Gui Ba Fang 白酒包装 by Yanhui Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 包装设计 Competition Category.

铜包装· 2023

Gui Ba Fang 白酒包装

by Yanhui Zhang

Client: Wuhan Pufine Creative Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 包装 Category

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The Design

About Gui Ba Fang 白酒包装

《贵八方》是一款中国白酒的包装设计。设计取材于唐代的艺术与历史,主题灵感源自唐代帝王迎接四方来客的典故。传统书法、篆刻与敦煌壁画元素被运用于礼盒与酒瓶之上。八棱陶瓷酒瓶寓意"迎八方来客"。礼盒内部绘有帝王宴请宾客的插画。礼盒与酒瓶均可留存,作为装饰摆件二次使用。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Gui Ba Fang 白酒包装是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Gui Ba Fang 白酒包装将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Gui Ba Fang 白酒包装出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: In a theme of “Culture of The Great Tang Dynasty”, this Chinese Baijiu reflects a nice vision of harmonious development and national peace, expressing the artistic and cultural values of oriental aesthetics by applying a blend of the histories, art and culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty with the product in the form of Chinese traditional calligraphy, seal cutting, painting and art crafts. It combines the history, culture and social scenes tightly with the product and also represents the wishes of the company to inherit and carry forward the virtues of traditional culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gift Box Size: L 280mm* W 155mm * H 110mm
Bottle Size: D 78mm * H 233mm
Tags: High-end gift, oriental aesthetic, Chinese ceramic, Chinese Baijiu, Baijiu Design
Production Technology: The color of emperor's costume represents the highest rank. Inside the box, the exquisite picture of Emperor entertaining guests tells a story in cultural and artistic way. The octagonal ceramic bottle implies welcoming guests from all ways. Its cultural connotation is improved as the calligraphy with a meaning of harmonious coexistence is employed. A theme of “eight phoenixes worship the sun” indicates positive and harmonious development.
Design Challenge: One of the hardest part of the whole design comes in the early stage, a large amount of information needs to be sorted and screened and then following a work of integration and refinement of the creativity which related to its theme, for instance, the drawing of illustrations requires a fusion of historical stories and Dunhuang frescoes. Another is in the process of communication and implementation of how to represent the sense of product quality on its packaging material and technological process.
Research: Chinese Baijiu, in addition to its role in social occasion and emotional communication, it is also a key part of Chinese history and culture, this is why it is regarded as a consumer goods founded on the basis of history and culture. Nowadays, traditional culture is need a continuous protection and inheritance while the rest of liquors have begun to affect younger generation. It enriches the connotation and quality of the product, and also inherits cultural virtues and lifestyle when the traditional culture, history and art are merged in it.
Inspiration: Tang Dynasty, the most noticeable, prosperous and open dynasty in Chinese history. Inspired by the history of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty welcoming guests from all over the world, this product tights the culture of Baijiu closely with the history, cultural values, social scenes and emotional resonance in the form of Chinese traditional calligraphy, seal cutting and the Dunhuang frescoes to boost the connotation of the product and highlight its theme as well.
Project Duration: The project started in Dec.,2021 in Wuhan and finished in June,2022 in Wuhan, and was launched in China in July,2022.
Operation Flow: The history, culture and art of Tang Dynasty are blended together in this product to spark the customers to research and adore the history, traditional culture and art. It can be propagated and promoted in a more widespread way when combined with commemorative activities, tourism, art exhibitions and museums. Both of the outer box and bottle can be used as a handicraft or collection with less discard or waste.
Team Members: Creative Director: Zhang Yanhui
Designer: Zhang Xintong
Illustration：Wang shijie
Technical director: Zhou Xiaoli
Image Credits: Zhang Yanhui
Zhang Xintong
Wang shijie