Silver Packaging Design · 2023
Bamboo Slips Liquor
by Qianying Niu
- A' Design Award 2023 Silver Winner in Packaging Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Qianying Niu
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 22,916
- Verification code 688A2F3C2E · Verify this award
About Bamboo Slips Liquor
A Chinese liquor bottle design inspired by ancient bamboo slips used in documenting Chinese culture and the Cang-Shan liquor distillation process has been unveiled. The black exterior exudes purity and depth, while a Chinese poem carved on bamboo slips inside adds sophistication. All materials used are sustainable and reusable, presenting a solution to the recycling dilemma in the liquor industry. This design blends calligraphy, bamboo slips, and an intricately shaped bottle to revive the reading and drinking cultures central to Asian society.
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- Unique Properties
- This is the first Chinese liquor to use a non-label design. All the materials of the design are sustainable and reusable, which solves the recycling dilemma common to the liquor industry. Blending bamboo slips, calligraphy, and carefully orchestrated bottle shape, the design aims to bring back both reading and drinking cultures central to Asian people. The design connects history, ancient Chinese calligraphy, sustainable material, and zen culture together.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 150mm*120mm*300mm
- Tags
- Liquor, Packaging, Liquor Packaging, Creative Packaging, Chinese Bamboo Slips, No-Label Design
- Production Technology
- This design uses bamboo slips wrapped around a delicately created Chinese liquor bottle to blend culture, zen, and sustainability together. This is also the first Chinese liquor to use a non-label design.
- Design Challenge
- This is the first Chinese liquor to use a non-label design. All the materials of the design are sustainable and reusable, which solves the recycling dilemma common to the liquor industry. The creative challenge in this design is using bamboo slips wrapped around a delicately created Chinese liquor bottle to blend culture, zen, and sustainability together.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2022 in Paris and finished in November 2022 in Shanghai.
- Operation Flow
- Opening the liquor package is like opening a bamboo slip in ancient China. Inside the package is a Chinese poem, The Decree of Wine, which is carved on bamboo slips. The design blends the cultural reading experience with the purity and excellence of the liquor together, uncovering the rich story which blossoms at every sip of the liquor.
- Research
- This design is based on two motifs: the bamboo slips were used by ancestors to document and spread Chinese musical and ritual culture in a paper-lacking era. Second, originated from a small town Cang-Shan, the liquor requires years to distill, echoing the ancient philosophy that rewards come with patience.
- Inspiration
- This design centers around Zen, using black as the main product color to emphasize purity and profoundness. The package uses bamboo slips as material. Opening the liquor package is like opening a bamboo slip in ancient China. Inside the package is a Chinese poem, The Decree of Wine, which is carved on bamboo slips. The design blends the cultural reading experience with the purity and excellence of the liquor together, uncovering the rich story which blossoms at every sip of the liquor.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Qianying Niu, Bamboo Slips Liquor, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Qianying Niu, Bamboo Slips Liquor, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Qianying Niu, Bamboo Slips Liquor, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Qianying Niu, Bamboo Slips Liquor, 2022.
Image #5: Photographer Qianying Niu, Bamboo Slips Liquor, 2022.
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This design centers around Zen, using black as the main product color to emphasize purity and profoundness. The package uses bamboo slips as material. Opening the liquor package is like opening a bamboo slip in ancient China. Inside the package is a Chinese poem, The Decree of Wine, which is carved on bamboo slips. The design blends the cultural reading experience with the purity and excellence of the liquor together, uncovering the rich story which blossoms at every sip of the liquor.
This design is based on two motifs: the bamboo slips were used by ancestors to document and spread Chinese musical and ritual culture in a paper-lacking era. Second, originated from a small town Cang-Shan, the liquor requires years to distill, echoing the ancient philosophy that rewards come with patience.
The award-winning design is a motivation for me, encouraging me to create more packaging designs with Chinese cultural characteristics and to establish a presence for excellent Chinese packaging designs in the world.
Approximately more than 2 months.
This artwork is a design I created in pursuit of inspiration. I hope to create the first Chinese liquor to use a non-label design. All the materials of the design are sustainable and reusable, which solves the recycling dilemma common to the liquor industry. The creative challenge in this design is using bamboo slips wrapped around a delicately created Chinese liquor bottle to blend culture, zen, and sustainability together.
This piece is a conceptual design and will not be used for printing and production. However, I welcome any manufacturers who are interested in the concept of my work to collaborate with me.
Chinese liquor culture has a long history, and I am very interested in packaging design for alcoholic beverages. This design uses bamboo slips wrapped around a delicately created Chinese liquor bottle to blend culture, zen, and sustainability together. This is also the first Chinese liquor to use a non-label design.
Many internationally renowned packaging design studios have greatly inspired me, such as Backbone Branding, Landor, Mousegraphics, etc. The Chinese designer I admire the most is Professor Deng Xiongbo from ShenZhen Lingyun Creative Packaging Design.
The audience who enjoys drinking Baijiu (Chinese white spirits) and appreciates Chinese ceremonial music and culture.
This is the first Chinese liquor to use a non-label design. All the materials of the design are sustainable and reusable, which solves the recycling dilemma common to the liquor industry. Blending bamboo slips, calligraphy, and carefully orchestrated bottle shape, the design aims to bring back both reading and drinking cultures central to Asian people. The design connects history, ancient Chinese calligraphy, sustainable material, and zen culture together.
Bamboo Slips Liquor, as the name suggests, is a white spirits packaging made using bamboo slips as the packaging material.
I used design tools such as AI, Photoshop, Cinema 4D, etc.
The most unique aspect of this packaging design lies in its user experience. Opening the liquor package is like opening a bamboo slip in ancient China. Inside the package is a Chinese poem, The Decree of Wine, which is carved on bamboo slips. The design blends the cultural reading experience with the purity and excellence of the liquor together, uncovering the rich story which blossoms at every sip of the liquor.
From conceptualization to showcasing the final results, I personally completed all the steps.
Technological assistance helped me realize the conceptual work in the best possible way.
I researched the use of sustainable design in the Chinese packaging industry and analyzed reports on recyclable materials like bamboo slips.
This is the first Chinese liquor to use a non-label design. All the materials of the design are sustainable and reusable, which solves the recycling dilemma common to the liquor industry. The creative challenge in this design is using bamboo slips wrapped around a delicately created Chinese liquor bottle to blend culture, zen, and sustainability together.
The Italy A' Design Award is internationally renowned, highly recognized, and attracts significant attention. I hope that through this platform, more people will be able to see my design.
The process from the initial concept of a creative idea to its actual output is fascinating. When I start working on bringing it to life, there are many unpredictable changes along the way. Finally, when the design is completed, there is a great sense of accomplishment. I hope my design can showcase a part of Chinese culture and national history to people all over the world.
I hope to connect with more friends through this platform. If you like my design, you can follow my social media accounts: https://www.instagram.com/niugraphiks/