The Classic of Tea 書籍設計 by Junheng Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 印刷与出版媒体设计 Competition Category.

铜印刷· 2020

The Classic of Tea 書籍設計

by Junheng Li

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 印刷 Category

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The Design

About The Classic of Tea 書籍設計

《茶經》書籍設計以現存最早記載茶事的典籍為藍本。書籍及其外包裝均以櫸木製成,中央書名以紅銅雕刻而成。每一頁皆為一塊木板,可單獨取出翻閱。書盒盒蓋由中間向兩側開啟,可將整部書完整取出。書頁採用激光雕刻機配合塗料工藝製作。材質的選擇取意於中國古代文化——竹簡、木牘與青銅器皆為古時記事載體,亦與早期茶文化一脈相承。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

The Classic of Tea 書籍設計是 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The Classic of Tea 書籍設計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。The Classic of Tea 書籍設計出色地满足需求，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: Redesigned The Classic of Tea, which is the world's earliest book recording tea. The book is wholly made and packaged by beech wood. The central title is carved with red copper. Ancient Chinese culture before Christ was mostly handed down by bamboo, trees and bronze, and tea culture also evolved from these three materials.
Dimensions & Packaging: packaging:230mm*230mm*60mm
page:210mm*210mm*1.2mm
Tags: tea, book, wood, copper, traditional
Production Technology: Beech wood, red copper, painting, laser engraving machine,
Design Challenge: The combination of the power, speed, and engraving material density of the laser machine is the key to improving use rate of the finished product rate. I have tested more than 30 times in total.
Research: Re-editing ancient books with Adobe Illustrator, then using laser engraving mechanisms for finished products, controlling the balance between laser engraving machines and paints is the most difficult part of the project
Inspiration: As Laozi recorded in the Tao Te Ching "nature from the way, and the way from what is beneath abstraction". There is a close relationship between tea culture and traditional Chinese Taoist culture. The ancient people enjoyed the return to nature and self in the process of drinking tea,coinciding with the Taoist concept of "harmony between man and nature".
Project Duration: Production starts in 2017 and ends in Beijing in 2018
Operation Flow: Open the lid of the book from the middle to the sides, take out the whole book, each page of the book is made of wood, can be taken out separately to watch
Image Credits: Designer Junheng Li，The classic of tea，2018