Christmas Gift 2020
Our annual special treat, for our special clients.
Year
2020
Technique
Gilding, Hotfoil Engraving, Magnets, Custom Inlay, Custom Envelope
Awards
Muse Award Platinum & Gold
The Christmas Gift
WE AIMED TO CREATE A UNIQUE DESIGN AND UNBOXING EXPERIENCE IN SEVERAL LAYERS WITH A FOCUS ON DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND LOCALLY SOURCED FINE MATERIAL. THE DESIGN CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS: THE OUTER WRAPPER AND THE INNER BOX. THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN, WE USED THE BEAUTIFULLY TACTILE GMUND PAPER HEIDI IN BOTH BLACK AND WHITE WHILE CRAFTING THE CENTER BOX FROM FINE BOOK CLOTH FOR ADDED CONTRAST. THE OUTSIDE OPENS WING-LIKE, AND CLOSES MAGNETICALLY.
THE MAIN BOX FEATURES TWO INSIDE WALLS TO HOLD THE ENVELOPE IN PLACE. BELOW THE ENVELOPE, YOU’LL FIND SOME FINE TEA FROM WHITTARD OF CHELSEA 1886 AND A TUNNOCKS TEA CAKE INLAID. EACH INLAY IS INDIVIDUALIZED WITH THE NAME OF THE CLIENT. THE CHOSEN PRODUCTS ARE A HOMAGE TO MY TIME IN BRITAIN.
The Production
EACH BOX, ENVELOPE, AND INLAY ARE FINISHED WITH HOT-FOIL ENGRAVING, AND SOME HAND-GILDED BRUSHSTROKES ARE REMINISCENT OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF EVERY DESIGN PROJECT. A SLEEK BLACK DESIGN WITH GOLD ACCENTS CREATES A THEATRICAL ATMOSPHERE, PLACING THE PRODUCTS ON A STAGE OF THEIR OWN.
