industry-based material brief
Custom Lab
Custom Lab for Industry-Based Material Development
A consultative path that translates wine labels, tea gifts, beauty packaging and premium brand materials into testable paper directions.
Custom Lab is QiLi's project entry for differentiated paper material development. It breaks down industry scenes, material appearance, color, texture, weight and sampling route before production decisions.
Lab input
Turn the custom brief into sample-ready inputs.
Custom Lab is QiLi's project entry for differentiated paper material development. It breaks down industry scenes, material appearance, color, texture, weight and sampling route before production decisions.
Color, weight, surface, texture, fiber and functional targets are first translated into testable inputs before sampling.
72-hour material proofing path
3000-sheet minimum custom color or texture run
process testing database for foil, embossing, white ink and digital print
wine, spirits and baijiu labels: wet strength, foil and embossing
tea and cultural gift boxes: texture, embossing and sustainability story
beauty and fragrance packaging: tactile feel, low-saturation premium color and rub resistance
premium invitations and name cards: debossing, white ink and small-batch custom
Custom path
Turn a brief into sample-ready directions.
The custom lab page uses a workflow structure to receive briefs without repeating the same gallery module.
Confirm brand tone, target market, specification and timeline.
Break down color, coating, texture, fiber and functional treatment.
Lock final scope through samples, tests and project documents.
Custom brief files
Turn custom discussion into actionable files.
Custom scenarios
State the brand goal before choosing lab directions.
For dedicated colors, special fibers or functional targets, provide references, use cases and timing together.
Custom Lab FAQ
Custom Lab: answers clients usually ask first.
When should a project enter Custom Lab?
When standard color, weight, texture or fiber choices cannot express the brand requirement clearly enough.
Does every custom project finish samples in three days?
Routine selected customization directions can support fast sampling; complex projects are scheduled after scope confirmation.
Custom Lab intake
Turn paper needs into a custom lab brief.
Choose color, texture and surface effect, then submit a structured brief for sample matching and sales follow-up.
