Hennessy V.S.O.P bottle maze appreciation piece

A ball maze in the shape of a Hennessy V.S.O.P bottle, lit from inside and run on a rechargeable battery, made as an appreciation gift.

Client: Hennessy
Service: Product Development & Prototyping
What it does: A tilt-and-roll ball maze that glows red from inside
Made for: Hennessy, as a branded appreciation gift
Powered by: A rechargeable battery behind a magnetic cover

Plan a branded piece Send a brief

Finished pieces made: 2
Design work, from Hennessy's references: 10 hours
Lead time quoted for making both pieces: 3 weeks

What we brought

What we can do
We turn a brand shape into a working object
The V.S.O.P bottle outline became a playable maze, with channels sized for a steel ball.
How we look after you
We build the electronics into the body
LEDs light the whole maze, powered by a rechargeable battery behind a magnetic cover underneath.
What you get
You get a gift people pick up and play
Two side handles let guests tilt the bottle and steer the ball to the end.

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The finished piece
Standing upright, lit from inside.
Held by the handles to play.
With the lights off.
Tilted to roll the ball.
The rider emblem over the maze walls.
The V.S.O.P logo panel.
The logo panel, lit from inside.
ProductionPrinted maze walls and the steel ball.
Build and assemblyThe battery bay under the base.
The magnetic cover goes back by hand.

The build

How we built it

5 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.

The brief

Step 1 of 5

Shape: The outline of the Hennessy V.S.O.P bottle
Play: A steel ball rolled through a maze under a clear face
Light: LEDs inside, so the whole maze glows
Power: A rechargeable battery, swapped without tools
Quantity: Two finished pieces

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we designed and made a ball maze shaped like a Hennessy V.S.O.P bottle, as an appreciation gift. Hennessy sent references and wanted it lit from inside on a rechargeable battery.

Design

Step 2 of 5

We modelled the bottle from Hennessy's references and designed it for printing: maze channels sized for the ball, a pocket for the LEDs, a battery bay underneath and a handle on each side. Hennessy had two rounds of minor changes.

Production

Step 3 of 5

We 3D printed the maze body in brand red and the base and handles in black. The clear acrylic face carries the Hennessy logo and rider emblem in white, and screws down over the maze.

The neck of the bottle up close: red printed maze walls and the steel ball under the clear acrylic face, held by small black screws — Printed maze walls and the steel ball.

Build and assembly

Step 4 of 5

We fitted the LEDs and the battery bay into the base, then the steel ball, the acrylic face and the handles. Magnets hold the battery cover, so it lifts off by hand.

The underside of the black base with the cover off, showing the rechargeable battery in its bay and the magnets at the corners — The battery bay under the base.

Hands setting the black magnetic cover back over the battery bay on the underside of the maze — The magnetic cover goes back by hand.

The final build

Step 5 of 5

Hennessy received two finished mazes. Switched on, the whole bottle glows red behind the white branding; switched off, the red maze shows through the clear face. Guests hold the handles and tilt it to steer the ball.

Standing upright, lit from inside.

Finish close-ups

The maze walls under the clear face, and the white Hennessy branding lit and unlit.

Close-up of the Hennessy rider emblem in white on the clear acrylic face, over the red printed maze walls — The rider emblem over the maze walls.

The V.S.O.P logo panel.

The logo panel, lit from inside.

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Hennessy V.S.O.P bottle maze appreciation piece

What we brought

We turn a brand shape into a working object

We build the electronics into the body

You get a gift people pick up and play

Gallery