Zaku Naguwashi Japanese Sake
Yasushi Uemura
Packaging Design Zaku Naguwashi Japanese Sake by Yasushi Uemura This is a premium sake developed specifically for luxury restaurants, aiming to be included on wine lists as one of the options for food pairing. The design challenge was to convey a distinctive sense of Japanese identity. The design draws inspiration from traditional Japanese motifs such as shide, the sacred paper streamers used in shrines to mark the boundaries of the divine, and origata, the ceremonial art of folding paper. These elements successfully convey not only their physical forms but also the deeper spirituality and essence of the Japanese people.
Golden A' Design Award Winner
Zaku Naguwashi Japanese Sake by Yasushi Uemura is an esteemed winner of the A' Packaging Design Award. Zaku Naguwashi Japanese Sake earned the Golden A' Design Award in 2025 and is showcased on Packaging Design Winners among other remarkable designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Yasushi Uemura and see why Zaku Naguwashi Japanese Sake design rises above its competition.
About Zaku Naguwashi
Packaging Design Zaku Naguwashi Japanese Sake by Yasushi Uemura This is a premium sake developed specifically for luxury restaurants, aiming to be included on wine lists as one of the options for food pairing. The design challenge was to convey a distinctive sense of Japanese identity. The design draws inspiration from traditional Japanese motifs such as shide, the sacred paper streamers used in shrines to mark the boundaries of the divine, and origata, the ceremonial art of folding paper. These elements successfully convey not only their physical forms but also the deeper spirituality and essence of the Japanese people. Zaku Naguwashi earned the Golden A' Design Award, one of the highest levels of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Golden A' Design Award winner designs combine strong original ideas with outstanding innovation, and are selected by a grand jury, as exceptional entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated projects are voted following blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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