- The outside box adopts a compressive wood material non-polluting, degradable and eco-friendly. The tea jar is made of metal material, can not only store tea well but can be used secondly.
- Design Challenge
- The design process was kind of troublesome because of the technical difficulty and cost. Moreover, the designers want to remind the environmental awareness of people through the design.
- Project Duration
- The project began in September 2018 in Shenzhen, China, and was completed in November 2018 in Shenzhen, China.
- Operation Flow
- The use of eco-friendly wood material for the outside box is non-polluting and degradable; The portable handle design for the tea jar is easy to carry.
- Research
- Nowadays, people are more materialistic and pursue a high quality of lifestyles and spirits. Tea has been considered as a traditional Chinese drink since ancient time. And the tea culture in China is profound. Designers needed to think about how to turn a traditional tea culture into a contemporary idea.
- Inspiration
- The project is inspired by the unique geographical environment of Yunnan's production areas. The designers have used the elements of Yunnan's tea gardens, tea trees, tea pickers, and precious animals in the design. The packaging design looks like an elephant's head and presents an ecologically harmonious idea.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Creator Wen Liu, Fanwu Xiangyin Tea, 2018
Image #1: Creator Bo Zheng, Fanwu Xiangyin Tea, 2018
Image #1: Creator Weijie Kang, Fanwu Xiangyin Tea, 2018
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