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Packaging

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Yanko DesignThis award-winning yarn packaging looks good enough to lick (please don’t) Yarn packaging has one job, and it usually quits the moment you get home. The paper band gets torn off, the plastic bag goes in the trash, and the yarn ends up in a ceramic yarn bowl that knitters…

11.01

Packaging EuropeFinalist Interview: Z1RO’s moulded fibre packaging from non-wood biomass Z1RO has been nominated as a finalist in the Start-Up New Materials category of the 2026 Sustainability Awards.

10.30

Packaging EuropeRecycled PET bottle and 50% PCR stretch sleeve target circularity OPACKGROUP and Morssinkhof-Rymoplast have applied a 50%+ post-consumer recycled stretch sleeve to a recycled PET bottle and cap in a bid to achieve full circularity.

10.30

Packaging EuropeEdible seaweed ginger shot pods piloted by Innocent Drinks and Notpla Innocent Drinks is distributing ginger shots in Notpla ’s edible, biodegradable packaging pods made from seaweed, replacing the traditional plastic bottle.

10.29

It's Nice ThatFrom wax seals to postal stamps, Aplomb perfume’s packaging has the intimacy of a handwritten letter The luxury scandi fragrance brand strikes a perfect balance between confidence and simplicity – it draws on all the visual codes of personal correspondence with taste.

10.29

The DielineBill Rebholz Brings His Distinct Illustration Style to the World of CPG Bill Rebholz isn't a packaging designer, but he's designed some pretty damn good packaging. The Wisconsin native has turned his love of old labels and signs into a distinct personal style he now…

10.15

Spoon & TamagoJapanWinners of Japan’s 2027 Packaging Design Awards Japan has a rich history of packaging design that dates back hundreds of years and rooted in a tradition of gift-giving.

09.20

AbduzeedoPackaging Design: Kocktail Reusable Glass on Dieline

10.30

Packaging EuropeEnviu’s reusable wine bottles sold in Netherlands supermarkets Non-profit organization Enviu has announced that its Universal Reusable Wine Bottle will be available in every Ekoplaza store in the Netherlands starting this month, designed to enable different wine…

10.29

Packaging EuropeThe story behind FOLI’s viral interlocking bottles The interlocking packaging for FOLI’s high-end range of oil and dressings has been going viral on social media over the past few months.

10.29

SurfaceThe House of Suntory and Surface Celebrate Hibiki Japanese Harmony’s Chiso Bottle Collaboration Acclaimed artists, designers, and gallery owners, as well as cultural and culinary figures assembled within The Gallery by Odo, the epicurean exhibition space helmed by chef Hiroki Odo of…

10.29

Packaging EuropePackaging design and sustainability with Now New Next Less than two weeks away from Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, Elisabeth Skoda sits down with brand and packaging design agency Now New Next ’s Emmilie Kuks to discuss how the right…

10.29

Packaging EuropeFrom breakthrough to buy-in: how packaging start-ups design for adoption From biodegradability to commercial viability, how are emerging materials innovators tackling performance, recyclability, industrial compatibility and cost?

10.28

Design WeekThirst designs canteen-inspired bottle for Archie Rose and Chris Hemsworth Founded in Sydney in 2014 by Will Edwards, Archie Rose Distilling Co. built its reputation by developing its own approach to ingredients, production and flavour, rather than replicating the…

10.23

Design WeekThe Body Shop returns the Pod to its packaging The Body Shop ‘s signature Body Butter range, first introduced in 1992, has recently undergone a wider relaunch.

10.21

Design WeekPentawards 2026: Living Wine Labels, Keystone Dippers, and 20 Years of Structural Packaging Pentawards has unveiled the winners of its 2026 competition at an annual gala ceremony held at Magazine London, celebrating 20 years of work spanning studios from South Korea to Brazil.

10.17

Design WeekSTUDIO HERRSTRÖM draws on car culture and carton typography for Milkshake rebrand Milkshake was established in 2019 to offer musicians an alternative approach to traditional recording contracts, operating simultaneously as a record label and an artist management firm.

10.14
Graphic Design USA

Graphic Design USANow Live: 2026 GDUSA Package Design Showcase Welcome to the 63rd Anniversary Package Design Awards™ showcase. This competition celebrates the power of design to tell the story, advance the brand, amplify the experience, make the sale — to forge…

09.27

BP&OSome Names Just Sound Thick Packaging expert Lisa Cain reviews Willow & Blake’s visual identity and packaging design for postpartum hair loss brand Bouf.

09.23

NOSIGNERNOSIGNER Leads Branding and Package Design for "UMAMINO," a Sake-Derived Fermented Umami Seasoning NOSIGNER has directed the branding and package design for “UMAMINO,” a new fermented umami seasoning derived from Japane...

06.19