Focus on… Our favourite packs from September

Packaging Premiere | Fav packs of the month post

Let’s take a look at some of our favourite packs from September! These designs and packs are all thanks to the brands and designers and their outstanding work. Graphic designer Alexandra Necula developed the branding and packaging design for sustainable fine jewellery brand Zany and Shy. This brand is continuously making a conscious effort to […]

Amorepacific has developed braille labels for bath products

Cosmetics Packaging | AmorePacific

This innovative label design also won the Red Dot Design Award 2022 in the Brands & Communication Design category, reports Industries Cosmetiques.The label has been designed with visually impaired consumers in mind who have trouble telling apart different bath goods like shampoo and shower gel. During the Braille label production process, Amorepacific made sure that […]

A round up of what to expect at the FEA Global Aerosol Event

Aerosol | FEA event

FEAerosol2022 is set to see a range of world-class brands and high-quality speakers within the aerosol industry. This well-established exhibition is the perfect opportunity to connect with brand owners, fillers and suppliers. This year’s FEAerosol2022, hosted by the European Aerosol Federation, will take place on 21 & 22 September in Lisbon, Portugal. Here’s what you […]

Design case study | Clean O2 a carbon captured soap brand

Cosmetics Packaging | Clean O2

The Office of Ordinary Things has created a packaging design for Clean O2, a sustainable soap brand that captures and transforms carbon to create soap. The brand was launched in Canada in 2022 by Jaeson Cardiff, an advocate of the circular economy within the industry. Tell us a bit about the brand – its heritage, […]

Focus on… Our favourite packs from the end of August

Luxury Packaging | Fav Packs of the month post

Let’s take a look at some of our favourite packs from the end of August! These designs and packs are all thanks to the brands and designers and their outstanding work. Purete is a minimalistic skincare brand that consists of pure ethical formulations. Purete’s packaging design is clean, neutral and minimalistic. This was chosen to […]

Focus on… Our favourite luxury packs from August

Let’s take a look at some of our favourite luxury packs from August! These designs and packs are all thanks to the brands and designers and their outstanding work. Brand designers Feels Studio developed this simple yet remarkable packaging design for Sessy Oil, a premium cold-pressed, sesame seed CBD oil brand. This brand is based […]

Patrón partners with Fortnum & Mason to launch añejo Tequila

Tequila brand Patrón, owned by Bacardi, has recently released a limited, 360-bottle run of its Barrel Select Añejo, available solely at luxury department store Fortnum & Mason, reports The Drinks Business. Fortnum & Mason’s spirits buyer Oscar Dodd selected the barrel from the elite barrel select reserves at Hacienda Patrón in Jalisco, Mexico. This has […]

The FEA speakers revealed for its September event in Lisbon

The FEA, European Aerosol Federation, has unveiled a stellar line-up of speakers for its Global Aerosol Events exhibition and conference next month. The FEAerosol2022 exhibition will be taking place on the 21 & 22 of September in Lisbon, Portugal. The exhibition will provide key insights into the issues affecting the aerosol industry, whilst providing exciting […]

Samurai 2k Aerosol aims to innovate with automotive aerosol solutions

Samurai 2k (two-part paint system) is a prominent manufacturer of aerosol paint solutions, with an emphasis on high-performance coating for the automotive refinishing and refurbishing market. The manufacturers have claimed that the 2K-In-a-can Aerosol Spray System is one of the company’s “most in-demand products, because of the use of hardener and paints in the same […]

Join us at the European Aerosol Federation event this September

Our new ADF partner, the leading European Aerosol Federation (FEA) will be joining us in Paris for Paris Packaging Week 2023. Ahead of this, the renowned FEAerosol2022 exhibition will be taking place on the 21 & 22 of September in Lisbon, Portugal. This exhibition will provide key insights into the issues affecting the aerosol industry, […]

Ball Corp’s new aluminum aerosol can

Ball launches lighter, aluminum aerosol can with up to 50% recycled content. Ball Corp. has introduced a new low-carbon aluminum aerosol can that was smelted using renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectric power, and contains up to 50% recycled material. According to the company, the product, called re:generation, has half the carbon footprint of a […]

Royal Salute switches from porcelain to glass bottles

The porcelain flagon that has been used by the blended whisky company since its founding in 1953 will be replaced with a recyclable glass container. The glass bottles will reduce the carbon footprint of the brand’s principal packaging by 70% while closely resembling the porcelain flagons they replace. The 21 year old Signature Blend, Royal […]

Focus on… Our favourite packs from the end of July

Let’s take a look at some of our favourite packs from July! These designs and packs are all thanks to the brands and designers and their outstanding work. Graphic designer Unika Studio worked with French cosmetics brand Maison Du Solide to create the perfect embrace for their natural, vegan, solid shampoo. The clean typography and […]

Livingcap, transforming waste into deluxe packaging

Vicenza-based company Livingcap, decided to give a second life to wastes from wood and cork processing, by collecting the waste and creating new packaging lines for cosmetics and fragrances- a perfect example of upcycling applied to the world of packaging. Marco Rossata, the Sales and Marketing Manger of Livingcap has described this process as an […]

