Giossa Afifiina Uaina by Gentlebrand is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Afifi Competition Category.

ArioAfifi· 2023

Giossa Afifiina Uaina

by Gentlebrand

Client: Gentlebrand

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Afifi Category

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The Design

About Giossa Afifiina Uaina

O Giossa o se fagu tioata fa'apitoa mo le uaina susulu a le Prosecco. Faatasi ai ma lenei mamanu, Gentlebrand e faʻaaloalo i lona teritori ma mauga Valdobbiadene, vaega o Unesco. O le musumusuga e sau saʻo mai le tovine, o loʻo faʻaalia manino i luga o le fagu ma togitogiga o lau, lala ma vine e faʻapitoa ai le fagu. O fa'amatalaga uma e mafaufauina ma le toto'a ina ia fa'amautinoa le fa'atinoina mai se va'aiga fa'apisinisi ma fa'atekinisi, e aunoa ma le fa'aleagaina o mea fa'alelei. O le igoa Giossa e afua mai i le gagana Venetian ma o lona uiga o le pa'ū, e manatua ai le sau o vine e susulu i le la o le taeao.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Giossa Afifiina Uaina, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Giossa Afifiina Uaina e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Giossa Afifiina Uaina o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Giossa is a premium glass bottle for Prosecco sparkling wine. A packaging concept developed around the local territory: the bottle seems wrapped by vine branches like if it’s coming out from the vineyard, representing the quality and origin of Prosecco. The strong bond with the territory and nature is reinforced by the label and its wood-like effect resulting from a careful choice of papers, that don’t get wet thus keeping the bottle premium look and feel.
Dimensions & Packaging: Bottle: Capacity 750ml, Height 295mm, Diameter 96,4mm with a glass weight of 754g.
Closure: cork material, standard dimensions for a sparkling wine bottle.
Label: paper material, offset printing technology and metal foil finishing.
Capsule: polilaminate (Aluminium and polietilene).
Tags: Bottle Design, Glass Bottle, Packaging, Sparkling Wine Bottle, Premium Packaging, Label Design, Prosecco, Vineyard
Production Technology: The model has been made following the standard technical design process, starting from an initial handmade sketch till the modelling with a 3D CAD. The chosen material is glass and the production technology is the standard one for bottle glass manufacturing: a melted glass drop is blown in a mold getting the final container with the related decorations. The label is made of different papers (one with a wood effect) and is printed with offset technology to guarantee the best finishing quality.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this design was the engineering of the bottle 3D model. Graphic elements recalling the vineyards with very little decorations like leaves, branches, birds, grapes, were applied to the container ensuring a tridimensionality effect.
Research: Gentlebrand started with the study of the Prosecco wine tradition and bond with the territory, with the objective to create a packaging able to communicate its heritage and story. The research involved the analysis of wine magazines and interviews of wine experts and wineries. All the collected data were used by the designers to create the storytelling behind the concept. Moreover, the design meets the technical requirements of the local wine producers.
Inspiration: With Giossa Gentlebrand pays homage to its territory and the Valdobbiadene hills, part of Unesco. The inspiration comes directly from the vineyard, clearly represented on the bottle with engravings that make the bottle unique. Every detail is carefully thought to ensure the feasibility from an industrial and technical point of view, without compromising the aesthetics. Giossa name originates from Venetian dialect and means drop, recalling dew-making grapes shining in the morning sun.
Project Duration: The project started middle of 2021 in Gentlebrand company based in San Vendemiano and was finalized in order to be exposed at the Drinktec tradeshow in Munich in September 2022, where technical experts in the beverage industry from all over the world could appreciate the aesthetical and technical features of Giossa bottle design.
Operation Flow: Giossa design incorporates different process technologies like the production of a glass bottle with complex decorations, a label made of high-quality premium papers and eye-catching graphics. It’s made with modern production techniques to obtain a unique design linked to the territory and heritage of the wine.
Patents: Patented. 8700512. Gentlebrand. 2021. EUIPO (European Community)