The Brollach Rượu Whisky Mạch Nha Đơn Ailen by Tiago Russo and Katia Martins

The Brollach Rượu Whisky Mạch Nha Đơn Ailen by Tiago Russo and Katia Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Vàng in Thiết kế Bao bì Competition Category.

VàngBao bì· 2023

The Brollach Rượu Whisky Mạch Nha Đơn Ailen

by Tiago Russo and Katia Martins

Client: The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.

A' Design Award Vàng Winner in Bao bì Category

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The Design

About The Brollach Rượu Whisky Mạch Nha Đơn Ailen

Brollach là một kẻ gây rối. Ra đời từ truyền thống nhưng không bị ràng buộc bởi quy ước, đây là loại rượu whisky từng là sản phẩm đáng tự hào của lịch sử Ireland nhưng vẫn vạch ra một con đường mới. Đó là đỉnh cao của một cuộc tìm kiếm lâu dài và cá nhân về một loại rượu whisky xứng đáng để tôn vinh gia đình, một trong những loại rượu whisky Ailen ngon nhất từng được sản xuất. Đó là loại whisky có sự khác biệt vô song, thể hiện thiết kế, sự khéo léo, kỹ năng và sự chú ý đến từng chi tiết mà The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. đổ vào mỗi chai.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Vàng

The Brollach Rượu Whisky Mạch Nha Đơn Ailen là người chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Vàng, một sự công nhận cực kỳ danh giá dành cho các thiết kế hạng nhất, tuyệt vời và xuất sắc. Những người chiến thắng giải Vàng là những sáng tạo cực kỳ đổi mới, giàu tầm nhìn và rực rỡ chói lọi, phản ánh thiên tài, trí tuệ và tài nghệ của các nhà thiết kế. The Brollach Rượu Whisky Mạch Nha Đơn Ailen được kỳ vọng là một phát minh được ca ngợi cao, dẫn dắt xu hướng và mang tính biểu tượng, mang lại giá trị chưa từng có. Thiết kế chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Vàng này là một dự án ngoạn mục, được kính trọng, mang lại lợi ích lớn và thúc đẩy ranh giới của nghệ thuật, khoa học, thiết kế và công nghệ. The Brollach Rượu Whisky Mạch Nha Đơn Ailen tạo ra những cảm xúc khao khát mãnh liệt, khơi dậy đam mê, khuyến khích sáng tạo và cuốn hút chúng ta.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Brollach's theme and design concept is all about the weight of heritage. With a naming that relates directly to Jay Bradley's family name – the Founder of The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. - the ideology of this whiskey was to create something that could transmit the passage of time through history, through heirloom, in a more traditional approach that highlights the classical notions of craftsmanship.
Dimensions & Packaging: Straps hold the glasses with two slots, an ancient technique for belts or armours.
The bottle is inserted onto a thick oak base with a deep locator. Bold, bulky, strong, yet with an elegant take, such as the soft neck brace that keeps the glass vessel in place. The drawer underneath, with a silver plate on the front and a leather pull, reveals a hidden compartment that contains the drinking accessories and testers, revealing an additional depth to the entire whiskey-tasting experience.
Tags: Whiskey, luxury, design, craftsmanship, heritage, experience, immersion, packaging, product, exclusive
Production Technology: The metal and the oak combine in a way that doesn't need additional artefacts, it doesn't need a special coating or polishing. It is original, true to its origins, simple, yet luxurious; humble in nature, yet a conqueror.

The metal is flat, bulky, with a bold presence. It makes a statement, cools down the wood presence, and adds the imagery of structure, of foundations. The wood adds presence, humanity, in a story of home feelings, of fortification of a true Irish heritage.
Design Challenge: The Brollach represents an homage to the history of the brand and Irish whiskey. Unlike any other whiskey designed and created until now, each and every single detail, each feature, is all about the family heirloom. A traditional approach to the furniture-making heritage of the Bradley family has been revisited and reimagined to create an experience that values tasting and celebration with the weight of time, of passion that travel through generations to create a unique moment in time.
Research: The Brollach was developed considering two different sets of research. As the tone of the brand, it was the aim of this product to highlight and elevate the whiskey-tasting experience, and at the same time, to represent a homage to the craftsmanship and family heirloom that is in the foundation of the brand, and therefore a strong focus was put into understanding and achieving the best results out of traditional techniques and materials that represent Shay's work and traditional Irish manufacturing.
Inspiration: The medieval style of forged metals and wood were the starting point of this product, envisioned that, upon looking, could bring the thoughts of History running through the box, the perception that although this is a brand new and contemporary product, the user could still feel the passage of time running through the oak grain, the weight of ancient craftsmanship through the metal trims, and the presence of a whiskey that matured, endured, and could be passed over generations.
Project Duration: Designed between 2020 and 2021, The Brollach had to then meet almost a year of fabrication until every single detail was ready. As a design that heavily immerses on the heritage and craftsmanship connotations, every single detail had to be executed with utmost precision, with the techniques applied to the metal lining or the engraving being developed for several months until reaching the level of perfectionism and dedication that make this product, truly, an homage to Irish whiskey.
Operation Flow: The wooden grain, intertwined on 45 degrees, guides the eyes towards the centre of the box: the more you glance, the more your vision converges to the bold metal trims and the sneak peek of the monogram and bottle inside. There, the dark suede invites the user to immerse onto the contrasting products that emerge in front of the metallic trims. Bottle, glasses, booklet and certificate, bring up intensity by contrasting that same darkness with the metal, colours, and the whiskey's natural shades.
Team Members: Tiago Russo
Katia Martins
Image Credits: The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.