Almond Milk LA – Almond Milk made from Californian almonds. In a traditional glass bottle, and also possible to get delivered to the door step. If you haven’t tried Almond Milk before here are some ways to use it: “Drink it straight with a cookie – it’s creamy and yummy and refreshing when chilled. Use it as a base for smoothies, pour it over cereal, or warm it on the stove on a cold night with another cookie. Almond milk is high in protein, vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, phyotchemicals, living enzymes, and healthy omega fatty acids including calcium, zinc, vitamin E, magnesium, manganese, selenium, iron, B12, and potassium.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 29 June, 2014 In Almond Milk, dairy, glass, Health, milk

Designed by Futura. “The client is a family business in Saltillo Coahuila. They harvest the fruits themselves and transform them into traditional candy and preserves.

They opened the doors of their business and their own home to us, treating us like family. Due to that we were able to get inspiration directly from their kitchen, where they had a lot of crocks made of pewter, a very traditional material used in Mexico for many years. That’s the reason why we used pewter texture as the main element of the branding. The client surprised us with very accurate references of design, places and food around the world, that motivated us to propose a different solution for their project.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 13 June, 2014 In Food, glass, marmelade

“Packaging and identity for Norwegian Ambassadør, a premium vodka for the russian market. The design is based on the geometry of the cross within the norwegian flag. The use of “Ø” in the name is a nod to the norwergian language and thus gives the brand a unique flair. Finalist in ‘Packaging Alcoholic Drinks’ category at European Design Awards 2013.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 25 April, 2014 In Alcohol, bottle, Brand Identity, glass

Gazpacho Andaluz by Come Home is a very nice food concept, with a beautiful retail packaging solution.

By Kristina de Verdier on 30 December, 2013 In bottle, Food, glass, Paper, Secondary Package, Soup

 A bottle of conventional milk served in a festive cava bottle. By Örange BCN

By Kristina de Verdier on 30 December, 2013 In Beverages, bottle, glass, milk

Designed by Chad Michael from New York. “In early 2013, I was contacted by the Trautwein Distillery Company to help them develop their new brand “Migrant”.
They’re a German based company who wanted to develop a brand concept on their late grandfather, Ken Trautwein, 1930’s immigration passport. The whiskey is made unique by using scottish blends from their next door neighbor in Speyside which are then aged in American Oak all the while being distilled in Germany. Truly a multi-cultural experience.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 12 December, 2013 In Alcohol, bottle, germany, glass, packaging, whiskey

Brand identity and packaging for a Chinese restaurant, designed by Stockholm based Garbergs Project. Beijing8 is a dumplings & tea restaurant chain for slow fast food with an organic state of mind. The design agency explains the idea as a combination of a simplistic scandinavian and colourful Chinese style. And they have been using clever and cost-efficient  packaging solutions.

By Kristina de Verdier on 9 December, 2013 In beijing, bottle, china, Design, Food, glass, packaging, Paper, restaurant, Store Concepts, sweden, tea

Brand development and packaging for Bagas Bravas, a small farming settlement in the mountain region of Bragança (Portugal) mainly centred on the production of honey and walnuts. Designed by David Matos, Germany.

By Kristina de Verdier on 6 December, 2013 In glass, honey, Nuts

Packaging innovation from MIT, which addresses a major problem in the food and packaging industry. “MIT PhD candidate Dave Smith and his team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists at the Varanasi Research Group have come up with a solution to a huge problem. LiquiGlide, a “super slippery” coating made up of nontoxic materials that can be applied to all sorts of food packaging–though ketchup and mayonnaise bottles might just be the substance’s first targets. Condiments may sound like a narrow focus for a group of MIT engineers, but not when you consider the impact it could have on food waste and the packaging industry. “It’s funny: Everyone is always like, ‘Why bottles? What’s the big deal?’ But then you tell them the market for bottles–just the sauces alone is a $17 billion market,” Smith says. “And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year.” Watch video here. Via FastCo Exist

By Kristina de Verdier on 4 December, 2013 In Food, glass, innovation

Christmas edition of the Helt honey, to be ordered online, and you can also find it at the wonderful food market Torvehallerne in Copenhagen. “Helt was founded in 2012 by Anthony Lee, a passionate beekeeper and honey lover. Anthony had moved to Denmark four years earlier, after meeting a Danish girl and dropping everything in England to head over the water to be with her. At the time of moving, there were no jobs for Anthony because he couldn’t speak Danish. So he sat around for a while thinking it over, and eventually decided that beekeeping might be for him. Helt is hand-crafted Danish honey infused with love for bees and nature. That’s what Helt is all about really. Working the precious honey in small batches is the traditional and cosy way to do things.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 4 December, 2013 In denmark, Design, glass, glass jar, honey, packaging

Here is the latest addition to the Apotekarnes family, designed by NINE, a design agency based in Stockholm, Sweden. “Apotekarnes is a brand owned by Carlsberg Sweden. For Christmas 2013 Apotekarnes is launching a limited edition of the traditional Swedish Christmas soft drink, julmust, with a secret taste.” Available in grocery stores in Sweden.

By Kristina de Verdier on 2 December, 2013 In Alcohol, bottle, christmas, design julmust, förpackning, glass, nine, packaging, sweden

Lovely way to encourage the usage of tap water. Designed by Designers Anonymous. “We designed refillable water bottles for use during meetings held in our studio. Our bottles feature a simple silhouette of a boat (in-keeping with our brand styling) the boat was a natural fit for a water bottle. On the still water bottle It’s anchored and stationary; for sparkling water, the propeller creates bubbles.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 12 November, 2013 In glass, Re-use, tap water, water

Sweety Branding Studio, a Brazilian-based design studio. “We are extremely passionate about what we do and always want to leave our work with that hint of love that brought us here. These funny collectible juice packaging were developed with all our affection for children, “les petits”. With Tetra Pak packaging that retain more natural juices, all packages have been designed in a sustainable use, with papers and returnable bottles.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 7 November, 2013 In Beverages, bottles, children, Design, glass, juice, packaging, Paper, tetra pak

Every year the Swedish brand Blossa releases a limited edition mulled wine. This year the flavour of the wine is not presented on the bottle. Instead the consumer shall use his/her own experience to interpret the flavours. You can see typical design elements from the province Dalecarlia in Sweden. Cucurbits pattern, the traditional red falu-colour. With this concept Blossa returns to its roots. Johan Daniel Grönstedt who started to sell mulled wine in his wine shop more than 100 years ago – He was from Dalecarlia. Blossa is still today produced based on his recipe. Nice packaging design and concept!

By Kristina de Verdier on 31 October, 2013 In Alcohol, Design, förpackning, glass, Limited Edition, packaging, wine

“Do we need more beer? Well, yeah. Especially if it’s really great beer! That’s what impressed us, Geneva Lake’s attention to detail. Superior ingredients, meticulous brewing conditions yielding unparalleled results. One taste and we knew, this was the real deal. Geneva Lake founded their family brewery in the heart of big beer country. A gutsy stand not for the faint-hearted indeed.”

“Alchemy committed to rebrand this amazing beer in an authentic way, truly worthy of a world-class micro-brew poised to conquer the world — one sip at a time. Water, hops and grain? Meet glass, ink and crimped metal! We strategically specified 24oz. amber bottles and growlers forged with tactile ink-on-glass packaging to convey bold, honest, hand-crafted flavor with attention to detail just like the beer inside. Wisconsin’s finest.” Designed by Alchemy LTD and photography by Andrews Braddy.

By Kristina de Verdier on 3 May, 2013 In beer, Beverages, Design, geneva lake, glass, packaging