Jia-Rong Chang and Shu-Shan Tsai · CLIENT: Jia-Rong Chang
Scent is an essential oil packaging set created as a travel souvenir inspired by Taiwan. The set holds a glass essential oil bottle with a plastic cap and a diffuser stone made of gypsum and pigment. The oil is dropped onto the diffuser stone, where the liquid spreads along the pattern of the stone while the fragrance is released, linking sight and smell in a single memory. The box is built from a matte plastic outer case, a hardcover carton, sponge and art paper. The intent is to offer an alternative to standard commercial souvenirs.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Tourism is an important income to Taiwan, and also it is a good way to promote its international reputation. Additionally, Taiwan has rich in cultural history and magnificent natural landscapes, which are deeply impressed the tourism. However,it is a pity that Taiwan's characteristics are mostly commercialized, and unchanging on visual and taste souvenirs. Those reasons bring it hard to attract the attention of international tourists.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Diffuser 70mmx70mmx20mm
Essential oil bottle 25mmx25mmx64mm
Packing box 130mmx110mmx40mm - Tags
- Memories, Travel, Taiwan, Smell, Sharing, Sightseeing
- Production Technology
- Diffuser stone uses gypsum, pigment.
Essential oil bottle uses glass, plastic cap.
Packing box uses matte plastic outer box, hardcover carton, sponge, art paper. - Design Challenge
- We frustrated in the development of taste and design thinking at first. However, through discussing with teachers, searching for information on the Internet, and seeking professional assistance, the works gradually moved towards the path we imagined.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Taichung, Taiwan in August 2021. Completed in Taichung, Taiwan in April 2022, and exhibited in Taipei, Taiwan in June 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Drop the essential oil on the diffuser stone, and observe the essential oil winding along with the pattern of the diffuser stone, meanwhile smelling the fragrance. To create a simultaneous memory in two senses, smell and sight.
- Research
- Through analysis of information, scent chemical extraction experiments, observation of daily life, etc. In every discussion and repeated revision of the design, we make Taiwan's smelling characteristic more idealized. Finally, to achieve having a different from the standard commercial souvenirs on the market, and create the new experience in souvenirs.
- Inspiration
- Taiwan, as well as the island nation, tourism is an important income to us, and also it is a good way to promote Taiwan international reputation. Additionally, Taiwan has rich in cultural history and magnificent natural landscapes, which are deeply impressed by tourists who have visited Taiwan. However,it is a pity that Taiwan's characteristics are mostly commercialized, and unchanging on visual and taste souvenirs. Those reasons bring it hard to attract the attention of international tourists.
- Image Credits
- Xuan-hao Chen, Photographer, 2022.
Qiao-yun Hong, Model, 2022
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