Meditation Of The Lotus 岩石香薰扩香器 by Xiong Zhang and Xiaoxiao Li

Meditation Of The Lotus 岩石香薰扩香器 by Xiong Zhang and Xiaoxiao Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 包装设计 Competition Category.

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Meditation Of The Lotus 岩石香薰扩香器

by Xiong Zhang and Xiaoxiao Li

Client: Chongqing Pupu Sent of China

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 包装 Category

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The Design

About Meditation Of The Lotus 岩石香薰扩香器

"莲之冥想"是一款融合低碳创新与传统中国元素的环保扩香器。它采用耐用的无釉瓷器再现柔软宣纸的质感，并引入以天然嘉陵江鹅卵石为载体的独特香氛传递系统。其包装采用回收环保宣纸，运用无油墨凹印技术，配以回收瓦楞纸托盘，彰显中国美学与可持续发展的融合。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Meditation Of The Lotus 岩石香薰扩香器是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Meditation Of The Lotus 岩石香薰扩香器将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Meditation Of The Lotus 岩石香薰扩香器因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: "Meditation of the Lotus" is an eco-friendly diffuser that combines low-carbon innovation with traditional Chinese elements. It uses durable, unglazed porcelain to replicate soft Xuan paper's texture and introduces a unique fragrance delivery system with natural Jialing River pebbles. Its packaging employs recycled, eco-friendly Xuan paper with an oil-free ink debossing technique and a recycled corrugated paper tray, highlighting a fusion of Chinese aesthetics and sustainability.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width: 170mm
Depth: 165mm
Height: 205mm
Tags: Rock oil diffuser, Natural Winter-sweet flower essential oil,Traditional Chinese culture, Eco-friendly materials, Sustainability, Cultural heritage, Traditional aesthetics
Production Technology: Meditation of the Lotus's packaging,inspired by Zen culture, combining traditional Chinese elements with modern environmentally friendly materials. It uses eco-friendly special paper with embossed hot stamping using pearlized electrochemical aluminum technology. It contrasts natural fibers with metallic calligraphy, creating a harmonious blend. The 100% recyclable and biodegradable corrugated paper complements the elegant white porcelain containers, appealing to both eco-conscious consumers and enthusiasts of Chinese culture.
Design Challenge: Throughout the project development and implementation, we faced several challenges. Firstly, the task of integrating traditional Chinese aesthetics with environmental conservation concepts posed a creative challenge, requiring us to find a suitable balance. Secondly, selecting appropriate eco-friendly materials was a crucial consideration that necessitated in-depth research and testing. Technical limitations during the design process, particularly in the production of packaging containers and printing patterns, also presented challenges. Additionally, we needed to balance cultural heritage with commercial requirements, continuously adjusting and optimizing design solutions. Lastly, launching new aromatic products required thorough market research and analysis to ensure they meet consumer needs and gain market acceptance. Through the team's efforts and innovation, we successfully overcame these challenges, achieving our design goals, and contributing to the development of eco-friendly products.
Research: Our project aims to explore how to integrate traditional Chinese aesthetics with environmental conservation concepts into the packaging design of aromatic products. Through market research, design thinking, and the application of environmental technologies, we are committed to creating aromatic products that carry cultural significance and low-carbon environmental characteristics, catering to the aesthetic needs of modern consumers while guiding their attention towards environmental protection. We employed qualitative and quantitative research methods, including market surveys, focus group discussions, and prototype design. Additionally, we utilized Blender software for design simulation and rendering. Participants in the research included designers, environmental experts, consumers, and cultural scholars, all of whom contributed to the design process, discussions, and product testing. Ultimately, we successfully designed packaging for aromatic products inspired by traditional Chinese aesthetics and utilizing eco-friendly materials, combining traditional calligraphic patterns with natural materials to create a unique aesthetic effect. Through this research, we delved into the relationship between cultural heritage and environmental protection, proposing innovative design solutions that will impact consumer perceptions of eco-friendly products and encourage them to support low-carbon environmental lifestyles.
Inspiration: Our goal is to merge a diffuser package with Chinese cultural significance and low carbon environmental protection. By combining traditional Chinese aesthetics with the use of eco-friendly materials, this unique aromatherapy product was created. The packaging design uses traditional Chinese calligraphy as the main design pattern, with elegant and simple colors, combining traditional Chinese aesthetics with ecological consciousness, highlighting the modern aesthetic of Chinese culture.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in Chongqing China till today, and was exhibited in November 2023.
Operation Flow: The main feature of Meditation of the Lotus's packaging design is its global first use of natural pebbles from the Jialing River in Chongqing, China, as a fragrance carrier. This innovative approach makes the fragrance more natural, long-lasting, eco-friendly, and easy to use, meeting the consumers' demand for sustainability and efficiency while maintaining low carbon and environmental protection.
Team Members: Designers: Xiong Zhang, Xiaoxiao Li, Zhichao zhao, Xuefei Yi, Yishan Yuan
Image Credits: IP: Creator Xiong zhang and Xiaoxiao Li, Strated the project Meditation of the Lotus, 2023.
Image #No1: Designer Zhichao Zhao, Full product view, 2023.
Image #No2: Designer Xuefei Yi, Packageing close view, 2023.
Image #No3: Designer Xuefei Yi, Packaging holder close view, 2023.
Image #No4: Designer Xiaoxiao Li, Close up demonstration, 2023.
Image #No5: Designer Zhichao Zhao, Wintersweet flower essentail oil sample and packaging view, 2023.
Video credits: Creator Xiong zhang and Xiaoxiao Li, Editor: Zhichao Zhao, Translator Yishan Yuan, 2023.