Silver Packaging · 2024
Zongchuan 1929 Food Packaging
by Wei Jiang
- Silver A' Design Award 2024 in Packaging
- CLIENT: Xi'an Yiwen Brand Design Co., Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 35,827
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About Zongchuan 1929 Food Packaging
Zongchuan 1929 also serves as a unique blessing for the recipient. As a gift for the Dragon Boat Festival, it plays an important role in conveying emotions between people. The temperament and culture it presents reflect the personality and cultivation of the gift giver. Zongchuan 1929 is designed to give a sense of the bustle of Chang'an's streetscape and the warmth of its people. The unique box opening and printing process, as well as the use of sustainable paper, also reflect the brand's social responsibility as a long-established Chinese brand.
About the Silver A' Design Award
Zongchuan 1929 Food Packaging 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. Zongchuan 1929 Food Packaging 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. Zongchuan 1929 Food Packaging is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Zongchuan 1929 is a packaging design for zongzi ( glutinous rice dumplings ) inspired by the historical and cultural heritage of Xi’an. Zongzi is a traditional festival food consumed during the Dragon Boat Festival, representing not only a tribute to the patriotic poet Qu Yuan from ancient times but also the preservation of traditional festivals and culture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The size has a length of 672 x width 292 x height 126mm, and the weight is 1.86kg plus 600ml respectively.
- Tags
- Festival, Colorful, Elegancel, Historical
- Production Technology
- The packaging design of this project utilizes environmentally friendly paper materials, emphasizing the concept of recyclability and showcasing the brand's commitment to social responsibility as a renowned Chinese heritage brand.
- Design Challenge
- The design of Zongchuan 1929 presents a unique Chang An street scene through creative illustrations, showcasing the distinctive historical ambiance of the location. The intricately detailed elements in the artwork can be appreciated and enjoyed, and the backing paper featuring the complete illustration can also be preserved as a decorative piece of art.
- Research
- Based on the concept of Zongchuan 19, the design team drew inspiration from the scenes of how people in ancient Tang Dynasty celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival in front of the Xi An City Wall thousands of years ago. Thus, the original illustration of Chang An Street came into being.
- Inspiration
- Through Zongchuan 1929, we aim to evoke the bustling streets and warm atmosphere of Chang An, allowing people to experience the vibrant cityscape and the heartfelt sentiments of the people. The unique opening method and printing techniques also reflect the rich cultural heritage and understated elegance of the ancient city of Xi An.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 8, 2022 in China and finished in May 20, 2022.
- Operation Flow
- The design also incorporates the ancient opening and closing mechanism of a drawbridge, adding a sense of ceremony to the gift box. The focus of the gift box is concentrated on the narrower side, ensuring both stability for display and weight-bearing capacity.
- Image Credits
- Xi'an Yiwen Brand Design Co., Ltd
