Whispers of Ink
Whispers of Ink is a packaging design for a fragrance series that includes scented candles, travel incense sticks and plaster diffuser stones. The products are made with traditional Chinese heritage techniques. The packaging uses a magnolia book motif, with branches and leaves taken from magnolia trees in Jiangnan gardens. The flower shape is turned into an open book page. The candle container is hand drawn with fine lines and covered with a grass green glaze. Spot color printing and letterpress embossing are used.
Whispers of Ink Fragrance Packaging by Suzhou SoFeng Design Co.,Ltd. has been selected as an innovative example of communication design by the A' Design Award. Whispers of Ink Fragrance Packaging won the Golden A' Design Award in Packaging Design in 2025. The A' Packaging Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design competition which honors superior design of bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes, cartons, wrappers, bags and more.
