Toji 蠟燭盒 by Xiaoman Fu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 包裝設計 Competition Category.

銀包裝· 2022

Toji 蠟燭盒

by Xiaoman Fu

Client: 3Dollar Design Studio

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 包裝 Category

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The Design

About Toji 蠟燭盒

Toji係為蠟燭而設計嘅包裝盒。盒面正面有一個弧形切口，令入面插畫嘅可見範圍增大，所以喺打開盒之前就已經可以預覽到部分故事。盒身採用1000克重嘅卡紙，配以磨砂質感、頂部凸起工藝，同埋內部插畫嘅燙金處理。主色調係低飽和度嘅藍、粉紅、黃同橙棕色，根據唔同嘅故事而揀選。盒由頂部打開，蠟燭放喺下半部分。每個盒尺寸為100 x 100 x 120毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Toji 蠟燭盒是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Toji 蠟燭盒將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Toji 蠟燭盒是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This unique box was developed for the candles. In order to connect the outside of the box with the illustration inside better, arc cutting was made on the front to increase the visible area inside. The visible part is equivalent to the preview part, presenting the story to the viewer in a more hierarchical way. The frosting process was used to make the box, to make it more quality. According to different stories, the main colors are low saturation blue, pink, yellow and orange-brown, which achieve a higher effect in hand feeling and vision.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 100mm x Depth 100mm x Height 120mm
Tags: Candle,Package,Label,Box,Brand Identity
Production Technology: The box is made by 1000g cardboard with raising process on top and gold stamping in the interior illustration
Design Challenge: The hardest part of the project was modeling the boxes, because there wasn't a familiar model of box in the market, the team need to make the blueprint of the box and keep modeling and fixing until the boxes can be produce by the factory.
Research: The project was began with the idea to develop a series of boxes for candles that are special, unique and different from what consumers can get in the current market. A mixed research was used during the project, the team went to several malls' candle sections to observe consumers' taste of purchases. Online researches was processed during the beginning of the project, the result showed that consumers would prefer to purchase candles from famous brands rather than cheap products when the packagings are familiar. According to the research, a large number of candles’ packaging are familiar, some products only have normal boxes and logos on them. The team wanted to become a game changer to break the packaging balance in the market, the boxes of Toji was self-developed by the members in the team. After the researched was made on the boxes in the market, the Toji boxes went though designing, modeling and sampling and finally became what it looks like in the final.
Inspiration: Toji was inspired by the Карачун Day of the Magyar people. This day has the shortest day time and the longest shadow time. The ancient Turkic people would gather together and light a huge bonfire to celebrate the end of the long cold night, and also through flames. The warmth overcomes the long cold night. Therefore, the sundial is used as the brand logo. The design theme of the packing boxes is humanity. The four stories represent courage, trust, eternity and love.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2021 and finished in September 2021 in Xiamen.
Operation Flow: The Toji candle boxes are opened on the top, and the candle itself is nicely place in the bottom part of the box. Each illustration was customized by the stories from the Toji series. The products become "live" and unique products due to the stories came with them. consumers can read the letters and watch illustrations to get to know the story behind each flavor.
Team Members: Creative Director: Xiaoman Fu
Illustrator: Cyan Hong
Image Credits: Image credit: Moon Away Studio / Petrel