Cistto - Facial Cream
Awards:
Good Design Award 2022
Client:
Cistto
Year:
2022
Design:
United Design Lab
Studio Aslak Siimes
Keywords:
Design strategy
Industrial Design
User Experience
Design for manufacturing
In the Cistto cream packaging project, function is distilled, form is reimagined, and the quiet poetry of daily ritual is honoured.
Inspired by deep consumer insight, the design responds to a common frustration: the inconvenient dual cap system. While originally intended to prevent leakage and protect the product, this layered closure often interrupts the serenity of skincare routine.
Materials and finishes are chosen to evoke refined quality. Soft-touch polymers meet crystal clear glass, all rendered in a muted palette that reflects Cistto Biotech’s scientific sensibility. Every curve, surface, and interaction has been considered not only for its function but also for the feeling it imparts.
This design is a gentle invitation: to make the everyday feel intentional and to turn each moment of self-care feel like an act of reverence.
To restore elegance to the ritual, the design returns to simplicity and purpose. The inner cap becomes a single precision crafted glass seal. It is refined and tactile, quietly fulfilling everyday needs without unnecessary complexity.
The outer cap is transformed as an ultra light locking ring. It is essential during transport yet discreet in daily use. Its threaded mechanism engages with a gently tapered conical bottle neck. When inverted, the ring also serves as a stable base, allowing beauty to emerge naturally through function.
