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CHUEHFENG Hami melon wine

Chuehfeng Hami melon wine's packaging blends the regional culture of Hami City in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with a strong sense of product value, reflecting the Silk Road's heritage. It transforms the local specialty into a Frontier Wine symbolizing Silk Road culture, using eco friendly materials and an innovative bottle cap that doubles as an incense holder. Smart labeling technology merges tradition with modern innovation, delivering a high quality, multifunctional packaging design.

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Kweichow Moutai Osaka Expo Edition

Kweichow Moutai Osaka Expo Edition is a packaging design for a commemorative liquor created for the 2025 Osaka World Expo. The form is inspired by the exterior of the China Pavilion and recalls traditional Chinese bamboo book slips. The ceramic bottle stands within a metal landscape, and the box is made of ecological bamboo board, metal and artificial leather. A metal timeline on the top of the box marks the long relationship between the brand and the World Expo. A metal handle shaped like a wine jar slides along the timeline to rotate the box open.

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Congtai Huofenzi V10

Congtai Huofenzi V10 is a packaging design for a premium baijiu, and it is the first zodiac themed release in the Huofenzi V Series. The bottle illustration shows a snake drawn by the aroma of Congtai baijiu, travelling from afar and transforming after drinking. The snake curves into a V shape that blends with the series logo. Molecular and yeast motifs, rice and traditional patterns are woven into the body of the snake. The illustration is applied to the glass bottle by a decal firing process. The bottle measures 105 by 105 by 308 millimetres.

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Congtai Huofenzi

Congtai Huofenzi is a packaging design for a Chinese baijiu aimed at young consumers. The visual concept is based on the movement of water and the active nature of liquor molecules, expressed through a central motif named the Eye of Vitality. The bottle carries a dynamic embossed texture and a brand emblem inlaid on a resin plaque. A contoured indentation at the center of the bottle supports a comfortable grip. The outer box is wrapped in wood-grain paper, while layered specialty papers form a flowing pattern that recalls mountains and rivers.

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Designtide Tokyo 2024

Designtide Tokyo is a design event of exhibitions and markets that explores and shares new trends in product design and related fields. Through design, it creates an immersive experience of energy and emotion beyond digital media. Held from 2005 to 2012, it shared design culture from Tokyo with the world. Each year, about 50 invited and selected designers presented works that valued creativity over commerce. In 2024, Designtide Tokyo was revived with a new logo and renewed vision.

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The Kaobei

The Kaobei Cup is a ceramic design that transforms everyday vernacular expressions into tangible objects for communication and interaction. Inspired by daily conversations and digital culture, it converts commonly spoken phrases into visual forms that enable emotional expression and social connection. Beyond its function as a cup, it acts as a cultural interface, turning language into a shared and interactive experience across physical and social contexts. It creates a repeatable system that can expand across different languages and cultural contexts, enhancing its scalability and impact.

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