Beautiful Life Mothball-förpackning by Pica Packaging Design Lab

Beautiful Life Mothball-förpackning by Pica Packaging Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Brons in Förpackningsdesign Competition Category.

BronsFörpackning· 2020

Beautiful Life Mothball-förpackning

by Pica Packaging Design Lab

Client: Beijing Lvsan Chemistry Co.Ltd.

A' Design Award i Brons Winner in Förpackning Category

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The Design

About Beautiful Life Mothball-förpackning

Beautiful Life är en förpackningsdesign för malmedel som säljs i Kina. Förpackningar för malmedel är strikt reglerade, så de flesta produkter på marknaden ser likadana ut. Beautiful Life använder en kalligrafisk logotyp, persikoblommor och en figur hämtad från traditionellt kinesiskt måleri. Öppningsfönstret har formen av en fladdermus, en traditionell symbol för välsignelse. Plåtburken är tryckt i åtta färger, och pappasken är graverad och förgylld. Plåtburken försluter lukten och kan sparas och återanvändas. Ett dolt innerlock gör behållaren svår för barn att öppna.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Brons

Beautiful Life Mothball-förpackning är vinnare av A' Design Award i Brons, ett högst prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas enastående designverk som utmärker sig genom kreativitet, uppfinningsrikedom och klokhet. Bronsvinnare är mycket skickliga och slående kreativa föremål som styrker formgivarnas stora erfarenhet, fantasi och påhittighet. Beautiful Life Mothball-förpackning förväntas vara ett högt skattat, beundrat och älskat föremål som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Brons införlivar bästa praxis inom konst, vetenskap, design och teknik och är utmärkt genom sin omsorg om detaljer. Beautiful Life Mothball-förpackning tillfredsställer fantastiskt behov, rör vid längtan, charmar känslor och väcker nyfikenhet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design team create a vintage-like brand. The logo takes the core idea of Chinese calligraphy, the peach flowers and the old lady come from ancient Chinese painting, the open window is a bat shape which in Chinese culture a symbol of blessing. These elements present customers a picture of traditional Chinese culture and the good old wish of happiness. The team also design a split bags in addition for preservation purposes, and the one-more package will deliver a safer and cleaner user experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: Tin can: 75mm diameter * 83mm height
Paper box: 76mm width *76mm length *84mm height
Tags: Packaging, China, Culture, Daily chemicals, Household, Mothball
Production Technology: 8-color tinplate printing
Carving on paper
Gilding over paper
Design Challenge: The first challenge is tight regulation by government. The team have to put "Paradichlorobenzene" and low-toxic icon on the center front which is more identifiable than the brand. The team changed the font weight to emphasize the brand. The second challenge is from the client that they think the tin can package is like a candy box and kids may eat the pills mistakenly. The team design a hidden lid beneath the top lid, which is rarely impossible for kids to open but adult can open it easily.
Research: The quest is to upgrade the existing package. The old version is known for its low price and the competition in its existing market is fierce. After a cross-region survey the team figure out that most consumers are price-insensitive as the product is infrequently used, and it would volatilize easily. In view of this condition, the team decide to change the position of the product from a chemical pesticide into an beneficial ornament - the team assume customers would keep the tin can in their cabinet for a long time, and can be reused. The new package helps client expand the market.
Inspiration: Mothballs in China are classified into low-toxic chemical, which means the packaging needs to obey several restrictive terms announced by Agricultural Department. These restrictions lead to a market that almost every brand looks alike, thus the team's first mission is to make it looks different. after analyzing the competitors, the team find that brand recognition is the fatal factor for the mothball market. The team create a calligraphic logo, and the decorating elements are taken from ancient painting.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 in Beijing and finished in April 2019 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: The Chinese name of Beautiful Life is "香生记", which means a lively color brings forth fragrance. As the odor of mothball may not be accepted by all the people, the team work changed the package from plastic bags into tin cans to seal it. The team also asked its client to change the perfume into more traditional and natural ones.
Team Members: Creative Director: Shuwei Qi
Art Director: Yeqiu Liu
Typographer: Qianqian Jiang
3D designer: Rijiang Wang
Photographer: Zhenzhou Liang
Account Executive: Yue Zhu
Image Credits: Shuwei Qi and Rijiang Wang, 2019.