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Enkindle Sjokoladeeske by Ion Avram

Enkindle Sjokoladeeske by Ion Avram is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Bronse in Emballasjedesign Competition Category.


BronseEmballasje· 2020

Enkindle Sjokoladeeske

by Ion Avram

Client: Ion Avram

A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Emballasje Category

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The Design

About Enkindle Sjokoladeeske

Enkindle er en sjokoladeeske designet for mørke sjokolade minitavler i to smaker, chili og sitron med pepper. Designet forener to esker som fungerer som omslag på et utbrettskort. Når kortet foldes ut, avslører det en illustrert historie i tredimensjonale utskjæringer. Utskjæringene på innsiden viser minitavlene, formet som en vulkan for chilismaken og som en gullbarre-skatt for sitron- og pepper-smaken. Referansen minner om fortiden, da krydder var like verdifullt som gull. Esken er laget av papp og kan beholdes etter at sjokoladen er spist.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronse

Enkindle Sjokoladeeske er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Enkindle Sjokoladeeske forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Enkindle Sjokoladeeske tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The concept is a double box of black chocolate mini-tablets, that come in two flavors: chili and lemon with pepper. The two boxes are the covers of a pop-up card, which, once unfolded, reveals the illustrated story of the product in three dimensional cut outs. The inner side of the packaging displays the mini-tablets through a direct cut out in the box, shaped as a volcano for chili, and shaped as gold bar treasure for lemon and pepper.
Dimensions & Packaging
35cm x23cm x2cm the cardboard folded and 35cm x23cm x1cm each box. 5cmx5cm chocolate minitablets
Tags
enkindle, chili chocolate, lemon and pepper chocolate, sea monsters,chocolate legends, chocolate spices pop up card chocolate box
Production Technology
The box is made of cardboard. The box die cut allows the transportation of the unfolded boxes for logistic efficiency. The pattern of the box in made in CMYK to which two Pantone colors are added. The finishing is realized with matte coating and hot foil red and gold. When the box is open similarly to a book, on the inside of each one there are two cut outs that permit visibility to the chocolate mini tablets, the latter becoming elements of the box design.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was conceiving the shape of the box so that it looks as appealing closed as it does open as a book. The second challenge was the sizing of the cutouts in the inside, cutouts that allow seeing the chocolate minitablets.
Research
We checked the originality of the pop up box concept in various FMCG areas related to cardboard packaging in general, not limited to chocolate goods. The research was made in the online environment and took two months. We also looked into linking chocolate goods to non-sweet ingredients within a story concept and we found none.
Inspiration
The inspiration came from the exotic, spicy flavors which are targeted at a rather limited audience, compared to the sweet ones. Visually, the two spicy flavors were interpreted through graphic elements, such as the eyes represented on the cover, which generate a strong sensory reaction. In ancient times, spices were just as valuable as gold. Back then, the ships carrying the precious spices would spread legends and stories on their way back.
Project Duration
The projects started in November 2019 in Bucharest and finished in January 2020 in Bucharest
Operation Flow
The box of chocolate has a secondary function: it becomes a ludic, narrative object that makes the buyer keep it after having enjoyed the product. The chocolate and the pop up cards are both products designed to be offered as gifts. The fact of selling together two different varieties in two boxes makes it alluring for the buyer and the story unfolding in 3D is the surprise element.
Image Credits
Image #1: Designer/Illustrator/Creator Ion Avram, Dear Brand, 2019
Image #2: Designer/Illustrator/Creator Ion Avram, Dear Brand, 2019
Image #3: Designer/Illustrator/Creator Ion Avram, Dear Brand, 2019
Image #4: Designer/Illustrator/Creator Ion Avram, Dear Brand, 2019

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