Press Release
arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Vodka Bottle by Elia Pittavino Is Granted the A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Elia Pittavino acknowledged for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2014 - 2015 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2016 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category for arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Vodka Bottle by Elia Pittavino. The result belongs to the 2014 - 2015 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Vodka Bottle
arcAdia is a concept bottle for Italian vodka. The bottle is made of glass and has a polygonal base of 10 centimetres in diameter and a height of 33 centimetres. The multi-faced form is easy to hold and to pour. Three versions are offered: a flat cyan glass, a silver finish with 70 percent opacity, and a black glass with 85 percent opacity that still shows the vodka inside. A gift package in light metal opens by twisting its upper part, which stays closed during transport. The shape is intended to look simple and evocative.
Award Record
With this recognition, Elia Pittavino is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2014 - 2015 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. Awarded packaging designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/packaging
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/39789
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/39789
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!39789
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/124681
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- arcAdia Italian Vodka (Concept Bottle) Vodka Bottle
- Function
- Vodka Bottle
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Gray, Gainsboro, Light Gray and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Elia Pittavino
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2014 - 2015
- Design ID
- #39789
Credits
- Image Credits
- Elia Pittavino
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- acrcAdia is an Italian Vodka, made of glass as main material, the bottle is designed to appear simple & evocative.
- Inspiration
- acrcAdia is an Italian Vodka inspired by the ancient undisclosed worlds, with a futuristic way of seeing.
- Research
- The arcAdia bottle is inspired by the luxury world and its correlated designs, as the concept focuses on the fashion and luxury markets, aming a simple and evocative design appeal. The research was also influenced by the ancient undisclosed worlds, iconic and mythological constructions, futuristic buildings. The strong “A” central character, mark of arcAdia, is linked up with the "Awen" glyph symbol that also in the modernity refers to the poetic and spitirual illumination.
- Challenge
- Deliver a shape that could be perceived as evocative, functional & easy to handle.
- Realization and Technology
- The arcAdia bottle is mainly composed of glass, with 3 varieties of colours & treatments. The "Cyan" bottle is made of flat coloured glass, the "Silver" one that has a 70% opacity silver reflecting finish. The "Black" edition is made of black glass with a 85% opacity finish, that still allows to see the Vodka. The gift Packaging is made of light metal, as the cap and it’s studied to let the shell be opened by twisting the main upper part, that remains closed when carried out for transportation.
- Operation and Interaction
- The arcAdia Vodka interaction approach starts with the visual links made by the evocative external shape & facing treatments. When handled the bottle is easy to be held and served, thanks to its polygonal multi-faced shape. The gift Packaging keep the user interaction in a twisting opening movement, that reveals the bottle once the upper part is lifted up.
- Project Duration and Location
- The first idea of the project come up in Italy the last months of 2014 and was developed since the Competition submission.
- Specifications
- Vodka Bottle: Polygonal 10 cm diameter base, 33 cm height. Gift Packaging: 13 cm diameter base, 36 cm height.
- Keywords
- vodka, bottle, italian, italy, packaging, pack, premium, luxury, concept, design
