[EN] Formes de Luxe Awards 2023 Nominees

ACCESSORIES

AQUA ALLEGORIA HARVEST

Brand: Guerlain

Supplier: Oriol & Fontanel

A recycled polyester cord with pendant adorns the neck of Gue

Aqua Allegoria Harvest fragrance flacon

Technical details: Manufactured in France, the cord is made of polyester and dyed using an OEKO TEX-certified process. The se injected plastic. Producing the accessory using rigid cord was a particularly challenging.

ACCESSORIES DESERT EDEN

Brand: Estée Lauder

Supplier: Weingeroff

A floral adornment for Estée Lauder’s Desert Eden fragrance bottle

Technical details: Gold electroplated metal flowers decorated with enamel are molded and affixed by hand to a ring that fits onto the gold electroplated plastic collar (Qualipac). The metal of the flowers is lead free jewelers' metal (96% tin).

APPLICATORS

APPLICATORS

FEATHER CANYON AGE CONFIDENCE EYE CREAM

Brand: Pai Skincare

Supplier: Cosmogen

An ultra-fine applicator for precise skincare dosage

Technical details: Cosmogen’s patented Needle Tube is made of PP, PE, TPV and aluminum. The external PE layer contains 60% recycled content, while 60% PCR PP is integrated into the cap. TPV overmolding was used for the cap to ensure a tight seal with the applicator. The aluminum applicator presented several technical challenges: machining the fine and precise component, guaranteeing the homogeneity of its dimensions to ensure a perfect fit with the tube, and disassembly at end of life for sorting and recycling. The pack is Ecocert-certified.

CHANEL SUBLIMAGE SPATULA

Brand: Chanel

Supplier: TNT Group

A steel spatula to apply Chanel’s Sublimage skincare product

Technical details: The spatula’s triple finish – a double PVD (physical vapor deposition) sprayed black - is designed to ensure that the applicator stands the test of time. The supplier found a technical trick to ensure that no traces of rack attachment were visible on a piece whose geometry made it difficult to handle.

CHAMPAGNE COFFRET

CHAMPAGNE COFFRET

RUINART JÉROBOAM COFFRET

Brand: Ruinart

Supplier: Marotte

A monomaterial wooden coffret for a Ruinart Jeroboam

Technical details: This 100% monomaterial coffret is made of knotty pine from PEFC-certified European forests. The wooden hinges are invisible from the outside, and the machined pieces holding the bottle in place inside the coffret are also made of wood. The large-scale markings on the surface of the coffret are done using wood-burning tools.

The previous iteration of this coffret included a clasp, magnets and inserts with foam. The new version boasts a slightly reduced volume.

COFFRET BOLLINGER VIEILLES VIGNES

FRANÇAISES

Brand: Bollinger

Supplier: Adam

A monomaterial wooden Champagne coffret

Technical details: In a nod to Champagne barrels, this monomaterial coffret is entirely made of oak. Its hinges and closures, as well as the wooden piece holding the bottle in place inside, are also fashioned in oak. Material thickness was optimized for the creation of this coffret, which is decorated with laser branding.

VEUVE CLICQUOT LA GRANDE DAME 2015 BY PAOLA PARONETTO

Brand: Veuve Clicquot

Supplier: Pusterla 1880

A monomaterial coffret with a texture that imitates the ceramics for which artist Paola

Paronetto is known

Technical details: To reduce the coffret’s environmental impact without compromising aesthetics, the brand opted for bulk-dyed paper card made of 60% hemp that allows for embossing. Specially developed embossing tools ensure a pronounced and regular reli the risk of cracks in the paper. Pusterla 1880 conceived a system to glue the paper onto the cardboard structure without losing the relief effect. The inserts are also made of carton, and the coffret’s volume was optimized. Made in six different colors, the box is produced in Europe.

CHAMPAGNE COFFRET

COFFRET PARADOX

Brand: Taittinger

Supplier: Etablissements Edmond in partnership with Fedrigoni

A monomaterial Champagne coffret available in two versions: one holding two bottles, the other one bottle and two flutes

Technical details: This coffret marks Taittinger’s shift towards streamlined design and French manufacturing. The 2mm greyboard structure is hand-wrapped in paper card from Fedrigoni: Ispira Bianco Purezza (white) and Ispira Nero Mistero (black) to achieve a perfect finish and angles that are not technically possible with automatic lamination. Treated on one side only, the papers have a custom grammage of 245g and a silky touch. The grammage allows the brand's coat-ofarms to be deeply embossed and hot stamped in a single pass. The paper ring on the lid that details the name of the cuvee and the contents of the box is affixed using an internal clip-in system rather than glue. Bespoke cardboard inserts were designed by Makao to be ultra-resistant, with e-commerce in mind.

COLLECTION

PENFOLDS WINE – THE COLLECTION

Brand: Treasury Wine Estates

Supplier: HH Global

A range of six premium & luxury rigid paperboard gift boxes

Technical details: A range that was redesigned to be monomaterial and plastic-free. In the tier-2 and 3 price formats (St Henri, Bin 707, RWT) a paperboard yoke insert to hold the bottle neck and base has replaced velour flocked PET vacuum formed fitments. Tier 3 Grange features a full pulp fitment. Magnets have been replaced in tier 2 and 3 with bespoke male and female locks made from interlocking formed paper pulp, meant to imitate the click of magnets. A small diecut molded pulp set is embedded into a dedicated recess in the paperboard rigid box frame. These locks also feature on the removable yoke fitment for the bottle neck. The collection uses an average of 80% recycled content. A matte water-based varnish replaces the previous lamination coating. Foil, emboss, deboss, spot gloss and patterned textured emboss are used to demonstrate the range’s incremental value, while the complexity of construction for each tier increases, starting from Bin 389 through to Grange.

