A luxury presentation pack for contemporary whisky Creag Isle, designed by Pollard Boxes, combines high impact on-shelf presentation with an effective ‘opening experience’. The box’s solid frame construction features vacuum formings at the top and base into which the bottle is held securely. The box is complemented by a slipcase which slides open to reveal the bottle, creating greater interaction with the brand and a sense of excitement and anticipation for the recipient. At

Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex have joined forces to industrialise the production of eco friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fibre pulp. These renewable products will offer an alternative to PET plastics and glass. The exclusive partnership leverages Stora Enso’s formed fibre technologies and ability to convert end products at an industrial scale. The joint development agreement is formed exclusively between Stora Enso and Pulpex, a sustai

Bradford based The Label Makers has created an eye catching label for one of the fastest growing rum brands, The Kraken Black Spiced Rum. The label wraps around two-thirds of a specially embossed black gloss bottle commissioned to launch the brand’s limited edition. The label was designed by NB Studio. With the rum brand taking its name from the ‘Kraken’, a mythical giant squid like sea monster in Scandinavian folklore, the iconic bottle is styled on a Victorian demijohn, inc

Croxsons has once again been called on by award winning gin distillery, Silent Pool Distillers, to provide the primary packaging for its latest expression – Silent Pool Rare Citrus Gin. The release is the first major launch from the distiller, under the Silent Pool Gin brand, since its stunning iconic teal and copper bottle arrived on the craft gin market in 2014. Silent Pool Rare Citrus Gin, which contains some of the world's rarest citrus fruits, is crafted from unusual fru

Congratulations to Pavla Chuykina, a senior agency design director from Melbourne, Australia, on winning the first ever Platinum Award for Professional Conceptual work given by the Pentawards. The idea behind this conceptual piece for Happy Ghost old rum is of a ghost that first made an appearance in 1916, who has been spotted in recent years on the shelves of liquor stores. To create this character, the design uses a deep indentation at the bottom of the bottle and adds a pa

Creating distinction in the crowded luxury personal care market isn’t easy. Especially with bubble baths, a category known for creative packaging and established branding. That’s why Thymes turned to Berlin Packaging to deliver a packaging experience that truly creates brand and shelf distinction. Thymes specified that they wanted a package that conveys what awaits inside, mounds of luxurious bubbles enriched with conditioning humectant glycerin and revitalizing sakura and no

Azure is a new haircare line which is natural, vegan and free from sulfates, parabens and silicones. It was created by Lesley Clarke, co-founder of the Nicky Clarke hairdressing, haircare and styling empire and launched exclusively in Boots in February. Promising highly effective, affordable haircare which is also kind to the planet, the range has been created using naturally sourced ingredients and packaged in a bottle made from sugarcane which is 100% recyclable. Azure is t

It may well seem a little early in the year to be talking about Christmas, but last year's Alexir Prosecco handbag, containing the iconic Freixenet bottle and gold-wrapped chocolates, was a very successful project. It was challenging, as the contents of the handbag were heavy and fragile, making the carton engineering key from the outset. The luxury look and feel of the gift involved several premium print finishes including embossing, spot UV and foiling, and the handbag was

Oculto means hidden in Spanish and when Anheuser-Busch brought out their Mexican style lager aged in Tequila barrels they wanted a certain mystery and intrigue to their marketing. AB InBev was interested in an illuminated bottle design featuring smart label technology but this would require many complex facets to create, not to mention co-ordinating the supply chain and timeline for the product unveiling. Inland Packaging were on hand to help. Working with the AB InBev team I

Since 1992 the team at Weetwood have been making quality beer from their brewery in Cheshire. They believe that greatness takes time, the right ingredients, the right people and above all, the right attitude and in 2019 they went to Kingdom & Sparrow design agency to help launch a distillery brand that would adopt the same dedicated process and mentality. The challenge was to create a brand that stood apart as truly ‘craft’ in a heavily saturated market, capturing their pride

