Shiawase Banana / Nendo

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日本高质高产设计公司Nendo最近为日本 UNIFRUTTI 公司设计了一款香蕉包装，该品牌的香蕉产地为菲律宾棉兰岛，是名副其实的有机香蕉，其高品质和绝赞的口味还曾赢得比利时顶级美味大赛的冠军。

Nendo的设计师并不希望用奢华的包装去妆点这款高品质环保香蕉，他们避开了包装盒，直接在香蕉表皮上做文章，一个双层的粘贴纸应运而生，第一层贴纸逼真的再现香蕉的质地与色彩，揭开第一层贴纸，第二层贴纸忠实的再现了香蕉的内部，以及瘀伤还有变色。完全揭开第一层贴纸，藏在第二层贴纸里面的信息内容再现。此外这款香蕉的手提袋在解开后能得到一张完整的“大蕉叶”。

仅日本发售。

Nendo designed a new packaging graphic for banana, “shiawase banana”
for UNIFRUTTI Japan.

“shiawase banana” – high-quality bananas grown on a plantation in a national park at altitudes of 1,000 metres or more, located in the north-central region of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Adhering to the requirement to use only organic fertilizers and the strict restriction on the use of pesticides, they became the first bananas to be awarded with an impressive 2 Stars at the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi) Superior Taste Awards in Belgium.

The name “shiawase banana” was derived simply from the fact the fruit makes all banana growers happy, drawing on the word “shiawase” which means “happiness” in Japanese.

When we were asked to design the packaging, we didn’t want to just come up with something extravagant because of its high quality: that would be totally inappropriate for an environmentally friendly banana.

And so we decided to steer clear of boxes or packing material, and apply stickers on the surface of the banana peel.

The sticker is double layered, with the first layer faithfully reproducing the textural feel and colours of the banana peel, even down to the lifelike bruises and discolouration. A segment of the sticker is partially peeled. When this is peeled off, the second sticker that indicates a message with an image of the flesh of the banana in the background emerges.

Rather than just imposing some information about the banana, we created an atmosphere where you are compelled to read the story behind it.

Moreover, we designed a paper carrier bag to enable the people who have purchased the bananas to take them back home. The bag is designed so that when the string handle is removed you can easily pick out the bananas. If you spread open the bag you soon realize that it is made out of one sheet of paper in the shape of a large “banana leaf”. We put a detailed description of the “shiawase banana” on the reverse side of the bag to ensure that the banana can be enjoyed numerous time.

“shiawase banana” is available for sale only in Japan.

Photos by Akihiro Yoshida

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