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Xi Lin Men Kamasan Inuman Beralkohol by Xu Yao and Li Wei

Xi Lin Men Kamasan Inuman Beralkohol by Xu Yao and Li Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Bungkusan Competition Category.


PerungguBungkusan· 2021

Xi Lin Men Kamasan Inuman Beralkohol

by Xu Yao and Li Wei

Client: Xi Lin Men

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Bungkusan Category

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The Design

About Xi Lin Men Kamasan Inuman Beralkohol

Xi Lin Men mangrupa desain kamasan pikeun inuman keras Cina, sarta ngaranna hartina nyampeurkeun kabagjaan. Botolna transparan, ku kituna cairan bening katingali sagemblengna. Ditingali tina sudut kira-kira 45 darajat, aya relief dua lauk anu ditempatkeun sirah patepung buntut di bagian dasar, ngingetkeun kana lambang Yin jeung Yang. Téhnik frosting méré kadalemen kana relief lauk, sarta titik beureum dina tarang lauk dipasang ngagunakeun cara citak transfer panas. Tutupna mirip awi, tanda tina kamekaran anu tumuwuh mantep. Bagian luhur anu heureut jeung dasar anu lega ngajadikeun prosés nuang inuman leuwih gampang.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Xi Lin Men Kamasan Inuman Beralkohol mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perunggu, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain unggul anu dicirikeun ku kréativitas, kacerdikan jeung kawaspadaan. Para juara Perunggu téh artéfak anu lobaan kaahlian jeung kréatif pisan anu ngabuktikeun pangalaman anu lega, imajinasi jeung kacerdasan para désainerna. Xi Lin Men Kamasan Inuman Beralkohol diharepkeun jadi objék anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu profésional jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perunggu ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna dina seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi, sarta unggul dina perhatian kana détail. Xi Lin Men Kamasan Inuman Beralkohol minuhan kabutuhan kalayan éndah, nyentuh kahayang, nyenangkeun rasa, jeung narik rasa panasaran.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
A message about "happiness" was delivered in this product.
The bottle is transparent so that limpid liquid can be seen clearly. When people overlook the work from an angle of 45 degrees, they can see the relief of two Yin-Yang fish in the bottom which are staying head to tail from the wine. The red dot on the forehead of fish means "lucky strike" for Chinese. The bottle cap looks like bamboo, which means "keep rising steadily" so as to express a wish of people to forge ahead.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 150mm x Depth 150mm x Height 290mm.
Tags
Alcohol, Package, Chinese, Chinese spirit, China, Beverage
Production Technology
We wanted to make the work more different from other products on the market today, so we used "simplicity" as our main design style. On the fish relief, frosting technique was used to make the work look more stereoscopic. The red dots on forehead of fish were made by thermal transfer printing technology.
Design Challenge
From a technical aspect, due to the limitation of technology, it is hard to make sculpture on a vertical surface of bottom of a bottle. It took us quite a long time to search for good technology to complete the work. So it is rare to see any products like ours in market today.
Research
The two designers read lots of literature to research about what represents the most the culture of "happiness" in China. They chose Chinese Dragon at first. But then they decided to choose fish instead of Chinese Dragon since fish is more common for people and more closed to real life. It could also perfectly deliver a clear message of luck and hope as well as the desire of freedom. That was what designers wanted to show: like people's respect to nature since Chinese believes in animism, and they always believe that nature will show them good signs, and bring good message to them.
Inspiration
The culture of "happiness" accounts for a large proportion in the daily life of Chinese people. This work is called "Xi Lin Men", means "Approaching Happiness" in English. Therefore, we were inspired by elements related to "happiness" in our innovation and design like a pair of fish that means "happiness" and "rich", red color that means "good luck comes at once", and bamboo that means "keep rising steadily" etc. We would like to bring good hope and luck to people through the work.
Project Duration
The project started in August 2019 in Shenzhen China and finished in May 2020 in Shenzhen China.
Operation Flow
Firstly, the bottle shape with a narrow top and wide bottom is easier to hold when pouring Chinese spirit.
Secondly, Chinese like to drink Chinese spirit when holding banquets and parties. The elements on the work will fit more on happy occasions like wedding and celebration. And it is also more convenient for consumer to identify when choosing products.
Besides, the core image of two fish together means Chinese "Tai Chi" and "Yin Yang" culture, expressing a good quality of pursuing happiness and respecting nature in China, and bring good luck and wealth to Chinese.
Team Members
Designer: Xu Yao
Art Director: Li Wei

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