Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Fenjiu Jujiang Lingqiong Packaging by Wen Liu
Wen Liu recognized for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Fenjiu Jujiang Lingqiong Packaging by Wen Liu, designed for Shenzhen Oracle Creative Design Co., Ltd, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Fenjiu Jujiang Lingqiong Packaging
Fenjiu Jujiang Lingqiong is a packaging design for a Chinese baijiu spirit. The mountain shaped outer cover recalls the Luliang Mountains, the birthplace of the brand, and can be lifted to reach the bottle inside. The bottle has a small mouth and a pointed base, a form used in Chinese baijiu making about six thousand years ago. The bottle is shaped by hand in ceramic and finished with a gemstone glaze. The outer packaging uses platinum crystal and high temperature metal coloring. The sculptural form allows viewing from all sides.
Award Record
This recognition makes Wen Liu a winner of 41 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2025 - 2026 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Packaging Design Award
The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. The awarded packaging designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/packaging
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/173413
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/173413
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!173413
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/249896
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fenjiu Jujiang Lingqiong Packaging
- Function
- Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Sienna, Black, Saddle Brown, Gainsboro and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen Oracle Creative Design Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wen Liu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #173413
Credits
- Team
- Xianfeng Wu, Zhipeng Li
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This baijiu resembles a stationary sculpture, its artistic beauty evoking a sense of preserved time. Beneath the brown, mountain-shaped bottle, a mysterious object floats in suspension, as if awaiting discovery. The patterns and characters on the packaging carry echoes of ancient civilization, silently narrating the origins of Chinese writing.
- Inspiration
- The design draws inspiration from Fenjiu's birthplace, the Lüliang Mountains, symbolizing its deep connection with nature and honoring centuries of brewing mastery. The bottle's form echoes the 6,000-year-old "small-mouthed, pointed-bottom amphora" from the Yangshao period—one of the earliest known vessels used in Chinese baijiu making—reflecting the rich cultural legacy of this traditional spirit.
- Research
- Through on-site research, a detailed market report was compiled based on insights gathered from over 300 consumers and key distributors.
- Challenge
- During the initial prototyping phase, the product faced significant challenges. The core difficulty lay in the historically unstable firing process for the pointed-bottom bottle, an issue long known for its extremely low yield that has consistently challenged the industry. Through dozens of systematic refinements to the production process, the team ultimately achieved a successful firing.
- Realization and Technology
- The exterior packaging utilizes platinum crystal and high-temperature metal coloring oxidation techniques, achieving an exceptional texture. The bottle features a pointed-bottom shape crafted through ancient methods of handmade ceramics, adorned with a rare gemstone glaze. Together, they complement each other, vividly showcasing the ultimate craftsmanship and artisan spirit of Chinese ceramics.
- Operation and Interaction
- The product display features a sculptural design, allowing 360-degree viewing from all angles. The mountain-shaped top cover can be easily lifted to access the product inside.
- Project Duration and Location
- March 2024, Shenzhen, China
- Keywords
- Premium Baijiu, Cultural Tracing, Cultural Export, Integration of Commerce and Art
