DZGN

DZGN

DZGN featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

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.

Continue reading

 

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.

Continue reading

 

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.

Continue reading

 

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.

Continue reading

 

Linhu Queshe Green Tea

Linhu Queshe Green Tea is a packaging design for a green tea grown in Yibin, Sichuan Province, China, a region known for bamboo. The container is shaped like a bamboo segment to reflect the culture of the place of origin. The packaging is made of aluminum and is light, with a soft color. The form differs from traditional Chinese tea packaging and is simple to use. The compact shape saves space and reduces transport costs. Several containers can be stacked on the shelf, creating a display that recalls a bamboo forest. Each container measures 47 by 47 by 65 millimeters.

Continue reading

 

Mountain Tea

Mountain Tea is a packaging design for pressed tea cakes. Each tea cake is wrapped like a candy, which makes the tea easier to use and gives a modern look. The wrapping uses environmentally friendly handmade paper, following an older packaging form in a new way. The design holds four independent packages that can be combined into one complete picture on the shelf. The illustration shows tea leaves, tea trees and rare animals of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, China, where the tea is grown. The package measures 280 by 205 by 70 millimeters.

Continue reading