COMMUNICATION TOOLS

GREAT BUBBLE ICE

BUCKET & BOWL

Brand: Moët & Chandon

Supplier: Orfèvrerie d'Anjou

A champagne bucket made of recycled aluminum

Technical details: Recycled aluminum is used for this Champagn bucket, which is tinted gold. Casting and shaping the recycled m was a challenge.

DISPENSING

RESTORE CREAM

Brand: STELLA by Stella McCartney

Supplier: Silgan Dispensing Systems

An airless pump integrating recycled plastic content used in conjunction with a refill pouch and glass jar

Technical details: Designed to be reused with each new refill, the pump is specially developed to fit the constraints of the skincare pack’s glass jar and refill pouch. Thanks to a twist lock pump, no cap is required. Silgan Dispensing Systems’ Nea standard pump engine combines with a custom collar and custom insert. For the collar, injecting a 100% rPET piece with a fine engraving and a satin finish colored with a white master batch was a challenge. The engraving in the mold surface was used to achieve a “handcraft” look and feel. For the rPET, the supplier used recycled social plastic from Plastic Bank. The insert is made with 70% rPP with a white masterbatch: an “exclusive” source of rPP resulted in a white finish using a high concentration of recycled materials.

TANNING SUN OIL/DELICIOUS SUN SPRAY

Brand: Nuxe

Supplier: Aptar Beauty

A suncare range revamp of five skus that leverage a twist-to-lock spray pump

Technical details: Nuxe selected Aptar Beauty's PZ Twist Spray Pump for its Tanning Sun Oil SPF 10, SPF 30 & SPF 50 and Delicious Sun Spray SPF 30 & SPF 50 sun care products. Thanks to its twist-to-lock technology, the pump does not require an overcap. An audible click ensures that the pump is properly closed to avoid leakage. It is e-commerce capable and certified amazon ISTA-6. Made primarily from PP, the pearlescent gold pump has a large finger pad with soft-touch effect. It is fitted with Aptar Beauty’s PZ engine: integrating the twist-to-lock technology into the PZ range proved complex. A precompression spring delivers the formula in a “precise and uniform” cloud. The pump is paired with a PET bottle.

E-COMMERCE PACKAGING

E-COMMERCE PACKAGING

MINIMAL GIFT BOX

Brand: Guerlain

Supplier: DS Smith

A gift box for Guerlain’s online orders

Technical details: Recycled, FSC-certified corrugated cardboard is used for this modular e-commerce packaging that features a bee cut-out to showcase the product inside. It is flexo-printed using water-based inks. Finding a balance between optimizing the use of material and protecting fragile and premium products was key. A single sheet of self-sealing paper keeps the products secure and enables transportation of multiple products in the same box. Applying the selfsealing paper to the box was a feat and marks the first time it has been used on this type of packaging, as was the folding and gluing of the box. Different formats of the box were developed based on the volume of the order to minimize the amount of packaging.

FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP

LA DAME JEANNE BY HENNESSY

Brand: Hennessy

Supplier: ATS L'Atelier Luxe

A bespoke demi-john cognac case made of leather and wicker available via special order only

Technical details: These bespoke cases for 10-liter demi-johns combine hand-woven blond wicker and leather marquetry. The craftsman shapes the basket, the top and the large handles with willow sprigs, as well as parts from renowned tanneries.

LADY ARPELS BALLERINES MUSICALES COFFRET

Brand: Van Cleef & Arpels

Supplier: ATS L'Atelier Luxe

A bespoke demi-john cognac case made of leather and wicker available via special order only

Technical details: These bespoke cases for 10-liter demi-johns combine hand-woven blond wicker and leather marquetry. The project brings together different craft techniques, each with very different tolerances and know-how (basketry, leather good leather marquetry, sheathing, metal...). In terms of eco-design, La Dame Jeanne By Hennessy uses French materials (basketry), vegetable-tanned leather, and recycled m the supplier highlights.

FINISHING & DECORATION

LANCÔME L’ABSOLU ROUGE INTIMATTE – VALENTINE’S 2023

Brand: Lancôme

Supplier: indeco srl

A limited-edition lipstick with a checkered flock décor

Technical details: The white ABS lipstick case is decor lacquer, then the tone-on-tone flocking applied in a c

Rather than a classic spray application of glue, the sup deposition during screenprinting in a chessboard pat fibers. A new lacquer formula was developed to provi along with a matte effect.

MIODULA PREMIUM DISTILLED GIN

Brand: Miodula (Mundivie)

Supplier: Dekorglass

A gin bottle decorated with a water-based lacquer

Technical details: Miodula’s embossed gin bottle is decorated in limited quantities with a translucent blue water-based lacquer.

TERRACOTTA LE TEINT

Brand: Guerlain

Supplier: Albéa

A two-piece foundation bottle cap that plays with overlaying and translucidity

Technical details: The cap consists of a PP insert and a translucent external part in PETG. The top of the insert is engraved and hot-stamped in silver with Guerlain’s double G logo, and a gold hot-stamped border features at the base. It is assembled with the translucent external part that engraved with the brand nam lining up the two components was a feat; overlaying the translucent the engraved logo on the insert to be seen. Hot-stamping the engrav the top of the pack was a challenge given the fine engraving. The ca with a transparent UV varnish.

& DECORATION

DIAMOND INSTANT LIFTING COMPLEX

Brand: Royal Caviar Beauty (RST Inc)

Supplier: Gidea Packaging Co

A skincare product housed in packaging embellished with gemstones

Technical details: The airless packaging is decorated with cubic zirconia gem stones are affixed to the base dispenser. The outer parts – a base in plastic and top in ABS - are decorated using UV metallization.

