aONE pack
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Seoul / Jung-gu · Packaging Studio 001 / Est. 2005 / aONE pack

Premium packaging, end to end, from one studio.

We design and produce the complete printed-carton system for Korea's most recognisable beauty brands — single-piece cartons, set cases, labels, inserts, and custom cosmetic vessels — all from one floor in Jung-gu, Seoul.

프리미엄 뷰티 패키징 — 단상자, 세트케이스, 인쇄물, 라벨, 화장품용기 전문 제작. 서울 중구에서 20년.

20yrs+ In the Seoul beauty corridor
500+ Brand partners shipped
1M/mo Monthly carton output
99.7% QC pass, rolling 12mo
01 / Studio

Twenty years of quiet, exacting work.

aONE pack was founded in 2005 by Cho Dong Yeon with a single premise — the packaging shouldn't be louder than the product inside it. Two decades later, that premise has shipped over a million units per month through our Seoul floor.

We are a fully integrated studio: structural design, colour-matching, offset and digital printing, specialty finishing, and fulfilment all happen under one roof. No subcontractors, no hand-offs, no registration drift between lines. For the brand teams we work with, this means tighter lead times, honest costing, and a single person accountable for every press sheet that leaves the building.

The studio stays small on purpose. We run between 20 and 30 active projects at any given time, and we turn down more briefs than we accept. If we take it on, it's because we think we can deliver it better than anyone else.

Founder
Cho Dong Yeon / 조동연
Designer, printmaker, and founder of aONE pack. Twenty years on the same floor in Jung-gu.
Studio
Seoul / Jung-gu
04623 서울특별시 중구 서애로5길 10, 세영빌딩 3층 301호. 공장은 같은 건물 1층.
Specialism
Premium K-beauty
Skincare, fragrance, and haircare packaging — from heritage maisons to emerging indie lines.
02 / Capabilities

Six disciplines, one floor.

Every stage of the packaging pipeline runs in-house. We don't sub-contract printing, we don't outsource finishing, and we don't hand a brand's files to a third party. This is what that looks like.

01

Single-piece boxes

단상자
Premium single-wall folding cartons for skincare heroes — from 200gsm gloss to 450gsm coated board, with micro-emboss and soft-touch finishes. Structural dielines engineered in-house and sampled before quoting.
200–450 gsm Min run 1,000 6 wk lead
02

Set cases

세트케이스
Fully-engineered rigid gift cases with moulded pulp, thermoform, or custom foam inserts. We ship the whole system — case, tray, sleeve, belly-band — ready for your 3PL.
Rigid · magnetic · drawer Min run 500 10 wk lead
03

Precision printing

인쇄물
Offset up to 8-colour on a Heidelberg XL 106, digital for short runs, and specialty print for foil, pearlescent, and thermochromic. In-house D65 colour-matching bench means no proof-cycle ping-pong.
Offset · digital · specialty Min run 2,500 4 wk lead
04

Labels & decals

라벨
Self-adhesive and shrink labels across BOPP, clear poly, and textured stocks. Variable-data capable for batch, serial, and lot-tracking runs. Die-cut shapes finished inline.
BOPP · shrink · foil Min run 5,000 3 wk lead
05

Cosmetic vessels

화장품용기
Sourced glass, PET, airless pumps, and custom-moulded containers. Decoration, silk-screen, and hot-stamp handled on-site before assembly — no drift between component and carton.
Glass · PET · airless Min run 1,000 12 wk lead
06

Foil, emboss & finish

후가공
Hot-stamp, cold-foil, blind emboss, deboss, UV spot — every finishing process in-house. Tighter turnarounds, no registration drift, and colour archives held for seven years minimum.
Hot-stamp · blind · UV Inline · offline 2 wk lead
03 / Featured Work

Dr.Jart+ Cicapair, 2024 reissue.

A restrained set case for a familiar hero. End-to-end over 14 weeks.

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IMG · Dr.Jart+ Cicapair set, 3/4 view

A restrained set case for a familiar hero.

We reworked the Cicapair reissue around a single emboss-and-soft-touch lamination, replaced the inner tray with moulded pulp fibre, and cut the printed surface down to two Pantones plus one soft-gold foil hit. The result holds the shelf without raising its voice — and ships 31% lighter than the 2022 edition.

Proofed over two weeks against the original Cicapair-herb swatch, pressed on our XL 106 over a single shift, and delivered end-to-end in fourteen weeks from brief to pallet.

Run size
12,500 units
Turnaround
14 weeks
Board
FSC 350 gsm
Finish
2 PMS + foil
Inner tray
Moulded pulp · FSC
Destination
Ichon DC · Dr.Jart+
Open case study (PDF)
04 / Selected work

Recent engagements, 2023–2026.

Set case WK · 012
Amorepacific Journey
Set case · Foil WK · 014
Dr.Jart+ Cicapair
Label · BOPP WK · 019
Innisfree Green Serum
Vessel · Hot-stamp WK · 021
Laneige Sleep
Set case · Rigid WK · 024
Sulwhasoo H24
Print · Collateral WK · 028
Hera Black Cushion
Carton · Emboss WK · 031
Tamburins No.5
View full archive (036 projects)
05 / Process

Brief to pallet, five stages.

Every project — whether a 1,000-unit indie carton or a 50,000-unit hero re-issue — moves through the same five stages. We quote on the second.

  1. 01

    Listen

    An hour with your brand team. Moodboard, shelf reference, unit economics, sustainability constraints. We ask more questions than we answer at this stage — by design.

    Week 0
  2. 02

    Structure

    Structural dielines first, surface treatment second. Three routes per project, always. A costed quote lands on your desk within three working days of the brief.

    Week 1–2
  3. 03

    Proof

    In-house colour bench, D65 booth. Full mock-up pulled on final stock before any press is warmed. Sign-off happens in the studio, not over email.

    Week 3–5
  4. 04

    Run

    Offset, digital, or specialty — whichever fits the run. One floor, no subbing out, no registration drift. Press checks welcome; many of our brand teams come in person.

    Week 6–10
  5. 05

    Ship

    QC at 99.7% pass, packed, palletised, and delivered to your 3PL. Full spec sheet, colour archive, and retained samples held on file for seven years minimum.

    Week 11–14

The brands we're proudest of are the ones you've seen and never noticed the packaging. That was the whole point.”

06 / Contact

Your next launch, together.

We reply within a business day and quote within three. Share the brief, the moodboard, or the napkin sketch — all routes land at the same desk in Jung-gu.