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Moon and Tea for Mid Autumn Gift Box Packaging

Chenxiang Xi Gift Box Packaging Packaging Thursday, 23 July 2026

Moon and Tea for Mid Autumn

Moon and Tea Mid Autumn is a gift box created for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is traditionally celebrated in China in the eighth month of the lunar year. The box is made of natural materials such as bamboo, ceramics and wheat straw. It holds moon cakes with local colored rice and Pu-erh tea. Every part is designed for reuse. The body and the white porcelain cover plate become a tea tray, while the handle serves as a spoon. The inner box can be turned into a moon lantern, and the spherical part of the cover can be used as an incense burner.

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Jinsha Lingyun Wine Packaging

Cheng Tian Sheng Wine Packaging Packaging Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Jinsha Lingyun

Jinsha Lingyun is a packaging design for a liquor bottle. The bottle is made of black biodegradable ceramic and measures 80 millimeters in diameter and 230 millimeters in height. The outer box is made from discarded sawdust and tree bark. The cap is made of crystal material. Illustrated original fonts, mountain and water patterns, drip patterns and annual rings refer to Guizhou culture and traditional brewing scenes. The bottle form recalls obsidian stone. The design reflects green development and respect for nature.

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Yamamotoyama Rebranded Tea Package

Eisuke Tachikawa Rebranded Tea Package Packaging Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Yamamotoyama

Yamamotoyama is one of the oldest and most established tea merchants in Japan. It has been the first to sell Green tea today. With the concept of Return to the origin of Edo, Nosigner have redesigned the packages to keep the traditional tea culture alive and pass it on to the future. To make them modern while retaining the charm of the long history brand, Nosigner referred to the traditional colors and structure of the scrolls with Yamamotoyama's original small crests and the calligraphy style of Edo.

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Pepsi Smart Can Beverage

PepsiCo Design and Innovation Beverage Advertising Monday, 20 July 2026

Pepsi Smart Can

Pepsi Smart Can is an interactive beverage can that also works as a digital platform. The can links people to content through a digital portal, offering an always-on experience instead of a short promotion. Pepsi Smart Can was created to mark the launch of the global Pepsi brand redesign. The platform shares content based on personal interests such as music, sports, food and fashion. Local creators can help shape Pepsi related content for their own communities. The intent is to support interactive storytelling that lasts beyond a single campaign.

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Tianyoude 4600 Qingke Liquor

Sinong Wu Qingke Liquor Packaging Sunday, 19 July 2026

Tianyoude 4600

Tianyoude 4600 is a packaging design for Qingke liquor from the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Illustrations show the snow capped mountains and glaciers of the high altitude region. The packaging uses an interactive opening method, so the plateau scenery is revealed at the moment the box is opened. Recycled corrugated paper forms the structure, and an integrated cut creates a built in handle, so no shopping bag is needed. A voucher inside lets the bottle be refilled at selected stores or reused as a vase.

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Guijiu 20 Baijiu Packaging

Heijie He Baijiu Packaging Packaging Saturday, 18 July 2026

Guijiu 20

Guijiu 20 is packaging for a Chinese baijiu spirit. The bottle joins a round top with a square body, a form linked to traditional ideas of harmony. Relief patterns of butterflies, phoenixes, birds and fish are drawn from the traditional motifs of ethnic groups in Guizhou, China. Annual ring lines and terrace lines refer to ageing and to the local landscape. The bottle is made of high-transparency glass with a metallic cap, and a surface treatment gives the glass a ceramic-like texture at a lower cost. The square body also improves grip.

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