The Imperial Patek Philippe Fa'asalalauga Maketiŋa by Phillips is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Fa'alauiloa Competition Category.
ArioFa'alauiloa· 2024
The Imperial Patek Philippe Fa'asalalauga Maketiŋa
by Phillips
Client: Phillips
A' Design Award Ario Winner in Fa'alauiloa Category
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The Design
About The Imperial Patek Philippe Fa'asalalauga Maketiŋa
O le fa'asalalauga fa'alauiloa tele a Phillips i le Fegalegaleai ma Bacs ma Russo e fa'alauiloa ai le fa'atau o se uati tulāga ese Patek Philippe, sa nofo muamua ia Aisin Gioro Puyi, o le iloa i le lalolagi atoa o le Tupu Mulimuli, e aofia ai le mamanu logo, fa'aaliga tifaga, vitio fa'amatala talatu'uina, kataloka, ma le ta'amilosaga fa'aaliga i New York, London, Taipei, Singapore ma Hong Kong; fa'amalama mai ai le tala'aga tulāga ese ma le tupuga o le uati.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Ario
O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai The Imperial Patek Philippe Fa'asalalauga Maketiŋa, 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 The Imperial Patek Philippe Fa'asalalauga Maketiŋa 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. The Imperial Patek Philippe Fa'asalalauga Maketiŋa 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
- On May 23, 2023 Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo sold a Patek Philippe Ref. 96QL once belonging to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, for HK$49 million/US$6.2 million in Hong Kong. Offered at auction were also artifacts, including a red paper fan. The global multimedia marketing campaign included a video trailer, viewings in New York, London, Taipei, Singapore and Hong Kong, a catalogue set; further, a video documentary telling the story of the friendship between Puyi and his Soviet interpreter to whom he gifted his watch, presented on a bespoke video tablet. The exhibition display featured a custom case with the watch appearing to be floating in space, turning around its axis, and a magnifying glass to appreciate the details of the watch dial.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- As this project was a multimedia campaign, including print, digital, packaging and architectural components, the established branding needed to be scalable and applicable across all touch points of the campaign.
- Tags
- Patek Philippe, the last Emperor, Phillips, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
- Production Technology
- The striking red color accent was carried through all elements of the campaign: a grand catalogue design featuring a slip case, further a video tablet, both wrapped in red book cloth with red foil stamping of the logo. The custom exhibition space appeared as if entering a red lacquered box with the watch display case as centerpiece masterfully engineered by Dietlin, framed by video screens displaying the trailer on each side.
- Design Challenge
- The task was to balance the historical context and provenance of the watch with a visually impactful campaign.
The production challenge was to make the watch appear floating with invisible support mechanism in the display case. A further challenge was to scale the global exhibition tour according to venue size and restrictions. The New York exhibition for example was the first stop of the tour and a far more open space. There, the stairs became a significant part of the exhibition experience with a long red carpet runner. The custom watch case wasn't ready yet at that time and another case alternative had to be found. - Research
- The documentary film was the result of years of research including the authentication of the watch involving experts.
- Inspiration
- The story and provenance behind this watch is unique: the friendship between Puyi (the last emperor) and his Soviet interpreter to whom he gifted his Patek Philippe while in captivity. Phillips’ Marketing department developed a logo reminiscent of a movie title, drawing inspiration for the campaign trailer from Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor", which was incorporated into the global exhibition design on video screens. The striking red color accent was carried through all elements of the campaign, including catalogue design, video tablet, and custom exhibition space which was inspired by the Forbidden City.
- Project Duration
- The global marketing campaign was realized in Spring 2023 with exhibitions of the watch in New York, London, Taipei, Singapore and Hong Kong.
- Operation Flow
- The interaction with the campaign was multifaceted: The global exhibition could be experienced in person with the Patek Philippe watch presented floating in a custom display case. The video documentary, in addition to being available for viewing online, was presented on a bespoke video tablet (Vpak) that appeared like a conventional book, however when opened, revealed a video screen that auto played.
- Patents
- Watch display case by Lekoni
- Team Members
- CMO: Amy Wexler
Creative Director: Martin Schott
Creative Director: Gertrude Wong
Creative Director: Mark Mayer
Creative Director: Arthur Touchot
Designer: Tirso Montan
Designer: Grace Neighbour
Production Manager: Ally Mintz
Production Manager: Chris Ward
Production Manager: Cherub Ng
Director, Trailer: Alan Williams, Imaginary Forces
Documentary Animation: Pastèque Productions
Documentary Production (Chicago): Converge Crew
Documentary Production (Hong Kong): AEM Productions Limited
Documentary Production (London): Thomas de Cruz Media
Documentary Editor: Richard Rogers
Catalogue Printer: CA Design
Video book: VPak
Exhibition Architect: Lekoni
Display case: Dietlin - Image Credits
- Phillips
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