DECORATION

ELSEVE – PRO BOND RE SHAMPOO

Brand: L'Oréal Paris

Supplier: Sleever

An LDPET shrink sleeve with holographic decor adorning a 100% recycled PET bottle

Technical details: This low-density heat-shrink sleeve is printed in seven colors on SI-TPE-G-TH /055 micron film with added holographic foil overlay

Sleever’s Metalfest product was used for decor. The major challenge lay in developing a holographic foil compatible with the technical criteria of the LDPET, enabling it to retain the three homologation characteristics required to ensure "bottle-to-bottle" recycling of the PET bottle. For the first time, the bottles were fitted with the sleeve before filling.

FINISHING & DECORATION

BOBBI BROWN X TOKIDOK

EYE PALETTE

Brand: Bobbi Brown Cosmetics (Estée Lauder Companies)

Supplier: HCP

A limited-edition eyeshadow palette featuring a liquid-filled plaqu floating character “charms”

Technical details: Part of the Bobbi Brown x Tokidoki make-up an skincare collection that consists of 10 products, the 8-pan eyeshad palette consists of a PCR ABS cover, platform and base, according brand. The liquid-filled plaque on the lid is made of Tritan resin, wh boasts high transparency and is chemically resistant. The backgrou digitally printed beneath the plaque, then adhered with the comp

Both the cover and base feature a glossy UV coating.

FINISHING & DECORATION

POLIAKOV MULE LIMITED CONNECTED EDITION

Brand: Poliakov (La Martiniquaise)

Supplier: O-I

A limited-edition vodka whose bottle decoration mimics a label

Technical details: O-I Expressions technology was used to directly print onto the bottle: 360° reliefs and facetted effects play with the glass’ transparency. The technology uses digital printing with organic inks. An augmented reality app developed by Brewster Studio is designed to free the brand’s famous two-headed eagle from the packaging.

CHATEAU MINUTY 281 ROSÉ METHUSELAH

Brand: Chateau Minuty

Supplier: MM Design Studio

A six-liter bottle onto which the iconic Château Minuty 281 blue Pantone décor is reproduced

Technical details: MM Design Studio worked with paint and composites

specialist VN Composites on the décor of these hand-blown bottles. The décor is done with the help of a PVC paint mask. Once a primer is applied, the paint is sprayed on in a pressurized booth, after which the bottles are cured. Removing the mask was a challenge: the plastic incline cannot exceed 45° to avoid risk of breakage. The product name is applied to the bottle using transfer paper.

FOLDING BOX

CIGAR BLEND XO GIFT BOX

Brand: Cognac Frapin

Supplier: Van Genechten Packaging

A redesigned, more sustainable version of Cognac Frapin’s Cigar Blend

Cognac’s folding carton pack

Technical details: The box is made from Kraftboard, embellished with hot stamping. With this redesign, the spirits box uses less ink and less cardboard, which is now uncoated. Both the folding carton and labels are 100% FSC certified, and locally sourced in France. One printing pass and the lamination step were removed from the production process, material weight was decreased by 35% compared to the previous packaging, and the metpol (metallized polyester) removed to avoid the use of plastic.

Cognac Frapin’s carbon footprint for this pack has been reduced by 25% compared to the previous box.

6 BOTTLES MOËT IMPÉRIAL NBA

2023

Brand: Moët & Chandon

Supplier: Gissler & Pass

A cardboard pack housing six bottles of Moët Impérial created for the 2023 NBA season

Technical details: The folding box is made of 100% corrugated board. It is offset printed in 12 colors (coordinated with sleeve production) and embellished with matte and glossy UV varnish.

ORGANIC VSOP COGNAC

Brand: Maison Hardy

Supplier: DS Smith

A cardboard pack for Maison Hardy’s Organic VSOP Cognac

Technical details: The folding box is made using FSC Mix cardboard. Maison Hardy’s cockerel emblem is reproduced on the box using six-color offset printing, embellished with a combination of matte and glossy varnish, embossing and pressing. The printing is done on the underside of coated cardboard for a more textured feel, while alternative graining and embossing reproduce the effect of creative paper with straw inclusions. Technical fine tuning was required to create the effect of straw inclusions, while using the underside of coated cardboard made printing more challenging when it comes to guaranteeing mechanical performance.

FRAGRANCE & COSMETICS BOTTLE

DOUBLE R RENEW & REPAIR ADVANCED SERUM

Brand: Guerlain

Supplier: Verescence

A double bottle made of glass, with two separate compartments for each formula

Technical details: For this project, Guerlain sought to replace plastic packaging with glass. The major challenge was creating a double bottle in glass while staying faithful to the original design and dimensions and retaining as many of the existing accessories as possible. The ultra-light glass flacons are assembled, requiring a level of precision four times higher than a classic bottle. The thickness of both formats had to be close to those of plastic, while ensuring mechanical resistance. The bottle is made with Verescence’s Verre Infini 20 glass grade containing 20% PCR material. It is decorated with a waterbased lacquer in translucent yellow, which does not impact recyclability, and black organic screenprinting ((firing at between 80 and 200°C versus 600°C for enamels.

FRAGRANCE & COSMETICS BOTTLE

FLOWER IKEBANA BY KENZO

Brand: Kenzo Parfums

Supplier: Groupe Pochet

A glass bottle that is topped with a glass cap for the first time

Technical details: The bottle is digitally printed with complex floral illustrations, while the glass cap was chosen to crown the bottle rather than the previous plastic cap. Both the bottle and cap contain 15% PCR glass. Due to their unusual shape, avoiding misalignment of the two components was critical. The slender, oval cabochon has a bio-sourced PA insert glued to its base; the gluing process required a tooling adjustment to produce the oval-shaped drop of glue.

