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Snow Time L

Gu Yue Long Shan is the largest group of traditional yellow wine in China, founded in 1664. The new product they created for Gu Yue Long Shan, conveys the idea of enjoying slow time. The graphic design is based on the concepts of water, snow, glutinous rice and time, which are essential in yellow wine, and depicts the local mountains and water to form a complete picture. For female users developed a thin packaging, using pulp press film, and combined with the indentation process, to produce a snow wrap feeling.

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Risetta

Risetta is a simple, functional, easy to carry, ecofriendly, which follows the shapes of the traditional fruit box, symbol of recycling. Designed in laser cut plywood, Risetta has a modern, captivating, innovative design. Tub made with a single sheet of plywood, made flexible thanks to laser cutting in the bending points. Holes, in place of the slits, to make the structure more resistant. Cork supports which, housed in the holes, allow various assembly methods for set up sales point or temporary shop. It finds dimension inside home becoming a piece of furniture.

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Beer Mail by Volfas Engelman

Beer Mail is a packaging design for a range of craft beers. The labels are framed like postage stamps, a reference to the brand name and to the collectible quality of stamps. Each variety carries a collage illustration that joins elements that appear unrelated at first glance. Ingredients used in the beer are hidden within the illustrations, so the consumer can look for them. The beer is sold in 330 ml glass bottles with digitally printed labels and in 500 ml printed cans. The design reflects the small production quantities of the range.

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Arminda Cachaca

Strictly handcrafted, Arminda Cachaca is an organic production, made by sugar cane grown with no addition of fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. The Brazilian spirit made with focus on the premium export productsand its packaging brings a logistic innovation, which allow to export in a sustainable and optimized way and as result, increasing profitability. The triangular neckless shape saves 42 percent on the container’s volumetric space, which amplifies the efficiency during the logistics stage through the clever use of the space.

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Landscape

Landscape is a gift box designed for Chinese traditional moon cakes. The package shows a scene of waves, mountains and the moon, with a rabbit from Chinese mythology running in the sea. The mountains use the traditional Chinese color Danxia. The three-dimensional scene is built from flat paper slices, and each slice is placed at an equal distance from front to back. The paper is printed and then engraved in detail by laser. Drawers at the base hold the moon cakes, and further drawers within the scene hold knives and forks. The use of paper keeps production costs low.

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Fousu

Fousu Sock Packing is a packaging design created for a range of socks. The package is made with pulp molding technology and uses degradable material to reduce environmental pollution. The form is abstract and recalls a flying saucer and a spaceship, giving the package a futuristic and technical character. A hexagon shape based on the carbon element runs through the design and refers to the carbon and cotton concept of the socks. The package measures 300 mm in width, 90 mm in depth and 80 mm in height. After opening, the package can be reused as a daily storage box.

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