Cense of Poem Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sepakete sa Insense by Wei-Hsuan Liu and Hsin-Hsuan OuYang

Cense of Poem Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sepakete sa Insense by Wei-Hsuan Liu and Hsin-Hsuan OuYang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Phuthelo Competition Category.

BoronsePhuthelo· 2023

Cense of Poem Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sepakete sa Insense

by Wei-Hsuan Liu and Hsin-Hsuan OuYang

Client: A Cense of Poem

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Phuthelo Category

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The Design

About Cense of Poem Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sepakete sa Insense

Mongolo wa Buka: Cense of Poem ke moralo wa sepakete sa dithupa tsa insense. Lebokose le entswe ka acrylic e nang le meqoqo e hlabilweng ka laser. Lebokose le bonesang ka har'a lona le kwahetsweng ka thepa e sa phatsimeng, le bontsha sebopeho le phallo ya mosi. Mebala ya mabokose e tsamaellana le mebala ya dithupa tsa insense tse ka hare. Lebokose ka leng le na le moralo wa setshwantso o tsamaellanang le monko wa thupa ya insense e ka hare ho lona. Mekgahlelo e meraro ya mmala o mosehla, aquamarine le purple e emela comma (,), dash (-), le sesupo sa hlokomeliso (!). Sepakete sena se ikemiseditse ho fana ka boiphihlelo bo monate ba maikutlo bo kang thothokiso le bo nang le sephiri.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Cense of Poem Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sepakete sa Insense ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Cense of Poem Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sepakete sa Insense e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Cense of Poem Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sepakete sa Insense e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The translucent box with matte wrapping concretizes the shape and flow of the smoke. The different colors of the boxes correspond to the various colors of the incense sticks. The specific graphic design on each type of box goes along with the features and the taste of the smells of the incense sticks inside. Overall, with this external design, we try to deliver a mysterious and poetic image.
Dimensions & Packaging: large 110mm*110mm*40mm
small 70mm*70mm*55mm
Tags: Incense, Poetic, Fragrance, Package, Brand Identity
Production Technology: The box is made of acrylic with laser engraving.
Design Challenge: There are two main challenges that we have encountered. The first one is to select the elements we want to use in the products to drive the users into a specific situation while distinguishing the difference between series. And the second one is to convey and express the origin, intention, and meaning of our design to the other end through the outer packaging.
Research: The primary concern of our design is to conceptualize the sensory experience the users have while burning the incense. We started the research by conducting data collection and general analysis and went through the process of discussion and irritative revisions in the studio. At last, we’re able to imagine the situational atmosphere that we want users to immerse in and connect users to this abstract feeling through a combination of the presence of outer packaging and the taste of the smell.
Inspiration: The keyword of the design is “poetry”, in which we believe that life itself is a piece of poetry and we are all writers of our own lives. The incense itself represents the characters of the text, and the incense holder, as a counterpart, is the paper that carries the emotions which are released from the words and lines. Finally, the box binds these two materials together and makes them a complete integration. These three series in three different colors symbolize different marks that are commonly seen in our daily life. They are, comma (yellow), which means the pause and break time we always need, dash (aquamarine), which means the continuity of life, and exclamation mark (purple), which means unexpected surprise and expectation toward the upcoming future.
Project Duration: The project started in Taichung, Taiwan in August 2022. Completed in Taichung, Taiwan in April 2023, and exhibited in Taipei, Taiwan in May 2023.
Operation Flow: First, to start the journey of sensory, scan the pattern and words on the box with your eyes before opening it. Then, open the lid, place the incense holder, and take out and hold the incense sticks by hand. Finally, light up the incense sticks, immerse yourself in the misty atmosphere, and enjoy the scent with your sense of smell.
Team Members: Wei-Hsuan Liu
Hsin-Hsiu OuYang
Image Credits: Wei-Hsuan Liu, Photographer, 2023.
Hsin-Hsiu OuYang, Photographer, 2023.