FRAGRANCE & COSMETICS BOTTLE

FLEURS ÉTERNELLES

Brand: O.U.i (Grupo Boticário)

Supplier: Wheaton

A fragrance flacon inspired by French high perfumery and the concept of matelasser, or quilting

Technical details: The fragrance flacon’s quilted effect required special work on the mold to ensure an elegant aesthetic on the thick glass base. The screw neck allows for the bottle to be refilled. The flacon is produced in a furnace using 10% biomethane (more commonly used in agriculture) rather than natural gas.

LA CRÈME CLARINS PRECIOUS

Brand: Clarins

Supplier: Sincoplas

A skincare jar and lid injected in a plastic material designed to imitate the look and feel of metal

Technical details: The skincare jar and lid are injected in Heavy Metal, a technical plastic used in the automotive, aeronautical and energy sectors. Positioned as an alternative to the use of zamak, it has metallike properties: cold touch, metallic sound and high density for a weighty feel. Considerable work was done on the design of the injection molds. The jar and lid are metallized gold and pad printed. The screw-in insert and other parts are injected in bulk-dyed PP. According to the supplier, Heavy Metal is recyclable in metal recycling streams, even when decorated.

FRAGRANCE & COSMETICS COFFRET

BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANOMALIA COFFRET DÉCOUVERTE

Brand: Anomalia Paris

Supplier: Inessens

A discovery coffret made of perfume card that holds seven, 2ml fragrance flacons.

Technical details: The bespoke coffret is made in France using FSCcertified perfume card, whose long fibers intertwine without the use of glue or binders in the production process. The coffret consists of three parts: a sleeve that is printed, hot-stamped in gold and embossed; a diecut pouch that is printed, hot-stamped and scored, and the insert. The black ink is vegetable-oil based. Gluing and assembly were done manually.

L’OCCITANE EN PRO TEXTILE ADVENT CA

Brand: L'Occitane en Provence

Supplier: Anaik

A textile beauty advent calendar designed for reuse

Technical details: The advent calendar is made using recycle (65%) from textile industry offcuts and is printed with water-b Its design had to hold numerous products, while maintaining proportions to facilitate reuse. It can be refilled with product reused the following year (the brand sells advent calendar re be repurposed as a wall organizer.

FRAGRANCE & COSMETICS COFFRET

INFLUENCER COFFRET

Brand: Moon - Kendall Jenner

Supplier: Dapy

A coffret designed to boost social-media promotion of Kendall Jenne

Moon oral-care products

Technical details: The display box is made using FSC 100% recycled paper. Four-color offset printing and matte lamination is used for the floral design, while the Moon logo is hot-stamped in rose gold and embossed. Once the ‘forever’ flowers contained in the coffret are removed along with the tray, the pack can be reused as a storage box

DIAMOND CHEST OF BEAUTY STARS

Brand: Charlotte Tilbury

Supplier: Hunter Luxury

A beauty advent calendar with 12 drawers

Technical details: The calendar is made of recycled rigid board wrapped in FSC paper with a custom pink color and pearlescent shimmer finish. Embellishment is done via rose gold hot stamping an holographic silver foil. The calendar has 12 individual drawers within a hidden framework: uniformity in size and stability in the form was don in keeping with the constraints of e-commerce shipping. The custom drawer handles are made of glass and metal. The ratio of foiling has been reduced to around 10%, allowing the calendar to be recycled once the drawer handles have been removed with a screwdriver.

MAC HOLIDAY 2022 ADVENT CALENDAR

Brand: MAC Cosmetics

Supplier: Knoll Prestige Packaging

A spinning, cylindrical advent calendar housing 24 beauty products

Technical details: Made of FSC paper and board, the round structur wrapped in plastic-free metallized paper that is printed and embos

The coffret can be spun to reveal the different doors: the mechanism comprises two stacked cylinders, with cut-outs in the circular round base. Some 24 MAC beauty products (including 16 full size) are hous behind 24 individual folding doors. For the door closures, it was necessary to have enough friction for the flaps to stay closed due to the die shape and for each cavity to be wide enough to fit the different size products. The bow-shaped ribbon had to function as a handle; the interior can be lifted out by the ribbon handle so the box can be kept.

FRAGRANCE & COSMETICS COFFRET

ORVEDA LOTUS BOX

Brand: Orveda (Coty)

Supplier: WestRock

Secondary FSC carton/paper packaging that evokes a lotus flower, f relaunch of ultra-premium skincare brand Orveda

Technical details: An outer sleeve combines with a rigid box compr base and a lid. When the lid is removed, the box’s four sides fold ope corolla that blossoms around the product. The corolla is made using SBS coated paperboard embellished with green cold foil (a more su to metallized polyester) and a high-gloss compostable foil printed w Black foam fitments in the base and lid are made with 30% recycled maximum amount able to convert. The outer SBS paperboard sleev product information is embellished with UV gloss, embossed with O a matte-finish on the inside. All components were produced on automated lines, but assembly is done by hand. Pack development was made more complex due to new Chinese regulations to reduce drastically the size of the box, the supplier highlights.

HOME FRAGRANCE

LES MONDES DE DIPTYQUE

Brand: Diptyque

Supplier: Cerve

A lacquered candle jar and lid made of pressed glass

Technical details: This 1.1kg refillable candle jar and lid made of pressed glass is produced using an electric melting furnace.

Achieving even glass distribution inside the jar was required to accommodate the refill, and on the outside, it was necessary to limit the folds that result from the weight of the jar. The jar is lacquered, with the brand logo embossed on the lid and debossed on the rim.

RIBBON AND BOW WICK TRIMMER & BLUEBELL STEM

CANDLE SNUFFER

Brand: Jo Malone

Supplier: Metapack

A custom wick cutter and candle snuffer set

Technical details: The candle snuffer and wick trimmer are monomaterial: they are made of zamak containing 15-30% recycled content. For the wick trimmer, whose handles form bow, the zamak blades had to be sharp enough to cut a bur wick. Each scissor half is injected in a single piece. Two half globes above the blades are designed to catch the discarded wick.

