Work
Cuğu is a contemporary Turkish vision of extra virgin olive oil, which values ​​the connection of Evoo with its ancient roots, represented by the thousand-year-old olive trees of Urla, living witnesses of the beginning of oil production in the world. In Urla, the varieties of Domat (blue bottle) and Memecik (green bottle) olives are currently cultivated and cold-pressed, to turn them into Naturel Sizma Zeytinyaği, a 100% crude extra virgin olive oil.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

“The oldest traditional olive grove farm in the world (6 a.c) it was discovered in the city of Klazomenia (present-day Urla, Turkey)”​​​​​​​

Keywords: Vision, Origen, Health,  Innovation, Art&craft, Tradition, Natural, Pride, Exotic, Hedonist

Naming
The Turkish eye was used as a metaphor for the Turkish vision of the traditional conception of oil. Investigating, it was found that its common name was nazar but we find ourselves in the dilemma that it refers to both the Greek and the Turkish eye. . .A deeper investigation into the origins of “nazar” reveals that grammatically it comes from the Turkish “nazar boncuğu”.To optimize the memorability of the naming, only cuğu was chosen, leaving the “Turkish accent” as a symbol of respect for Turkish culture.

The logo was influenced by the arabic calligraphy present in the Santa Sofia’s medallions.

Product
The oil is packaged in 500ML handcrafted ceramic bottles, intentionally shaped to look like a Turkish eye, while being ergonomically sized. In addition, the height of the neck was increased, stylizing to gain presence on the shelf. cuğu, cares about having an impact on the local economy, having ceramic workshops to create the bottles one by one, without moulds. 2 bottles, which are defined as a collector’s item, oriented towards reuse and the circular economy.

Materials
The selection of materials was carried out oriented towards sustainability: 1) The ceramic, obtained with materials from the farm itself, prevents the penetration of light, thus keeping the olive oil in its purest form & preserving the valuable aroma and flavor of this Turkish liquid gold, called cuğu. 2) The stopper is created with wood from ancient olive trees, an inseparable symbol of this estate. It is 100% natural and 100% renewable.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Colors
On the one hand, Blue represents health, as a metaphor for the healthy nature of the consumption of a premium Evoo, at the same time that it is the most characteristic color of the Turkish eye. On the other hand, the color green is one of the most representative colors of Islam.

Plug: Gururla türk – Proudly Turkish

​​​​​​​700 uds
Why this number? Turkey has an area of ​​approximately 700,000 ha of olive groves distributed mainly between the north coast (Marmara Sea region), the west coast (Aegean Sea region),the south coast (Mediterranean Sea region) and the south and south east region of the country.