Modern perfume bottle packaging design and decoration [below]

3 Perfume bottle decoration

Modern perfume bottle decoration technology covers almost all modern glass processing technology, its purpose is nothing more than to enable consumers to meet the sense of smell, but also to meet the visual enjoyment. The main decoration methods for modern perfume bottles are as follows.

3.1 Cutting, grinding, engraving

With diamond, carbide or silicon carbide tools, steel grinding wheels, different forms of mechanical processing of glass can be achieved. For crystal glass bottles used to hold high-end perfumes, the glass bottles are cut, ground, or engraved with grinding wheels. The glass surface after high-precision grinding can achieve a very high degree of smoothness. With the aid of different angles and planes, the surface of a crystalline glass with a high refractive index under the irradiation of light will produce a dispersion effect similar to that of aluminum and crystal lighting. Colorful, dazzling, very attractive.

3.2 Frosting

Transparent frosted glass can result in a bright light effect. There is no doubt about the charm of character that you have. As a light effect, the boundary of the object is no longer clear and easy to blend. This light effect is diffuse, soft, feminine. It has a vague, subtle, even mystic feeling, it can stimulate people's rich imagination.

Commonly used glass surface frosting techniques include sandblasting and acid etching. Sand blasting uses a high-speed air flow to drive the surface of the glass with a grinding agent such as silica sand or alumina to achieve the frosted effect. The parts of the glass surface that are not subject to abrasion can be covered with rubber sheets. Since the surface formed after sandblasting is rougher than the acid-etched surface, and noise and dust are generated during the sandblasting process, the acid etching method is often used in the actual sanding of perfume bottles.

The acid etching method involves immersing the glass bottles in a hydrofluoric acid solution (the parts that are not intended to be treated can be protected with paraffin wax). The etching rate and the final appearance of the glass surface depend on the composition of the acid, the time and temperature of the treatment process, and the surface effect the designer desires.

3.3 Acid polishing

Acid polishing is contrary to the purpose of acid etching, which gives the product a smooth, transparent surface. In the production of deep flower crystal glass bottles (or other glass products), acid polishing is often used to remove the opaque surface left by the engraving and achieve a high quality smooth surface.

For lead-free glass, it can be treated with an etching solution consisting of 1 part of concentrated hydrofluoric acid (volume ratio, the same below), 2.5 parts of concentrated sulfuric acid and 0.5 parts of fuming nitric acid. For lead crystal glass, a solution consisting of 1 part of concentrated hydrofluoric acid, 1 part of concentrated sulfuric acid and 0.5 part of fuming nitric acid can be used.

In production practice, glass exhibits broad adaptability to the formulation of "acid liquid". That is to say, sometimes the formulas are very different, but they can all achieve satisfactory results. In the acid etching and acid polishing production process, the etching solution should be made of lead, rubber, polybutylene and other materials. Since the etching solution is strongly corrosive to human skin, operators must wear rubber gloves. The treatment plant must have an exhaust device, and the waste liquid should be treated with lime water.

3.4 color glaze decoration

Glaze decoration is the most widely used method in glass decoration, and glass perfume bottles are no exception. The most commonly used glaze decoration methods are direct screen printing and decals. Less important decorative techniques are offset printing and hand-brushing. The spraying method is to spray the opaque glaze on the surface of the transparent glass bottle and achieve the effect of baking or frosting after baking.

The colored glaze used to decorate glass bottles is composite lead borosilicate glass with a very low softening point. According to needs, inorganic heat-stabilizing pigments of various colors can also be added therein. In order not to affect the surface effect of the parts that do not require decoration, and to obtain a smooth glaze surface below the temperature of the softening point of the glass of the bottle base, a low-melting-point transparent flux of high lead oxide is used.

Glass surfaces decorated with colored glaze should be pretreated with no oil and dust. The commonly used color glaze decoration method is as follows:

(1) Direct screen printing method: It is the application of colored glaze slurry to elaborate and reusable pattern molds. The flexible glaze is used to squeeze the glaze slurry and pass it through the mesh of the filter mesh, thereby enabling Leave a pattern on. This process is suitable for large-scale mechanization or automated production of regular shaped glass bottles.

(2) Spraying: It is to disperse the suspension of water or oil of the glaze powder into very fine particles and spray it on the surface of the glass bottle as a mist.

(3) Applique method: When the shape of the bottle is irregular or the color of the pattern is complex and the screen printing method cannot be used directly, the decal method can be used. Sometimes small signs or patterns require clear, accurate color registration, decals is the best solution.

3.5 nesting

The perfume bottle produced by the method of nesting has existed for a long time, but it is still one of the decorative methods of modern perfume bottles. Two or more colors of glass are made into a perfume bottle by using a method of producing nesting vases or wines, and also have unique decorative effects. The process is divided into two types: inner sleeve and jacket. Some nesting bottles are also car-cut after molding. The finished product has practical value and can also be displayed as handicrafts. Among the products that can actually be seen, there are also filaments drawn into filaments that spiral around the bottle body. Since glass filaments are wound by hand, each product is different, highlighting the unique charm of each product. .

4 Perfume Bottle Caps

The bottle cap of a perfume bottle is also one of the keys to the design. On the one hand, because perfumes are composed of volatile substances and require the bottle caps to seal well, the early perfume bottles may be dominated by cork stoppers. In modern times, due to the birth of grinding technology, it was widely used before the 1950s. It is already a grinding mouth cap; on the other hand, it should be said that the sealing method of bottle mouth is closely related to the use method of perfume. The emergence of plastics provides a better choice for the sealing of perfume bottles. The designer uses the good elasticity and formability of the plastic to fit well with the glass bottle mouth to achieve the sealing effect.

The application of spray technology and the emergence of spray heads seem to have revolutionized the way perfumes are used. It eliminated the use of various types of caps in the early stages and replaced them with spraying methods to make the use of perfume easier.

Bottle caps are often seen by designers as the finishing touches for perfume bottles. In addition to satisfying the basic requirements for flap closures, a beautiful cap can be created based on the theme of the design – figurative or abstract, transparent or opaque. Light or glossy, metallic or non-metallic, planar or curved and so on. It should be noted that the man-machine interface (hand grip) must be in the shape of an inverted cone, and there should be no corners.

5 Concluding remarks

The modern perfume bottle design fully applies the glass forming process achievement, combines the glass decoration craftsmanship with the modern art design. The current design thinking of the perfume bottle modeling is as follows:

(1) Uniqueness: With the help of artificial blowing glass, each product has a chance and is a distinctive handicraft. The shape of each bottle in a batch of perfume is not exactly the same, this way can meet a small number of people in the modern society to pursue a unique psychological, highlighting the pursuit of personality.

(2) Processability: With the development of science and technology, new processing technologies emerge in an endless stream. Designers continue to explore the effects of more colorful technologies to attract consumers' attention.

(3) Artistic: Rich three-dimensional structure, transforming the infinite color and personality of the personality, so that designers have unlimited creative space. In a small perfume bottle, each design element is fully utilized.

In short, in the field of perfume bottle design and production, glass and its processing technology, decoration process, and bottle cap design have become the design elements of designers. The perfect shape of the bottle filled with high-quality perfume, people's senses - the sense of smell, vision and touch in a good state of combination, in order to meet the consumer's pleasure and aesthetic taste, this is the perfume of this consumer product for thousands of years The fundamentals of development and development at any time.