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This is a New Year gift box. It presents the extensive and profound Chinese character culture. The gift box is made of paper pulp, and the tea leaves are stamped into Chinese characters through the membrane. The packaging combines tea culture and Chinese character culture. Every word is a blessing. These are all good wishes for the recipients. This is an innovation for tea packaging.
Rockstar Spotlight Studios is a mobile recording studio created as a brand experience for visitors and residents of Venice Beach, California. The installation includes the Unplugged Mood Booth and was presented to introduce the public to the new Rockstar Unplugged flavors. The studio offers emerging artists, gamers and other creators a place to record, exchange ideas and find inspiration. The Rockstar brand identity is translated into a three-dimensional interior, with brand shapes, colors and finishes applied to acoustic foam panels, fixtures, upholstery and extruded logo panels.
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Giossa is a premium glass bottle for Prosecco sparkling wine. With this design, Gentlebrand pays homage to its territory and the Valdobbiadene hills, part of Unesco. The inspiration comes directly from the vineyard, clearly represented on the bottle with engravings of leaves, branches and grapes that make the bottle unique. Every detail is carefully thought to ensure feasibility from an industrial and technical point of view, without compromising the aesthetics. Giossa name originates from the Venetian dialect and means drop, recalling dew-making grapes shining in the morning sun.
Dream of the Blue Manual Class is packaging for a premium baijiu, a traditional Chinese distilled spirit. The bottle has a teardrop shape and is finished in dark blue with metallic gold. The glass is sandblasted and then coated with hammer finish paint, giving a soft and warm surface similar to cellar mud. Engravings show an arch from the Classical Gardens of Suzhou and twelve key moments of the brand. The presentation box combines blue variegated leather with wood textured paper and hot pressed detailing. A four code system protects the packaging against counterfeiting.
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Japanese Kumano Kodo is a hand-drawn illustration created for a corporate wall calendar. The calendar theme is the old highways of Japan, including the Oshu Highway, the Tokaido, the Sanyo Highway, the Kumano Kodo, the Nagasaki Highway and the Minoji. The Kumano Kodo is a pilgrimage route used since about the year 908 and still walked today. The illustration brings the Nachi Fire Festival and Nachi Falls together in one colorful scene. The artwork is painted with acrylic paint on illustration board. The calendar has six sheets and measures 420 by 595 millimeters.
Zao from Xinghua Village is a packaging design for Chinese liquor. The illustrated main pattern shows the process of growing wheat and turning it into liquor. The Chinese character for the series name is combined with European Gothic letterforms. Slender lines and decorative patterns link tradition with modern design. The label uses a silver pressed process with fine lines, and the box uses UV dark lines that can be felt by touch. The transparent bottle shows the clear color of the liquor. The design aims to present Chinese liquor to younger people and to people of different cultures.
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