Samurai Vodka

Loving this design by Moscow based designer Arthur Schreiber.

Comments

[Yael Miller]

excellent, tight conceptual concept. great execution, too.

[Kim]

LOVE IT! Clever, not overdone or over decorated...

must try the product now, to see if it's as great as the packaging XD

[Kristan Hoffman]

Ditto what Yael said!

[itsnick]

Love it! But I see a flaw.

If the design is to show that the bottle has been cut, shouldn't the top of the bottle be sliding to the right along the cut line? you know - gravity?

[Jon]

Yeah Nick, it's amazing how something so obvious can be overlooked.

The oriental clouds on the box feel wrong going vertically too. But I suppose if you're laying on the ground, slain by sword or booze, then they would appear like that.

I would have put the red Kanji character above the name with a letter space between. And I wonder why the Kanji character appears not to be one that means samurai. Anyone know what it does mean?

[Brendan]

@itsnick and Jon

Yeah, the bottle should be sliding the other way, but it would present a small functional problem that way. By putting the top of the bottle to the right there would be a small pocket on the left side of the lower half where precious precious vodka would be trapped while pouring. Not a major issue, (you could just rotate the bottle) but i could see how someone would want to avoid that.

[Bruno]

Nick,

If it slides the other way, it will not look half as cool.

[Meme Hermetic]

The Kanji was placed in a pretty solid location. it balances the cut in the word. to put the kanji up top it would shift the location of the cut, which is now cutting through the syllables. Also to have the slide going the other way would decrease the height of the bottle. the only way to bring it back to height would be to extend the neck and two body parts, which will look a bit odd and increase the volume.

I think it's a really solid bit of design.

[Brian Son]

Beautiful. The packaging for the box is wonderful as well, truly a packaging that is treated as a "gift" (i.e. Apple iPods a few years ago) as opposed to a box to store the product in.

[Earl]

Actually the placement is corrected due to the curved slice of a katana, and the stroke of the swing. The top half will actually spin up and away from the cut.

[illusio]

This bottle design is solid as is - nothing needs to be changed. And it's going to win awards. Killer work (no pun intended). Jon, don't you mean "Asian" clouds?

I agree with Earl. The cut on the bottle emulates a sword strike from left to right (upward), so it's correct. The orientation of the strike also increases bottle stability.

[kladder90@hotmail.com]

where can i get hold of this vodka :D?

[Chikaku]

That kanji, which can be spoken as "do," "to," or "tsuchi," is used in the Japanese word for Saturday. Its root meaning is dirt, clay, or earth. The shape of the kanji comes from a mound or pile of earth.

[Brian Son]

Off-topic/re: illusio:

Yes, "oriental" is best used exclusively to describe rugs. Cough.

[arthur]

Yes of course I know, but for glass technology is very problem

[itsnick]

whether the 'imagined' cut is left to right or right to left, this is still a pretty sweet design - I can't argue with that. I understand about the liquid catch area too if the shift is switched. Wouldn't mind seeing a version where the 'samurai' text is shifted, but this finished version works for me.

[Jon]

No, I mean oriental. I don't believe it's politically incorrect to use the word when referring to an object or design.

[Yael Miller]

I think I understand why you can't do it true-to-nature. If the top 'half' was falling 'down' (meaning, it was overhanging the right side) it would create an inverted angle in the mold, which can be problematic in this production process. Since I'm not very well-versed in glass molding, I can't be sure, but it's just a hunch.

[Yael Miller]

OK - you've already kind of said what I was pointing out above regarding the cut angle. That's another good point - trapped vodka might not be that cool.

[illusio]

I hear ya. That was my half-Asian heritage speaking.

[illusio]

Pat, pat (on the back).

[Jon]

Thanks for that Chikaku.

I found these definitions for tsuchi...

tsuchi (n) (1) earth; soil; dirt; (2) the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land; (3) low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (4) (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)

I don't see the connection with samurai or vodka.

It's a good design overall though. I wonder if Arthur's concept will get snapped up by a drinks manufacturer.

[Jonosan]

No worries illusio. No offence was intended. I'm very fond of 'oriental' cultures. Here's a haiku I composed just this morning...

the sun now riseswhere the sycamore once stoodonly yesterday

It's kind of on topic if you care to associate the cut down tree with a fallen samurai.

[B$]

I'll file this under things that I would just buy regardless if I liked the vodka.

[kevin]

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