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Gift Box

Explore 19 award-winning designs tagged Gift Box on Magazine of Design.

Better for All Gift Box

Better for All

Better for All is a gift box designed for the Chinese New Year. The outer packaging is mainly red to echo the festive mood of the holiday. The box opens in a way that recalls a traditional Chinese double door. Once unfolded, an auspicious illustration combining dancing lions, flying fairies and lanterns is revealed. A magnetic sticker shaped like a dancing lion decorates and holds the box, and can later be used as a refrigerator sticker. Red packets, couplets and a calendar are placed inside, all sharing the same illustration elements. Eco-friendly paper and ink are used.

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Alabear Gift Box

Alabear

Alabear is a gift box designed for the Chinese New Year of the Year of the Ox. The name comes from the Ningbo dialect, in which ala means our, so Alabear means our little bear. A bear mascot is the main design element, combined with images of the ox and the God of Wealth. The box measures 30 by 30 by 22 centimetres and holds red envelopes, spring couplets and a commemorative coin. The box is made of special paper, printed in CMYK with a red spot colour, and finished with bronzing and embossing.

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Astronomy Gift Box

Astronomy

Dr Alva Astronomy is a gift box designed for the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese celebration. The box holds moon cakes and a small projection lamp shaped like a telescope. The telescope is taken out, placed in the observatory section of the box and rotated to project an image of the moon. The design refers to the custom of moon viewing and to the idea of bringing the moon into every household. The gift box is made of cardboard and paper with printing and plexiglass parts, and measures 350 by 350 by 550 millimetres.

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San Pang Dan Melon Seed Gift Box

San Pang Dan Melon Seed

San Pang Dan Melon Seed is a gift box designed for packaged melon seeds. The outer box has the shape of a sunflower head and is made of cardboard with a faux leather handle on the top, so the box can be carried like a bag. The cover paper is printed in four colors and finished with a star film with a raised effect, with golden aluminum in the middle. The inner container is made of tinplate and takes the abstract form of a melon seed. The container is divided into two parts, so seeds and shells can be kept separately.

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Autumn Sky Gift Box

Autumn Sky

Autumn Sky is a gift box designed for Chinese moon cakes. The box holds eight moon cakes, a set of knives and forks, and an electronic candle. The sides are made of laser carved silver paperboard backed with a frosted PVC sheet, and two carved layers are separated by 15 mm EVA material to create depth. The lid is made of transparent acrylic. When the candle is lit at night, the carved clouds, waves and forest patterns cast light and shadow on the wall. The form refers to the paper covered window panes of ancient China.

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Zhu Xixi Gift Box

Zhu Xixi

2022 is the year of the tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar. The most direct way is to use tiger graphics. The designer uses the similar pronunciation of tiger and blessing in Chinese, and uses five tigers to express wu fu lin men (a Chinese idiom, commonly used in New Years). use idioms and graphics to form double New Year's blessings. Bold orange and green contrasting colors make the whole package more stylish. The box can be used as a decorative painting, and at the same time, there is a colorable tiger picture for people to interact.

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Pastry Gift Box

Pastry

Mr. Qiao is a pastry brand of Yu Yuan. The brand is aiming to spread and generate a good word of mouth of the scenery spot and Shanghai city. The inspiration of the design comes from the historical architecture of Shanghai, represents the unique culture. The creative design absorbed the quintessence of the architecture which could be a symbolic image of old-Shanghai style, blended with the modern style. It makes the gift package attracted the tourists to purchase as local specialty.

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