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Kahisu Embalatge de Beguda de Vinagre Japonesa by Shinji Arashigawa

Kahisu Embalatge de Beguda de Vinagre Japonesa by Shinji Arashigawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronze in Dissènh d'Embalatge Competition Category.


BronzeEmbalatge· 2023

Kahisu Embalatge de Beguda de Vinagre Japonesa

by Shinji Arashigawa

Client: Applied Kansei Center

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Embalatge Category

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The Design

About Kahisu Embalatge de Beguda de Vinagre Japonesa

Kahisu es la beguda de vinagre japonesa amb un messatge etic, primièra del genre en Japon. Es fabricada a partir de pèls de bigarrada que precedentament èran regetadas aprèp la extraccion del suc. Lo concept de design es lo Design Artistic per una Causida Etica. Per exprimir dos sabors novèls que mesclan l'aciditat vinagrada, la doçor del fruch e l'amargor de las pèls de bigarrada, e lo moment especial de las beure, una ampolla de tipe champagne es utilizada, superposant la vision del monde de dos grands artistas, Gauguin (Blend G) e Monet (Blend M). La boita de regal utiliza un minimum de material de carton per téner doas ampollas d'una manièra eleganta.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Kahisu Embalatge de Beguda de Vinagre Japonesa 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 Kahisu Embalatge de Beguda de Vinagre Japonesa 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. Kahisu Embalatge de Beguda de Vinagre Japonesa 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
Kahisu is a new Japanese vinegar drink with an ethical message, made from bitter orange peels, which was previously discarded after squeezing the juice. The design concept is Artistic Design for Ethical Choice, for the earth, for children 100 years from now. In order to express the novel taste and the artistic aspect common to the taste, a champagne-type bottle, a shape not generally used for Japanese vinegar drinks, was adopted, and the graphics were in the style of paintings.
Dimensions & Packaging
Bottle: Width 81mm x Depth 81mm x Height 241mm
Label: Width 247mm x Height 70mm
Box: Width 300mm x Depth 170mm x Height 85mm
Tags
Ethical, Food recycling, Japanese vinegar drinks, Artistic, Gauguin, Monet, Minimum
Production Technology
The technology to ferment bitter orange "peels" to produce vinegar was developed, and Japan's first "fruit peel vinegar drink " was born. In order to embody the ethical message, we used recycled materials for the bottle and label in consideration of the environment.
Design Challenge
A major challenge for the project team was to develop Japan's first vinegar drink with new values that would set it apart from existing vinegar drinks in both taste and packaging. Based on the concept formulated by the producer, researchers, manufacturers, and designers worked together as a team to arrive at the final form of new taste and design.
Research
A new vinegar drink was born, characterized by a "bittersweetness" like black coffee, as a result of research experiments using Kansei engineering using a large number of taste samples in which the proportions of taste components were subtly controlled. In order to convey its deep and artistic taste and ethical message, the shape and materials of the bottle, cap, and label were repeatedly examined to achieve a design that simultaneously expresses "Artistic Design" and "Ethical Choice".
Inspiration
Kahisu is a Japanese vinegar drink with new values. Two new flavors, blending the vinegary and sweetness, of conventional vinegar drinks with the bitterness of bitter orange peels, are expressed in the worlds of the works of two artists. The fruity flavor Blend G was inspired by Paul Gauguin's tropical landscapes and people, while the fresh and refreshing flavor Blend M was inspired by Claude Monet's landscape paintings of water lilies.
Project Duration
The project started in Hiroshima, Japan in September 2021 and has been on sale at the online store since August 2022. The client is a long-established vinegar manufacturer founded in 1582.
Operation Flow
The role of Kahisu is to deliver to your loved ones the excitement you experience when you drink it with sparkling water or spirits (whiskey, gin, rum, etc.), and the thoughts that will lead to the future 100 years from now as expressed in the design concept. Kahisu will be sold for gift use only to relay the ethical message of caring for the future of society and the earth.
Team Members
Producer/Product Director: Koichiro Kasio
Planner: Makiko Ozawa

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