LABELS

HAVANA CLUB X BURNA BOY

Brand: Havana Club

Supplier: Groupe Neyret-Seram

The textile label and tassels were created for a Havana Club rum limitededition artist collaboration

Technical details: The adhesive label is made from eight different colored threads composed of polyester, recycled polyester and gold Lurex metal-plastic thread. The tassels in pearl cotton cord are handmade in Seram’s ateliers. Some 13 double tassels with 42 tails adorn the top of the textile label, while the stopper is covered with a yellow Lycra knit onto which 16 tassels and 26 tails are attached.

PENHALIGON’S POTIONS & REMEDIES COLLECTION

Brand: Penhaligon’s

Supplier: Eurostampa

Paper labels for refillable fragrance flacons

Technical details: Both the neck and bottle label use the same substrate for visual harmony. FSC paper combines with a special adhesive suitable for different materials (ribbon, glass, plastic) with various surface tensions and dimensional tolerances. Using uncoated FSC paper makes decoration more complex. The vintage-style decor is embellished with hot stamping. The banana-shaped neck label fits the neck’s conical form and is glued endto-end using an automatic process. The bottle labels are also automatically affixed to the flacon, where the ribbon and glass result in an uneven surface. The labels are designed so the refillable flacon in recycled glass can have five life cycles.

GREY GOOSE VODKA AURORA LIMITED EDITION

Brand: Grey Goose Vodka

Supplier: Eurostampa

A limited-edition vodka bottle inspired by the Aurora Borealis

Technical details: The bottle features a back label onto which holographic film is applied. With the light puck hidden in the base, it creates the effect of illuminating the night sky: the spectrum of colors changes depending on the angle at which the bottle is viewed. The complex printing of the back label (front and back, with a holographic effect towards the inside of the bottle and an exterior metal effect) required several machine passes. Reproducing the effect of the aurora borealis in the label's thin holographic foil, and refracting the lights coming from the bottom of the bottle was a challenge. The light puck can be programmed to react to background music.

MAKE-UP

MACSTACK MASCARA

Brand: MAC Cosmetics (Estée Lauder Companies)

Supplier: HCP

Mascara packaging that plays on the stackable and buildable aspect of the product formula

Technical details: The mascara cap is designed to evoke stacked building blocks in a nod to the “stackable and buildable” product formula. Creating an ergonomic and functional pack was a challenge: the original design included stackable block on the bottle, but a straight bottle was ultimately chosen due to difficulties linked to the blow injection molded vial and achieving crisp geometries, as well as ease of use and filling. The mascara pack is made of PET and ABS with PCR content: color matching the cap and vial despite the use of PCR was a feat.

LOCKED KISS INK

Brand: MAC Cosmetics (Estée Lauder Companies)

Supplier: Axilone

A waterproof, matte liquid lipstick in a clear vial

Technical details: The transfer-proof nature of the liquid lipstick inspired the packaging’s futuristic design around the idea of encapsulated, suspended ink in the shape of the iconic MAC lip bullet. The brand logo is “locked” in the clear cap. The bottom of the vial has a chrome cone to maximize color reflection, while the cap is double walled. The packaging is made of chemically recycled PET.

CUSTOM BUTTE

Brand: Lip Lab/Kendo

Supplier: Axilone

A lip balm in a 100% aluminum case

Technical details: This trimline lipstick (used fo entirely made of aluminum, including the mec cup, historically made of plastic. Creating a sm luxurious swivel mechanism and filling lip form aluminum cup with good retention were chall

MOLDED PULP PACKAGING

BELLE EPOQUE COCOON

Brand: Perrier-Jouët

Supplier: James Cropper Colourform

A 100% paper gift eco-wrap that hugs the contours of the Champagne bottle

Technical details: Weighing 49g, the molded paper pulp secondary pack is 93% lighter than the previous gift box. The color is natural, free from chemical dye additives, and integrating recycled vine shoots gives the pack a speckled aesthetic. Technically challenging double-deboss was used for the intricately sculpted floral decoration. The pack is crafted from virgin wood fiber from sustainably managed, FSC-certified European forests, using 100% green energy production.

MOLDED PULP PACKAGING

AQUA ALLEGORIA HARVEST

Brand: Guerlain

Supplier: Pusterla 1880

A second-skin fragrance pack made of molded pulp

Technical details: Four mold prototypes and two pre-se required for the development of this box. Plastic free an using cellulose from sustainably managed forests, it is a a fine floral motif conceived by artist Laura Gulshani. Fe levels of relief, the decoration was engraved during the process, as was Guerlain’s bee emblem on the clasp and molded tassle on the bottle neck. Mastering the pressur to mold the shape of the bottle was a challenge. A label evokes a floral watercolor.

PENHALIGON'S BRITISH TALES LUXURY COLLECTIO

Brand: Penhaligon's

Supplier: Knoll Prestige Packaging

In the shape of a perfume bottle, this pack combining molded p FSC paper and board holds eight fragrance samples

Technical details: The Knoll Ecoform molded pulp (60% FSC bamboo and 40% bagasse fibers) exterior structure combines w an FSC paper and board interior fitment. Feet formed in the bas provide stability. Color-matching the different elements to the Penhaligon’s green was a challenge, as was obtaining the bottle shape and engineering the platform to fit correctly with the pu exterior and hold the products securely. A pop-out feature in th platform enables each fragrance vial to be easily removed. A fac label and removeable neck ribbon embellish the pack.