Glen Scotia redesigns primary and secondary packaging

Glen Scotia has revamped its full packaging range, introducing a new bottle design for its standard and premium ranges. The new packaging incorporates brighter shades of gold, aqua, and emerald green, showing off Campbeltown’s seafaring roots and leafy coastlines. According to Colin Matthews, the chief executive of The Lock Lomond Group, Glean Scotia’s Parent company, […]

Interview | Florence Bidamant, Coradin

We had the pleasure of interviewing Florence Bidamant, Associate, General Manager & CCMO, at Coradin. Florence explains what innovation means to her and tells us about her experience at Paris Packaging Week. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? What interested you in the packaging industry? After working on the development of active ingredients […]

Maison Berger Paris releases its new collection of glass bottles

To complete its collections, French heritage brand Maison Berger Paris has renewed its collaboration with the French subsidiary of the Stoelzle group, which produced the glass bottles for the its latest launches. With this new creation, the designer Anthony Gambus explores the multiple facets of femininity. The original shape of the Duality bottle subtly reveals […]

Diamond inspiration for Kajal’s latest fragrance

The packaging of Kajal Perfumes’ latest fragrance Almaz, draws inspiration from the beauty of diamonds. The brand opted for metallised packaging, embellished with Eastern Kufic calligraphy. For the packaging design of its newest eau de parfum Almaz, Kajal worked with graphic designer and architect Omar Ayoub. “I was inspired by the incredible beauty of diamonds […]

Clean Beauty: dynamics and trends

IntPact, a partner of Paris Packaging Week, is a management consulting firm that provides tailored intelligence to marketing solutions for business growth and today, they are pleased to share dynamics and trends on Clean Beauty. Clean beauty continues to expand and is becoming the new standard in the beauty industry. According to the founders, “In […]

Ball partners with Recycle Aerosol to boost recycling rates

Ball is partnering with Recycle Aerosol to increase the recycling rates of aluminium aerosol cans in the US. The company is committed to building partnerships that can help the industry move toward a world in which materials can be reused over and over again. The sustainability manager at Ball Corporation Predrag Ozmo said, “Beverage cans […]

Boosting product personality: Bemad launches eco-designed champagne pack

Design agency Bemad has launched a novel champagne paper packaging solution. A collaboration with La Paper Factory, the origami-inspired patented design is conceived to be adapted to a variety of premium products. Alfred & Joe is the latest secondary packaging collection to come from French design agency Bemad. The project is in response to a brief […]

Sidel launches new PET aerosol container design

PressureSAFETM is an environmentally friendly aerosol container designed by Sidel to give home care and personal care brands the opportunity to offer more eco-friendly dispensing spray packaging. The new PET product packaging solution is approved for the traditional PET recycling stream. The PressureSAFE pressurised container will allow home and personal care companies to offer a competitive alternative […]

Guerlain teams up with Atelier Truscelli for 2022 Muguet edition

For the 2022 edition of its Muguet fragrance celebrating May Day and France’s lily-of-the-valley tradition, Guerlain (LVMH) called on Atelier Truscelli. For Guerlain’s Muguet fragrance this year, Truscelli transposed the lily-of-the valley flower to jewelry; enameled leaves in a vibrant green contrast with the floral sprig’s bell-shaped flowers set with sparkling crystals. The flower is […]

Packaging Trends in Japan

Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the great pleasure of collaborating with Monia Merabet, founder of WeOutWow, to share packaging trends in the field of perfume and makeup. Today, the topic she discusses in more detail is packaging trends in Japan. If Japan, Asia as a whole, is ahead of refillable products, monodose, or […]

Texen buys PRP Creation’s flexible packaging business

Texen has acquired fellow French company PRP Creation’s flexible packaging activity for an undisclosed sum. The business encompasses pouches and doypacks, giving Texen an additional boost in the luxury and beauty packaging market. Cosmetics packaging player Texen has added PRP Creation’s flexible packaging business to its portfolio. Texen says it has identified major opportunities for flexible pouches […]

Macallan debuts world’s oldest single malt Scotch

The Macallan has released an 81-year-old whisky, taking the title of the world’s oldest single malt Scotch. The Edrington-owned whisky brand has unveiled The Reach, a single malt buried in 1940 during the Second World War. The 81-year-old whisky is made from a single oak cask seasoned with sherry and is presented in a decanter […]

Packaging trends in makeup by Monia Merabet – WeOutWow

Monia Merabet, founder of WeOutWow, an agency of trends and strategic innovation, discusses the packaging trends in the makeup industry. While there was a shift in demand from makeup to skincare and hybrid beauty during the peak of the crisis, the colour cosmetic segment is coming back in full force, especially for the eye and […]

Design Case Study | Kristall Vodka, a prestigious and precious design

Prestige and preciousness are the two words that inspired Mattéo Tabutieaux to create this concept. Find out more about this pack in our exclusive design case study below. Tell us a bit about the brand – its heritage, its story, and its markets – and the brief for this project. How does the design express […]

Focus on… Our favourite Valentine’s Day inspired packs

Let’s have a look at some of our favourite Valentine’s Day inspired packs! These designs and packs are all thanks to the brands and designers and their outstanding work. Graphic designers Never Know Defeat have designed the perfect packaging for this special day! Mixtons is a mail-to-order cocktail company that’s completely reimagining the cocktail. Each […]