[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6575-EN":3},{"tags":4,"permalink":5,"pk":6,"title":7,"summary":8,"posted":9,"tile_image":10,"images":11,"body":25,"ex_news":26,"news_id":27,"pinned":26,"ex_artist":26,"published":28},"#design#craft#packaging#nature#flowers#paper sculpture#gail armstrong#floral#singapore#celebration#papercraft#","\u002Fnews\u002F6575\u002Fpaper_poetry","news","Paper Poetry","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FGailArmstrong\">Gail Armstrong\u003C\u002Fa>'s all-white paper blooms, mark this award-longlisted packaging for Singapore’s iconic Mid-Autumn celebration.","2025-07-18T19:00:00#6575","blog_6575_638887003070632770.jpg",[12,13,15,17,19,21,23],{"filename":10},{"filename":14},"blog_6575_638887003147473529.jpg",{"filename":16},"blog_6575_638887003295504111.jpg",{"filename":18},"blog_6575_638887003376124620.jpg",{"filename":20},"blog_6575_638887003484325553.jpg",{"filename":22},"blog_6575_638887003564885964.jpg",{"filename":24},"blog_6575_638887003645266488.jpg","\u003Cp>Commissioned by SanSan Chen of Latitude Agency Pte Ltd, Gail was tasked with designing a series of sculptural illustrations for Raffles Hotel Singapore’s mooncake presentation boxes - a luxurious seasonal tradition rooted in the Mid-Autumn Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Known for her intricate paper artistry, Gail proposed the concept of ‘moon blooms’ - night-flowering plants imbued with cultural symbolism and quiet beauty. The result is a breathtaking all-white composition: a central outer box adorned with a Moon Moth, evoking luck and transformation, and four delicately crafted inner boxes featuring lotus, wisteria, moonflower, and cereus.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Each bloom was carefully chosen to reflect the mooncake’s ingredients or the mystical qualities of the night, turning this packaging into a tactile story of love, ritual and renewal.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The work was deservedly longlisted in the World Illustration Awards, celebrating its elegance and emotional resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>",false,6575,"2025-07-18T19:00:00"]