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No48 Impumuro Nziza by Nicolas Boon and Tatiana Garcia

No48 Impumuro Nziza by Nicolas Boon and Tatiana Garcia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Ipaki Competition Category.


IfezaIpaki· 2022

No48 Impumuro Nziza

by Nicolas Boon and Tatiana Garcia

Client: Omecara

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Ipaki Category

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The Design

About No48 Impumuro Nziza

Sitidiyo ya Omecara yasobanuye imiterere ikangura amber cyangwa amabuye aboneka ku nkombe z'inyanja, bityo ikavunika n'ishusho gakondo ya ambergris. Imiterere yagenewe kubyutsa ibintu bikomeye kandi bitemba, ubutaka ninyanja. Indangamuntu irangwa numubare 48, inyuguti aho kare ya kigabo ya 4 nigitsina gore yazengurutse 8 yuzuzanya. Imyandikire yimyandikire itanga ishusho yumucyo utuje, mugihe kashe ya zahabu ishyushye kashe, mugicucu kimwe na parufe, ihuza kontineri nibirimo. Umukino utagaragara wibihabanye kandi byombi.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

No48 Impumuro Nziza ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. No48 Impumuro Nziza biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. No48 Impumuro Nziza ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The No48 fragrance diffuser combines style and discretion, offering an intense amber fragrance that diffuses through the single black wooden stick. The Omecara studio has created an identity characterised by the number 48, a lettering where the masculine square 4 and the feminine rounded 8 complement each other. The typographic treatment gives a sensation of restful lightness, while the golden hot stamping in the same shade as the perfume delicately combines container and content. The colours of the glass bottle are the opposite of the colour palette used for the packaging.
Dimensions & Packaging
Limited Edition, Packaging: Width 80mm x Depth 80mm x Height 210mm, Bottle: Width 75mm x Depth 75mm x Height 115 mm, 250ml
Tags
Duality, Elegant, Minimalist, Harmonious, Delicate, Feminine/Masculine
Production Technology
Black screen printing on glass, paper: Colorplan white frost paper 350 g/m2, intense black offset printing and Luxor 232 MP hot stamping, protective varnish
Design Challenge
The complexity of this project stems from the fact that the opposites had to be harmoniously combined within the same composition. The precision of the gold hot stamping on the edge of the packaging demanded a high degree of technical skill, it had to be precise without cracking or damaging and create a perfect fit. The packaging had to reflect a certain level of sophistication while being extremely simple.
Research
The Omecara studio has synthesised two natural elements mysteriously linked by their names: ambergris, an animal raw material used in perfumery, and yellow amber, an ornamental resin that owes its name to the Arabic word "anbar", which designates ambergris. The relevance of the project results from a play between opposites: land/sea, masculine/feminine, square/round, solid/liquid, container/content, black/white.
Inspiration
The synthesis of ambergris and yellow amber has resulted in a delicate abstract form that evokes polished amber or a pebble found by the sea, breaking with the traditional image of ambergris. The shape has been carefully designed to evoke solid and liquid, land and sea. The chromatic choice of gold was obvious, embodying on the one hand the colour of amber and on the other the symbolic value of ambergris. The minimalist typographic composition evokes the Zen garden and gives a feeling of lightness and relaxation. A subtle play of opposites and duality.
Project Duration
November 2020 in Luxembourg
Operation Flow
To reinforce the conceptual value of the duality, the golden shape embraces the edge of the packaging in a balanced way. Presented side by side, the packages create a harmonious scenography reconstituting the golden pebble. The chromatic harmony of gold, intense black and white creates a soothing and precise composition.
Patents
Omecara Sarl 2021
Team Members
Nicolas Boon Creative Director
Tatiana Garcia Designer
Image Credits
Photographer Tatiana Garcia 2020

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