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Zhishan 1299 Organic Green Tea Packaging by Qianqian Ma Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Qianqian Ma acknowledged 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/ Zhishan 1299 Organic Green Tea Packaging by Qianqian Ma, designed for Lijiashan, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Zhishan 1299 Organic Green Tea Packaging
Zhishan 1299 is a gift box designed for organic green tea grown in high altitude tea gardens. The shape of a single bud leaf is cut as a hollow form on the box surface, turning the product form into a memory symbol. When the box is opened, the structure unfolds and stretches upward into a mountain shape, recalling the Chinese character for mountain and the tea garden at an altitude of 1299 meters. Gold stamping and UV coating are applied to the surface. Thirty small nitrogen filled packages inside keep the tea fresh and visible.
About Qianqian Ma
Served as a member of Chengdu Cultural Center, Sichuan Artists Association, Qingyang District Cultural and Creative Industry Expert Database, National Art Fund Art Village "One Township, One Product" Management Talent, and Chengdu Cultural Volunteer Association. In 2025, he/she was awarded the Major Literature and Art Support Project and Excellence Award by the Sichuan Provincial People's Government. In the same year, he/she served as a guest and reception guarantee specialist for the 14th China Art Festival and was commended.
Award Record
With this recognition, Qianqian Ma is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/182792
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/182792
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!182792
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/380995
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Zhishan 1299 Organic Green Tea Packaging
- Function
- Organic Green Tea Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Olive Drab, Dark Olive Green and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lijiashan
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Qianqian Ma
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #182792
Credits
- Team
- Zhaocheng He
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Zhishan 1299 organic green tea is produced in high-altitude organic tea gardens. The single bud leaf shape is expressed in a hollow form on the packaging box surface, transforming the product form into a packaging memory symbol. Opening the box, a "mountain shaped tea garden" suddenly appears, with the packaging resembling the Chinese character "mountain", reflecting the growing environment of high-altitude green tea at an altitude of 1299 meters.
- Inspiration
- The design inspiration comes from a single bud shape during picking, only picking new teeth that have just been revealed before Qingming Festival. The shape of a single bud leaf is expressed in a hollow form on the packaging box surface. When the packaging gift box is opened, it presents the natural environment of high mountains where tea grows. Tea buds extend from halfway up the mountain to the top, like layers of screening for tea quality.
- Research
- We conducted on-site inspections of the environment in which tea grows, and the tall mountains, fresh air, and suitable climate provide natural protection for tea. In the packaging design, the unfolding and stretching of the box are provided to present the form of a mountain, artistically restoring the style of a high-altitude tea garden. Once the packaging was launched, it was deeply loved and purchased by consumers.
- Challenge
- This is a high-end gift box that takes into account consumers' daily tea drinking habits while ensuring the freshness of the tea leaves. We have set up 30 independent small packages inside the packaging, each filled with nitrogen gas. This not only allows for good display, but also ensures the freshness of the tea leaves and showcases the natural environment for tea growth.
- Realization and Technology
- Gold stamping and UV coating
- Operation and Interaction
- This packaging features the shape of tea leaves as its core element. When the gift box is opened, it forms a mountain shape, which can be stretched upwards to create a mountain shape. This allows consumers to feel that the tea growing environment is very ecological and natural, while also showcasing the small cans of tea inside.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project lasts 2 months
- Specifications
- Width 300mm x Depth 200mm x Height 150mm
- Keywords
- High mountain, green tea, organic，gift box，packaging
