Cool Line 酒瓶 by Quan Yuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 包裝設計 Competition Category.

銀包裝· 2023

Cool Line 酒瓶

by Quan Yuan

Client: Nanjing Maijia Liquor Co.; Ltd.

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 包裝 Category

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The Design

About Cool Line 酒瓶

這項設計顛覆了一般酒瓶的造型，也準確地傳達了「以形式服務功能」。一個完整的單元由一對線性管組成，每個管實際上可以容納兩種酒，即主要上部部分和C形底部部分。因此一對管子可以容納4種不同的基酒，並透過獨特的瓶子顏色來區分口味。形狀在接縫處可以旋轉折疊，可以重新組裝成新的3D形態，可以更有趣

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Cool Line 酒瓶是 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Cool Line 酒瓶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。Cool Line 酒瓶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 design subverts the shape of normal liquor bottles, and also accurately conveys that the function is served by the form. A complete unit consists of a pair of linear tubes, each can actually hold 2 kinds of liquor, the main upper part & the C-shaped base part. So a pair of tubes can hold 4 different base liquor, with distinctive bottle colors to distinguish the flavors. The shape can be rotated and folded at the joints, It can be reassembled into a new 3D form, which can be more interesting
Dimensions & Packaging: 138mm(width) x 117mm(depth) x 380mm(high)
Tags: Liquor, Cocktail, Party Drinks, Package Design, Liquor Package Design
Production Technology: Container material：304 stainless steel and food-grade inner coating. Outer packaging material: cardboards, EVA-base, PET-sheets and acrylic plates.
Design Challenge: The idea of this bottle shape is a challenge, it makes a breakthrough in the traditional form of the liquor bottle. In order to make this bottle hold more kinds of base liquor, a joint is needed. The most difficult part of this design is the joint, which can ensure that the upper part of the main tube can rotate freely. With the spring screw for positioning, iIt can also ensure that the bottom can do 4 continuous 90 degree positioning rotation (360 degree rotation). In addition, counterweight at the bottom and overall balance are also difficult.
Research: The research direction of this project is to design a new style and interactive product that young people like. We searched all the liquor bottles on the existing market and try to find a solution in a new way. The lines in the 2D space are transformed into 3D space through the joint, which can be more interesting. We have done a lot of experiments with 3D printing, and finally tested out the correct joint and determined the thickness of the linear tubes and the capacity of the bottle.
Inspiration: When you pick up the pencil, in 2D space, any virtual 3D form can be outlined with 2D lines. However, in 3D space, lines can have their own 3D forms, which can be changed and can be combined into a new 3D object. So I try to combine two thick lines together and add a joint to change the line direction at the bottom to form a 3D shape of a liquor bottle.
Project Duration: The project was started in Zhengzhou in February 2022 and completed in January 2023.
Operation Flow: By unscrewing the top bottle cap, the user can directly pour out the liquor from the main tube. The C-shaped base part can be directly pull out from the joint when it is positioned at 90 degrees, and then unscrewed the small bottle cap to pour out the liquor of the C-shaped part.
Patents: China National Intellectual Property Administration
Application No. or patent No.: 202230828510.3
Document No.: 2022121002296670

All copyrights belong to Quan Yuan.
Image Credits: Image #1, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #2, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #3, Renderer Quan Yuan, 2023
Image #4, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Image #5, Photographer Weihua Liu, 2023
Video Credits: Video editor, Kai Zhang, 2023