MOLDED PULP PACKAGING

EYE RECIPE

Brand: Skin Office Paris

Supplier: Knoll Prestige Packaging

A multi-cavity secondary pack made of 100% Knoll Ecoform molded pulp

Technical details: The Knoll Ecoform (60% FSC bamboo and 40% bagasse fibers) clamshell pack is multi-cavity, with dedicated sections for the serum, massage tool and brochure. Precision was required to ensure the structural integrity of the pack, given its unique geometry, book-style shape and rounded edges. Maintaining stability was also a challenge. The pack is color-matched in a blue/green hue, meant to recall the algae complex in the product formula. Metallic pad-printing ink was used for the legal information

– a smooth base was required to ensure legibility. The water used in the pack’s production process is reused in a closed-loop system.

PREMIUM COFFRET

PREMIUM COFFRET

BY FAR VIP COFFRET

Brand: BY FAR

Supplier: TNT Group

A reusable, two-in-one pack that is both a coffret and display box. It showcases seven fragrances, seven key rings and seven refills.

Technical details: Made of MDF, the coffret is lacquered in pink. It features a double opening and a large interior mirror, as well as orange leather closure tabs. The inside of the box’s top component boasts several compartments, each fitted with a hook and strap to hold the accessories in place. Particular attention was paid to the placement of the products to ensure the stability of the coffret once opened. All interior inserts can be removed allowing the coffret to be reused.

HENNESSY XO X KIM J "MASTERPIECE"

Brand: Hennessy

Supplier: MMB VOLUM-e

A bespoke casing made of titanium for Hennessy’s XO cognac

Technical details: Boasting a complex shape, the titanium casing was created via additive manufacturing. Its thinness gives it a “second skin” effect. Assembly is helical (rotating), with the parting line integrated into the folds that are a nod to couture draping. The casing is decorated manually with successive layers of varnish to create a gradient effect (from matte brown to glossy gold). The brand lettering in relief is an integral part of the casing design: here a mask was used before the gradient finish was applied so the letters retain a glossy aspect. Using 3D printing means that no tooling was necessary, with only the right about of material used.

PREMIUM COFFRET

40-YEAR-OLD

Brand: Glenfiddich

Supplier: Zone Creations

Jesmonite is the material of choice for this Glenfiddich’s 40-year-old whisky

Technical details: The mass-produced coff and marbled color pattern using Jesmonite rapid curing rate and high viscosity made i uncured material and resulting marbled pa product. The extent and potential uniform dimensions of the lid was also unknown. Th needed to function without risking damag of breakage. A two-part molding process w a white to gray marble: the outer layer was layer and cured again. Green cullet from th copper from its stills was integrated into th

REFILL & RELOAD (FRAGRANCE)

BY FAR DAYDREAM

Brand: BY FAR

Supplier: TNT Group

Customizable and refillable fragrance packaging designed as an on go accessory

Technical details: The refillable pack comprises two lacquered aluminum shells with a PP insert. The zamak collar with POK insert (essential in ensuring the hold) is embossed with the By Far logo. Th base shell can be opened with a stainless-steel key to change the fla or components.

The base shells and caps are available in six colors, while the collar h two finishes: gold e-coating or glossy white bronze galvinisation and varnish.

REFILL & RELOAD (FRAGRANCE)

SOLID PERFUME

Brand: Florasis

Supplier: HCT b

Refillable zamak pac

Technical details: Th plate. Multiple decor front and back hot st

TRINNY LONDON SKINCAR STARTER SETS

Brand: Trinny London

Supplier: HCP Packaging

The stackable skincare starter packs for on-the-go are intended for r

Technical details: Trinny London’s modular skincare packaging integrates PCR content for most of its components: an rPET jar and a rPP custom-designed shive plug. A challenge lay in achieving a reliab stacking function with audible and secure click. Accurate color matching also proved a feat. Each stacking pot is color-matched wit the corresponding parent pack. The disk in the cap is debossed with brand's TT logo and metallized in silver. Shiny silver foil or white/grey screenprinting is used for the graphics.

JOLI ROUGE

Brand: Clarins

Supplier: Aptar Beauty

A lipstick using Aptar Beauty’s Private Refill non-guided mechanism brand-specific security key

Technical details: The lipstick mechanism is made without silicone, P or styrene, and where all technical parts are hidden under one shell. T casing contains recycled plastic (PCR). Aluminum is used for the bespoke, glossy cases, which are either lacquered red or white or anodized gold. The metallized gold 360° collar has an invisible partin line and features the brand’s monogram. The lipstick has a security key in its mechanism ensuring that the refi works only with the brand-specific lipstick base and never on its own Refilling uses a one-click intuitive gesture. From the second refill carb footprint is said to be reduced by 45%.

FIRMING SERUM SUPREME

Brand: Clé de Peau Beauté (Shiseido)

Supplier: Yoshino Kogyosho Co in partnership with Eastman

A refillable serum whose outer bottle is made of Eastman’s Cristal Renew

Technical details: Shiseido has reintroduced its refillable Clé de Peau

Beauté Firming Serum Supreme in a new bottle. Previously made with virgin copolyester, it is now produced using Eastman’s Cristal Renew-50, a material composed of 50% certified recycled content, manufactured by molecular recycling technology. Cristal Renew-50 is said to offer a lustrous, glossy finish and exceptional transparency: consumers can accurately gauge the amount of product remaining in the PP refill bottle that comes in gold, shrink-wrapped packaging. The outer bottle is painted and hot-stamped.

SUBLIMAGE LA CRÈME

Brand: Chanel

Supplier: Groupe Pochet

A refillable skincare jar combining glass and aluminium

Technical details: These new refillable containers consist of a glass outer jar and an aluminum refill. The polished, pressed glass jar made using Pochet du Courval’s SEVA 3 glass grade (15% recycled content) features a frosted-effect internal lacquer, gold hot-stamping and black screenprinting. A bi-injected ring (PP and elastomer) clips onto the rim of the jar. The anodized aluminum cap with screw-in PP insert is engraved with the brand logo, which is then pad-printed gold. The monomaterial refill consists of four gold anodized aluminum pieces (three of which are polished): a double cup, an outer cap and its insert featuring an aluminum-on-aluminum screw system. The brand logo is engraved on the lid of the refill, with a granite effect inside the engraving. Thanks to its individual cap, the refill can be used without the glass jar.

