Cool Line Drankflessen by Quan Yuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Zilver in Verpakkingsontwerp Competition Category.

ZilverVerpakking· 2023

Cool Line Drankflessen

by Quan Yuan

Client: Nanjing Maijia Liquor Co.; Ltd.

A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Verpakking Category

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The Design

About Cool Line Drankflessen

Dit ontwerp ondermijnt de vorm van normale drankflessen en geeft ook nauwkeurig weer dat de functie door de vorm wordt gediend. Een complete eenheid bestaat uit een paar lineaire buizen, die elk twee soorten drank kunnen bevatten: het bovenste hoofdgedeelte en het C-vormige basisgedeelte. Een paar buizen kunnen dus 4 verschillende basisdranken bevatten, met opvallende fleskleuren om de smaken te onderscheiden. De vorm kan worden gedraaid en gevouwen bij de verbindingen. Hij kan opnieuw worden samengevoegd tot een nieuwe 3D-vorm, wat interessanter kan zijn

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Zilver

Cool Line Drankflessen is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. Cool Line Drankflessen wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Cool Line Drankflessen is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This design subverts the shape of normal liquor bottles, and also accurately conveys that the function is served by the form. A complete unit consists of a pair of linear tubes, each can actually hold 2 kinds of liquor, the main upper part & the C-shaped base part. So a pair of tubes can hold 4 different base liquor, with distinctive bottle colors to distinguish the flavors. The shape can be rotated and folded at the joints, It can be reassembled into a new 3D form, which can be more interesting
Dimensions & Packaging: 138mm(width) x 117mm(depth) x 380mm(high)
Tags: Liquor, Cocktail, Party Drinks, Package Design, Liquor Package Design
Production Technology: Container material：304 stainless steel and food-grade inner coating. Outer packaging material: cardboards, EVA-base, PET-sheets and acrylic plates.
Design Challenge: The idea of this bottle shape is a challenge, it makes a breakthrough in the traditional form of the liquor bottle. In order to make this bottle hold more kinds of base liquor, a joint is needed. The most difficult part of this design is the joint, which can ensure that the upper part of the main tube can rotate freely. With the spring screw for positioning, iIt can also ensure that the bottom can do 4 continuous 90 degree positioning rotation (360 degree rotation). In addition, counterweight at the bottom and overall balance are also difficult.
Research: The research direction of this project is to design a new style and interactive product that young people like. We searched all the liquor bottles on the existing market and try to find a solution in a new way. The lines in the 2D space are transformed into 3D space through the joint, which can be more interesting. We have done a lot of experiments with 3D printing, and finally tested out the correct joint and determined the thickness of the linear tubes and the capacity of the bottle.
Inspiration: When you pick up the pencil, in 2D space, any virtual 3D form can be outlined with 2D lines. However, in 3D space, lines can have their own 3D forms, which can be changed and can be combined into a new 3D object. So I try to combine two thick lines together and add a joint to change the line direction at the bottom to form a 3D shape of a liquor bottle.
Project Duration: The project was started in Zhengzhou in February 2022 and completed in January 2023.
Operation Flow: By unscrewing the top bottle cap, the user can directly pour out the liquor from the main tube. The C-shaped base part can be directly pull out from the joint when it is positioned at 90 degrees, and then unscrewed the small bottle cap to pour out the liquor of the C-shaped part.
Patents: China National Intellectual Property Administration
Application No. or patent No.: 202230828510.3
Document No.: 2022121002296670

All copyrights belong to Quan Yuan.
Image Credits: Image #1, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #2, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #3, Renderer Quan Yuan, 2023
Image #4, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #5, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Video Credits: Video editor, Kai Zhang, 2023