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BROWSE
Monsillage Soap Packaging
Production Method
Deboss
Foil stamp
Design
byHAUS
Design and Concept: Philippe Archontakis, Martin Laliberté
Soap: Isabelle Michaud, Monsillage
Printing
Stylex 3D
This concept-driven package is very delicate, unlike the soap held within it. Due to the large coverage of gold foil it should be handled with utmost care during production so that the end user receives a product that is not scratched or fingerprinted.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
–
Page Count
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Paper Stock
80C
Number of Colors
1
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Cambridge Serial Extra Bold
Avenir
Project Description
Designing a luxury soap for the holidays. What's a better gift than gold? According to Christian tradition, three wise men guided by a star came to worship the baby Jesus. Each brought an offering: gold, myrrh, and incense. It is to celebrate this symbol that we've designed this present. In the form of a gold bar, with its precious balm myrrh and incense, Trois (three) Mages is a present that honors all those who prefer to give rather than receive. A small object that borrows special printing technics (foil stamping, structural form, debossing) and refers to theme of the Nativity (Bethlehem star, Arabian camel).Production Lesson(s)
One thing that we've learned is that gold foil is very fragile and easily scratch-able especially when the object is covered with it! We had to manipulate with extra care...
Post Author
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
March 15, 2016
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