A small olive grove near Évora has been passed down from generation to generation, like a family heirloom, despite the great difficulty to maintain it. To keep it going, the current generation decided to bottle and sell the olive oil. Because it is a small production, with the inherent limitations to competitiveness, they recognised the tourist potential and needed packaging that targeted the public, focusing on local points of sale located near tourist attractions. The Azeit

A new collection of self-adhesive papers from the Manter range produced by Arconvert is now available on the company’s website, which celebrates creativity as inspiration for the future by featuring cutting edge solutions for premium labels. Through new self-adhesive materials and the latest revolutionary technologies invented to meet the ever increasing challenging market requirements for producers who depend upon product labelling with the all important eye catching appeal

Another 100% plastic free paper bottle has been launched, this time by Diageo, for initial use on their Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky. Johnnie Walker whisky will be available in the paper bottle, made from sustainable pulp, from early 2021. The bottle has been created through a new partnership with venture management company Pilot Lite and their launch of a new sustainable packaging company, Pulpex Ltd. This new company, Pulpex, has been established as a consortium partne

Just when you thought we were floating in an endless vacuum, it turns out that space has a scent - and a kickstarter campaign has converted NASA’s ‘smell of space’ into a perfume. Just over $300,000 has been raised to bring the NASA-developed fragrance that is meant to smell like outer space to the masses here on Earth. The 'Eau De Space' scent was developed by chemist Steve Pearce over a decade ago but was only used by NASA during astronaut field training. Now, according to

Stewart Brewing created a specialist gin as an homage to George Forrest, a famous Scottish botanist.  The Collector Gin was created using a selection of seven locally-grown botanicals near to George’s old home and it was really important for the product story that the ingredients be explained and why the combination worked so well together. This needed to be done in the label. 'Our product has an interesting brand story, inspired by a local plant hunter George Forrest, the pe

FrugalPac have launched their new Frugal Bottle as a sustainable, eco-friendly alternative to plastic or glass. Made from recycled paperboard with a food grade liner, the Frugal Bottle is one fifth of the weight of a glass wine bottle, with just one sixth of the carbon footprint. (Based on analysis by the Intertek Group). The first customer for the Frugal Bottle is Cantina Goccia, with 3Q, an Italian Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet blend red wine, (pictured below) and FrugalP

One of the keys to making a brand meaningful and unique is it's packaging design. This can make all the difference in turning a quality innovative product into a very successful one. Eden Mill have been brewing beer and distilling gin and whisky since 2012. The St. Andrews based company has a history in the spirits industry reaching back to 1810 and they pride themselves on their personal touch, in both their whisky and gin. Croxsons, a leading UK glass bottle manufacturer, w

4Life spring water is naturally produced from the source of mineral water at Doi Chaang, Chiang Rai in Northen Thailand. This water is a natural product from the abundant fertile forest where 4Life has respect for the habitat and environment. The package illustration conveys how the animals live their lives with the water. The wavy lines and animals explain about the animals living with the water resource. For example the crane flying, the tiger swimming and the crocodile cra

In answering the growing demand from consumers for healthier drink choices, Croxsons has recently worked with Sea Arch, a start up producer of non alcoholic gin. The premium spirit, blended and bottled in England, contains 11 botanicals and is twice distilled in a traditional copper pot with spring water. Croxsons, a Queens Award winner for international trade with a 150 year old heritage, teamed up with the Devon based newcomer to supply a pair of distinctive bottles that ha

After fighting to save the oceans and the planet, Choose is now turning its hand to helping us keep heathy and safe in these uncertain times. The company has announced the launch of its eco friendly antibacterial hand soap, in its biodegradable paper bottles. The bottles are 100% plastic free and biodegradable. Made from recycled newspapers and naturally sustainable materials, consumers can enjoy Choose products knowing that it is keeping the oceans free from plastic! All Cho