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Mau Primárna funkcia: Obal na parfum by Moe Nakagawa

Mau Primárna funkcia: Obal na parfum by Moe Nakagawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Strieborná cena A' Design Award in Dizajn obalov Competition Category.


StriebornáObaly· 2020

Mau Primárna funkcia: Obal na parfum

by Moe Nakagawa

Client: Moe Nakagawa

Strieborná cena A' Design Award Winner in Obaly Category

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The Design

About Mau Primárna funkcia: Obal na parfum

Mau je dizajn obalu pre voskový parfum inšpirovaný japonskou tradíciou. Názov Mau znamená tancovanie počas vznášania a témou je jemnosť a ľahkosť. Parfum je uložený v papierovej tube vyrobenej z washi, tradičného japonského papiera. Náznak akvarelu na papieri washi vyjadruje jemný charakter vône. Voskový parfum má nízky obsah vody, takže obal môže byť vyrobený len z papiera, bez plastu. Jemná vôňa je určená pre ľudí, ktorým sú parfumy na báze alkoholu príliš silné.

The Recognition

About the Strieborná cena A' Design Award

Mau Primárna funkcia: Obal na parfum je laureát Striebornej ceny A' Design Award, mimoriadne prestížneho uznania udeľovaného nádherným, pôsobivým dizajnom najvyššej kvality. Laureáti Striebornej ceny sú nesmierne brilantné a mimoriadne kreatívne diela, ktoré ilustrujú výnimočnú odbornosť, talent a bystrosť svojich dizajnérov. Od Mau Primárna funkcia: Obal na parfum sa očakáva, že bude úžasným, vzorovým dielom, pozoruhodne profesionálnym a hlboko inovatívnym. Tento dizajn ocenený Striebornou cenou A' Design Award je veľmi pozoruhodný, obdivovaný vynález, ktorý prináša úžitok a posúva hranice umenia, vedy, dizajnu a technológie. Mau Primárna funkcia: Obal na parfum je výtvor, ktorému mnohí závidia, ktorý vzbudzuje túžby, prináša pozitívne pocity a vyvoláva úžas a údiv.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The mau is a Japanese-oriented waxed perfume.
Waxed perfume has a soft smell that spreads calmness and this is wrapped by washi that is Japanese traditional paper.
A touch of watercolor is used to depict the softness of fragrance and sensitive sense.
Dimensions & Packaging
Product: Φ14 mm x Height 77mm
Tags
perfume, package, packaging design, Japan, washi, waxed perfume
Production Technology
A wax is mixed with jojoba oil and essential oil while being hot. When everything is blended together, pour waxed perfume into paper tube made of washi (This is a conceptual work, so it's a hypothetical production method).
Design Challenge
It can use only paper without plastics for package as wax perfume's water content is less than alcohol one.
Research
Some people don’t prefer alcohol perfume as most of them smell too strong. However, waxed perfume has a soft smell that spreads calmness, which seems more suitable for consumer who have an aversion to strong smells.
Inspiration
The theme is softness and Lightness like floating in the air.
Mau means dancing like floating in Japanese.
Some people don’t prefer alcohol perfume as most of them smell too strong in their standard. However, waxed perfume’s soft smell seems more suitable for them.
Project Duration
2016-2019
Operation Flow
Waxed perfume makes it possible to enjoy wrapped in favorite fragrance even if people who don't prefer strong smell.
Team Members
Art Direction & Design: Moe Nakagawa
Image Credits
Moe Nakagawa(all)

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