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Xi Lin Men Embalatge de Beguda Alcoolica by Xu Yao and Li Wei

Xi Lin Men Embalatge de Beguda Alcoolica by Xu Yao and Li Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Dissènh d'Embalatge Competition Category.


BronzeEmbalatge· 2021

Xi Lin Men Embalatge de Beguda Alcoolica

by Xu Yao and Li Wei

Client: Xi Lin Men

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Embalatge Category

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The Design

About Xi Lin Men Embalatge de Beguda Alcoolica

Xi Lin Men es un disseny d'embalatge per una aiga-ardent chinesa, e lo nom significa apropar-se al bonur. La botelha es transparenta, atal lo liquid clar es completament visible. Vist d'un angle d'environ 45 grases, un relèu de dos peisses plaçats testa contra coa apareis a la basa, recordant lo simbòl Yin e Yang. Una tecnica de depoliment dona al relèu dels peisses de la prigondor, e los punts roges sus lo front dels peisses son aplicats per impression per transferiment termic. Lo tap ramenta lo bambó, signe de creissença establa. Lo som estreit e la basa larga facilitan l'escolament.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Xi Lin Men Embalatge de Beguda Alcoolica a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que Xi Lin Men Embalatge de Beguda Alcoolica siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. Xi Lin Men Embalatge de Beguda Alcoolica satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
A message about "happiness" was delivered in this product.
The bottle is transparent so that limpid liquid can be seen clearly. When people overlook the work from an angle of 45 degrees, they can see the relief of two Yin-Yang fish in the bottom which are staying head to tail from the wine. The red dot on the forehead of fish means "lucky strike" for Chinese. The bottle cap looks like bamboo, which means "keep rising steadily" so as to express a wish of people to forge ahead.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 150mm x Depth 150mm x Height 290mm.
Tags
Alcohol, Package, Chinese, Chinese spirit, China, Beverage
Production Technology
We wanted to make the work more different from other products on the market today, so we used "simplicity" as our main design style. On the fish relief, frosting technique was used to make the work look more stereoscopic. The red dots on forehead of fish were made by thermal transfer printing technology.
Design Challenge
From a technical aspect, due to the limitation of technology, it is hard to make sculpture on a vertical surface of bottom of a bottle. It took us quite a long time to search for good technology to complete the work. So it is rare to see any products like ours in market today.
Research
The two designers read lots of literature to research about what represents the most the culture of "happiness" in China. They chose Chinese Dragon at first. But then they decided to choose fish instead of Chinese Dragon since fish is more common for people and more closed to real life. It could also perfectly deliver a clear message of luck and hope as well as the desire of freedom. That was what designers wanted to show: like people's respect to nature since Chinese believes in animism, and they always believe that nature will show them good signs, and bring good message to them.
Inspiration
The culture of "happiness" accounts for a large proportion in the daily life of Chinese people. This work is called "Xi Lin Men", means "Approaching Happiness" in English. Therefore, we were inspired by elements related to "happiness" in our innovation and design like a pair of fish that means "happiness" and "rich", red color that means "good luck comes at once", and bamboo that means "keep rising steadily" etc. We would like to bring good hope and luck to people through the work.
Project Duration
The project started in August 2019 in Shenzhen China and finished in May 2020 in Shenzhen China.
Operation Flow
Firstly, the bottle shape with a narrow top and wide bottom is easier to hold when pouring Chinese spirit.
Secondly, Chinese like to drink Chinese spirit when holding banquets and parties. The elements on the work will fit more on happy occasions like wedding and celebration. And it is also more convenient for consumer to identify when choosing products.
Besides, the core image of two fish together means Chinese "Tai Chi" and "Yin Yang" culture, expressing a good quality of pursuing happiness and respecting nature in China, and bring good luck and wealth to Chinese.
Team Members
Designer: Xu Yao
Art Director: Li Wei

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