Pochet du Courval produced the glass jar, while Qualipac made the aluminum jar lid and the four pieces that comprise the refill.

LUXE LIPSTICK

Brand: Bobbi Brown Cosmetics (Estée Lauder Compani

Supplier: Axilone

A refillable lipstick with all-aluminum mechanism

Technical details: The pack has been slimmed and visually elongated with a vertical band. Magnet-free, the refillable case uses a monomaterial aluminum refill. Ensuring a robust cup to properly house the lipstick bullet was key. The unique shape of the refill means it cannot be used with any other case. The outer fashion parts use 85% PCR ABS with outer aluminum shell and PCR steel weight.

PREMIER CRU LA CRÈME RICHE

Brand: Caudalie

Supplier: Lumson

A refillable skincare jar with removeable inner cup

Technical details: The cream comes in Lumsons’s 50ml De Luxe R glass jar with removable PP inner cup. This inner cup is sealed wi protective layer. The thick-bottomed jar is decorated with extern lacquering and matte gold hot stamping, while the inner cup is b dyed. Caudalie’s logo is embossed on the lid. When compared to Lumson standard Deluxe Jar, the Re Place 50ml jar refilled three said to reduce carbon emissions by 60% and use of fossil resourc 58%.

REFILLABLE LIPSTICK

Brand: Dries Van Noten

Supplier: PVL Beauté

A refillable lipstick line with a variety of finishes

Technical details: The caps and bases of these refillable lipsticks are multi-material (plastic and metal). The t of zamak with a lightly brushed appeara to the product. Different finishes enable packs with a number of combinations in and jaspered injection techniques, as w design compensates for the different th between the PU and injection.

ALTER-CARE SER RESTORE CREAM

Brand: STELLA Stella McCartney

Supplier: Texen

Skincare products with flexible refill pouches

Technical details: The flexible refill pouch combine and airless pump kit. The mono-material PE refill c head and multi-layer complex of varying densities used for the flip-top cap, which also enables the re the jar and airless pump: the resistance of the film seams were adapted to this new use. The “ultra-cle required superior barrier properties, and the decor had to not impact its recyclability. Certified renewa predominantly wood waste – are used for the refills

ESSENTIAL LIP COMPA

Brand: Fara Homidi

Supplier: Metapack

The first make-up compact for the Fara Homidi make-up artist brand

Technical details: The refillable make-up compact is made of zamak is UV lacquered. It has a magnetic closure. Eastman’s Treva bioplastic derived from wood cellulose is used for the internal com refillable Treva cup is made in two parts. Ensuring orien in the base was a challenge: the recessed engraving of base of the case fits into the relief engraving on the und forcing the cup into the base. The mirror is laser engrav

SPIRITS STOPPERS & CLOSURES

SPIRITS STOPPERS & CLOSURES

YOTUEL GARNACHA

Brand: Bodegas Gallego Zapatero

Supplier: Rivercap

A tin capsule with an irregular shape at its base designed to imitate the appearance of wax

Technical details: Bodegas Gallego Zapatero opted for Rivercap’s Tempo

Tin Capsule for its Yotuel Garnacha wine. Made of 100% pure tin via a stretching process using specially created mandrils, the capsule has a rustic look: no two are the same. Its creation required adjustments to the supplier’s traditional production process. Despite the irregular shape at the capsule’s base evoking the visual aesthetic of wax, application on the bottling line remains efficient. The capsule is decorated using waterbased inks.

SPIRITS STOPPERS & CLOSURES

GLENFIDDICH 50-YEAR

(TIME RE:IMAGINED SE

Brand: Glenfiddich

Supplier: Amorim Top Series

A cork and aluminum whisky stopper

Technical details: The one-piece aluminum stopper boasts a premiu and innovative design. Aluminum was chosen over the more common used zamak, as it is lighter, less energy-intensive to produce and mor readily available. Produced by CNC, it is finished by anodization, said be less polluting than electroplating. The stopper’s premium finish demanded it be free from imperfections.

WINE & SPIRITS BOTTLE

WINE & SPIRITS BOTTLE

BELVEDERE

Brand: Belvedere Vodka

Supplier: Edwanex

A tall, slim bottle covered with a cut dia

Technical details: The 10 “levels” of the b 10-step production process and require sharp edges and curves. The bottle’s int challenge to manufacture, in particular 90-degree angle to its axis. Given the ta precise glass thickness distribution was for the logo on the bottle and the top of about 30% of raw materials and energy saved, as by-products from glass manuf products) are processed into glass culle

NEOTEMPO KIATRA ESTA 2021 VINTAGE

Brand: Neotempo

Supplier: Estal

A hexagonal bottle produced in Wild Glass (100% PCR glass)

Technical details: The patent-pending bottle design features a round base and six-sided polygon shoulders. Designed to lay flat when shipped or stored, it is intended to minimize wasted space in the shoulder and neck area as the bottles can nest together to form a honeycomb. During shipping, this means that only minimal cardboard packaging is used. The bottle is compatible with existing bottling lines and capsules and corks. Using 100% Wild Glass means a lower rate of rejections and up to a 30% lower furnace temperature. The bottle is said to be 20-50% lighter than other luxury wine bottles and up to 20% slimmer in the shoulder area. Overall carbon footprint is said to be reduced by at least 25%.

