Skip to content
Rikchari Koffieverpakking by Planetario

Rikchari Koffieverpakking by Planetario is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in IJzer in Verpakkingsontwerp Competition Category.


IJzerVerpakking· 2021

Rikchari Koffieverpakking

by Planetario

Client: Rikchari Packaging by Planetario

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Verpakking Category

Colors

Email this page

The Design

About Rikchari Koffieverpakking

Rikchari is een verpakkingsontwerp voor een Peruaans koffiemerk dat gericht is op duurzaamheid en maatschappelijke verantwoordelijkheid. De naam Rikchari betekent wakker worden in het Quechua, en de letter C vormt een silhouet dat zowel een koffieboon als een oog suggereert. De verpakking volgt het logo-ontwerp, dat gebruikmaakt van een typografische constructie geïnspireerd op de geometrische vormen van het Inca-rijk van Peru, bekend als Tocapu. De koffie wordt verbouwd in Chirinos, in het noorden van Peru, op 1700 meter boven zeeniveau. Het ontwerp presenteert de koffie als een organisch product met een sociaal doel.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Rikchari Koffieverpakking is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Rikchari Koffieverpakking wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Rikchari Koffieverpakking wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Rikchari is a socially responsible coffee brand that stands for sustainability, with a strong smell, precise acidity and a delicious flavor. It was created in Chirinos, in the province of San Ignacio, in the north of Peru, growing at 1700 meters above sea level, the perfect height for Arabica coffee. The new branding and packaging reflect their values: conscience, quality, humanity and commitment. They wanted to maintained the quality and essence of the coffee when it reaches the final consumer.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimension: 160 mm x 240 mm / Weight: 250 grams
Tags
design, coffee, coffee design, packaging, coffee packaging, peruvian designs, latin america, peru, peruvian coffee
Production Technology
This design was done digitally with Adobe programs. Physical proofing was also done to check details.
Design Challenge
As a new product, the previous packaging did not fully represent its purpose as a brand, which caused it to communicate a generic aspect that failed to stand out from its competition in the sector.

Rikchari is a brand with purpose, created by two women who care about making the highest quality coffee for their customers, seeking to give value to coffee from Peru and Cajamarca around the country, as well as leaving Peru up high. It is intended that the brand competes as an organic product full of passion, dedication and with a social purpose, so it was necessary to present this in the packaging design.
Research
The project seeks to tell the world that Peru has one of the best areas for growing coffee. Rikchari grows on a farm in Cajamarca, which began producing coffee more than 50 years ago, following in the footsteps of an export coffee tradition.

The brand seeks to provide a product that can raise the established standards, to provide work and generate income for several families in the community and to solve different social projects in the town. All this process is strongly related to the brand's values: conscience, humanity, commitment and quality.
Inspiration
The brand name, Rikchari, means WAKE UP in Quechua, so we worked with the letter C to represent a silhouette that resembles a coffee bean and an eye. The packaging followed the idea of the logo design, which has a typographic construction that resembles the geometric shapes made in the Inca empire of Peru, known as Tocapu. This design reflects a quality product, made with passion and at the same time a product that reflects its human, social and organic side.
Project Duration
The project began at the end of 2019 in Lima, Peru and was completed in June 2020. The printing of the product began in September 2020.
Team Members
Creative Director: Pedro Alayza Maccera
Account Director: Eddy Alarcón Herrera
Account Coordinator: Sandra Benavente Velando
Art Director: Kevin Huarac Romero
Graphic Designer: Renato Romero Saenz

Sponsored

Explore Beyond Designers.org

Discover products, services and opportunities from our advertising partners.

Good Design Deserves Great Recognition

Nominate Your Work for the A' Design Award.

Nominate