Organic Rice Bag by Kazuo Fukushima and Haruka Takeuchi

Silver Packaging · 2022

Organic Rice Bag

by Kazuo Fukushima and Haruka Takeuchi

Silver A' Design Award 2022 in Packaging
CLIENT: China State Farms Agribusiness Corp
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About Organic Rice Bag

This project is that packages the feelings of the makers who make delicious rice in Wuchang. The design idea is natural golden carpet. Created the design, which is associated with the scene where a vast rice field looks golden. The Package is a trimmed of a golden rice carpet. So the vacuum package shape is a block like cube. In addition, illustration of a duck is to prove organic farming. The design that simply packaged the value of organic farming in Wuchang.

About the Silver A' Design Award

Organic Rice Bag is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Organic Rice Bag is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Organic Rice Bag is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

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Unique Properties: Wuchang is the most famous rice producing area in Heilongjiang Province, China. Among them, this organic rice is most carefully grown by farmers. My design team observed this place and had a very special experience. The landscape of harvesting in the vast fields is all golden and very beautiful. In addition, The farmers raise ducks in the fields and the rice is free of pests. This is proof of pesticide free. This is a project to package Wuchang organic rice.
Dimensions & Packaging: The first layer: vacuum packed
Surface: matte.
Width 100mm x Depth 200mm x Height 50mm 500g
Tags: Organic, Rice, Package, China, Duck
Production Technology: The product has a two layer structure. The first layer is a clear vinyl bag that is vacuum packed to keep it fresh after factory. The second layer is a polyvinyl chloride bag, which has design elements and handles. The surface is matte. In addition, a transparent part is designed on the lower right corner so that the condition of the rice can be checked.
The rice is printed in gold to express a brilliant image.
Design Challenge: The creative idea is natural golden carpet. We verified the design, which is associated with the scene where a vast rice field looks golden. It is a trimmed design of a golden rice carpet. In addition, Added an illustration of a duck to prove organic farming. The design that simply expresses the value of organic farming.
Research: Analysis of boutique supermarkets where products are sold.
Competitive analysis for internet sales.
Analysis for targets in the market.
Package analysis for the Japanese rice market.
Inspiration: There is a rich land located in Heilongjiang Province, northern China. It is extremely cold in winter there, with the lowest temperature of minus 30 degrees. Harsh natural environment is ideal for raising high quality natural rice. The Wuchang rice is grown in this area with pleasant weather and quality water. The rice is protected with duck. During the season of harvest, rice fields look like golden carpets. This wonderful scene and environment is the inspiration of this design.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finished in September 2020 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: First, analyze the market and understand the current situation
Second, target analysis to verify what kind of design consumers will like.
Third, brand analysis compare with competitors.
Fourth, develop creative ideas.
Fifth, original design.
Sixth, sample production, color check, etc.
Finally, check the finished product.
Patents: Copyrights belong to CHINA STATE FARMS AGRIBUSINESS (GROUP) CORP.,
Image Credits: Image: Photographer zhu Jie