WINE & SPIRITS COFFRET

LADALTEMPO VALDOBBIADENE PROSECCO

SUPERIORE D.O.C.G. BRU

Brand: Ruggeri

Supplier: Pozzoli

A three-piece rigid box holding a bottle of Prosecco

Technical details: The paper and cardboard coffret uses Pozzoli’s patented Twist2Open system that combines a “safe and surprising” closure and openin mechanism. It is free from magnets and plastic and decorated using Kurz Lu hot foils. With Twist2Open, the coffret acts as both a container and a product display. NSG Design, which is behind the name, concept and design, worked with Ruggeri and the materials providers to create the packaging.

WINE & SPIRITS COFFRET

JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE VAP

Brand: Johnnie Walker

Supplier: Dahlinger

A monomaterial coffret holding a bottle and two glasses

Technical details: The monomaterial, FSC-certified cardboard coffret sheathed in FSC certified paper. Hot stamping, screenprinting and embossing were used to decorate the pack: foil printing on a large ar without breaking the foil over the edges was a feat.

The coffret with paper hinge opens to reveal an interior made of pap pulp that holds a bottle and two glasses. The pack also has a pocket a branded envelope for a personalized message. Achieving a secure b closure and ensuring protection during transport was key. Previous packaging for the brand included the use of polyester, foam and magnets.

HENNESSY X.O LIMITED

EDITION BY KIM JON

Brand: Hennessy

Supplier: Pusterla 1880

A "second skin” coffret for Hennessy X.O cognac

Technical details: The limited-edition coffret hugs the contours

Hennessy X.O decanter like a second skin for maximal optimizat space between the decanter and the pack. It is made of injected that is then color sprayed. Combining the technical constraints aluminum with the design was a challenge that required resear injection process and its fine-tuning, as well as control of the pa less than 0.5mm. The coffret adapts to 70cl and 75cl formats tha system that compensates for glass tolerances, which are signific decanter. The final closing system is pre-molded and integrated casing. The coffret was designed as an artwork intended to be k

WINE & SPIRITS COFFRET

SHIRAKAWA 1958

Brand: Tomatin Distillery

Supplier: Hunter Luxury

An aluminum and wood coffret developed for a rare si

Technical details: The MDF coffret is hand veneered in finish. Aeronautical-grade aluminum was used for the shaped with a digital tool followed by a lightly brushe inside of the coffret is sheathed in luxury imitation lea Combining different materials was a challenge – the h part of the box had to perfectly align with the precise tolerances of the aluminum components. The coffret i

COFFRET XXO GRAND CHAMPAGNE COUTANSEAUX AINÉ

Brand: Coutanseaux Ainé

Supplier: Gainerie 91

A faceted cognac coffret inspired by luxury perfume codes

Technical details: Sheathed in fine paper, the manually produced coffret with complex polygon shape has a visible neck. It is free from hinges and closures and does not use any plastic. Inside is an inse and EVA, while an aluminum label insert features on the facing.

Guaranteeing a perfect seal between the lid and the base and ens hold for the decanter that weighs more than 2kg was challenging was complicated by the need to take into account various toleran

RARE BRANDY PLISKA 1969 VINTAGE

Brand: Vinex-Preslav

Supplier: Sevdex

A luxury rigid box for Bulgarian brandy Pliska’s Vintage Series

Technical details: The body of the box is made from greyboard sheathed in leather-like vintage brown paper, while gold paper is used for the interior.

Embellishments are done in copper and gold hot foil. These had to perfectly align with the box sides despite the rough surface of the material and the rig box production process: design elements were vertically and horizontally aligned to packaging elements though manual operations. The box has a trapezoidal, open window (free from film) that showcases the bottle within. Small foam inserts in the bottom and lid hold the bottle in place.

MIDLETON VERY R

Brand: Midleton

Supplier: GPA Global

A collectible whisky gift box re-staged: from a wooden box and plastics, to one with a full paper structure and pulp fit

Technical details: Compared to its wooden box predecess box has a full paper-structure (recycled board and FSC-cer materials) and pulp fitments. It features 45-degree angles doors, smooth curved corners and paper hinges. The box is embellished with the Midleton Very Rare Celtic pattern te using detailed multi-level embossing, and a matte copper on the inner door. The badges are printed and textured to the previous version’s leather badges.

BLACK JUNIPER GIN

Brand: Silent Pool

Supplier: Propak UK

A cylindrical side-hinged metal tin designed to evoke one of the re columns at the Silent Pool Distillery

Technical details: The coffret is made of lightweight tin lined in a fine grain faux leather. A-high level of structural rigidity to house a liter bottle with a weight of around 2kg was required. Its shape means that it is compact by design, with little wasted space inside the container when the bottle is in place. The cylindrical pack has seamless side hinges and invisible clasps/locks, with as few guillotined edges as possible. The outside of the box is smooth, wi a recessed handle.

CAMUS ROYAL BANQUET

Brand: Camus

Supplier: Pusterla 1880

A rare cognac coffret inspired by royal vaults

Technical details: The coffret, with its beveled edges and round metallic cover, combines a variety of finishes. Materia used are ABS, EVA, tin and greyboard sheathed in textured paper. The engraved cover on the coffret facing has a handl in the shape of the Camus clover that opens the coffret whe turned 45 degrees. Inside, the shiny metallic cylinder with textured base highlights the bottle. The cover can be removed from the coffret and used as a tray on which to serve the cognac. The coffret is also designed to be kept.

WINE & SPIRITS COFFRET

CANOPÉE

Brand: Rhum J.M

Supplier: WestRock

A monomaterial, fiber-based coffret

Technical details: The fiber-based board structure is wrap in uncoated paperboard. It is printed in a single pass with migration inks. The decorative foil elements are also done single hot stamping pass and cover less than 0.6% of the total paper wrap surface. A notched side tuck closure replaces standard magnets and ribbons, while bottle bracing voids in the paperboard interior are used instead of plastic fitments. Maison Linea is behind the coffret design.