Bronze Packaging Design · 2023
Gui Ba Fang Baijiu Packaging
by Yanhui Zhang
- A' Design Award 2023 Bronze Winner in Packaging Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Wuhan Pufine Creative Technology Co., Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 12,595
- Verification code C566CC43D4 · Verify this award
About Gui Ba Fang Baijiu Packaging
Gui Ba Fang is a packaging design for a Chinese baijiu spirit. The design draws on the art and history of the Tang Dynasty. The theme is inspired by the account of the Tang emperor welcoming guests from many lands. Traditional calligraphy, seal cutting and Dunhuang fresco motifs are applied to the gift box and the bottle. The octagonal ceramic bottle suggests a welcome from all directions. Inside the box, an illustration shows the emperor entertaining guests. The box and the bottle can be kept and reused as decorative objects.
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- Unique Properties
- In a theme of “Culture of The Great Tang Dynasty”, this Chinese Baijiu reflects a nice vision of harmonious development and national peace, expressing the artistic and cultural values of oriental aesthetics by applying a blend of the histories, art and culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty with the product in the form of Chinese traditional calligraphy, seal cutting, painting and art crafts. It combines the history, culture and social scenes tightly with the product and also represents the wishes of the company to inherit and carry forward the virtues of traditional culture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gift Box Size: L 280mm* W 155mm * H 110mm
Bottle Size: D 78mm * H 233mm - Tags
- High-end gift, oriental aesthetic, Chinese ceramic, Chinese Baijiu, Baijiu Design
- Production Technology
- The color of emperor's costume represents the highest rank. Inside the box, the exquisite picture of Emperor entertaining guests tells a story in cultural and artistic way. The octagonal ceramic bottle implies welcoming guests from all ways. Its cultural connotation is improved as the calligraphy with a meaning of harmonious coexistence is employed. A theme of “eight phoenixes worship the sun” indicates positive and harmonious development.
- Design Challenge
- One of the hardest part of the whole design comes in the early stage, a large amount of information needs to be sorted and screened and then following a work of integration and refinement of the creativity which related to its theme, for instance, the drawing of illustrations requires a fusion of historical stories and Dunhuang frescoes. Another is in the process of communication and implementation of how to represent the sense of product quality on its packaging material and technological process.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Dec.,2021 in Wuhan and finished in June,2022 in Wuhan, and was launched in China in July,2022.
- Operation Flow
- The history, culture and art of Tang Dynasty are blended together in this product to spark the customers to research and adore the history, traditional culture and art. It can be propagated and promoted in a more widespread way when combined with commemorative activities, tourism, art exhibitions and museums. Both of the outer box and bottle can be used as a handicraft or collection with less discard or waste.
- Research
- Chinese Baijiu, in addition to its role in social occasion and emotional communication, it is also a key part of Chinese history and culture, this is why it is regarded as a consumer goods founded on the basis of history and culture. Nowadays, traditional culture is need a continuous protection and inheritance while the rest of liquors have begun to affect younger generation. It enriches the connotation and quality of the product, and also inherits cultural virtues and lifestyle when the traditional culture, history and art are merged in it.
- Inspiration
- Tang Dynasty, the most noticeable, prosperous and open dynasty in Chinese history. Inspired by the history of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty welcoming guests from all over the world, this product tights the culture of Baijiu closely with the history, cultural values, social scenes and emotional resonance in the form of Chinese traditional calligraphy, seal cutting and the Dunhuang frescoes to boost the connotation of the product and highlight its theme as well.
- Image Credits
- Zhang Yanhui
Zhang Xintong
Wang shijie