Client | Montegrappa
Project | Monopoly L.E.
Material | Lacquered MDF
Special features | Screen printing on the game board, offset and UV printing on the outer board
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the famous board game Monopoly, Italian writing instruments manufacturer Montegrappa has released an anniversary edition of its writing instruments, consisting of four fountain pens and four ballpoint pens each.
The company, known as Italy’s oldest writing instrument manufacturer, came up with something very special for Monopoly’s anniversary and designed unique fountain pens and ballpoint pens, which reach the customer embedded in an exclusive edition of the board game.
It was a great honor for our team to produce the box in the shape of a game board together with our longtime partner Montegrappa. The customer’s requirement was to realize a high-quality box for storage, which reflects the value of the writing instruments. The outer box was made of cardboard and finished with glossy lamination using offset and UV printing processes to create the typical Monopoly look. The wooden elements were produced from MDF boards so that the total weight of the packaging is kept as low as possible. If you take the game board out of the case, a view of the overall picture opens up.
The special feature of this product is that the real treasure is located in the heart of the board as soon as you lift the wooden panel. To match the high-quality writing instrument, both the interior of the game board and the interior of the recessed drawer have been covered with black suede. To save the handles of the drawer, a push-release spring mechanism was installed, which ensures the functionality of the game board. Due to the various storage options, both the writing instrument and the game accessories are kept safe.
The box is enclosed by a cover made of thick cardboard with a matte paper coating, which was refined by Montegrappa’s logo.
The challenge of this work was undoubtedly the weight of the game board. Although the MDF boards are generally relatively light, the overall size of the entire box drives up the weight. Nonetheless, we were able to keep the weight of the game board relatively low in relation to the overall size.
We would like to thank Montegrappa for the trust they have placed in us and we are happy to have realized this project, which has brought a lot of joy to our whole team.