Re-used jars, via La Factoria Plastica. Make your own, or buy here. Thanks Chantal Harb for spotting it

By Kristina de Verdier on 7 May, 2012 In Design, glass, jars, lamp, luminaire, marmelade, package, packaging, Re-use, reuse, sustainable

Scandinavian Coffee House from Norway. “At Scandinavian Coffee House we want to show our love for coffee and share the pleasure of enjoying it together. Coffee plays a central role in our culture as an important ingredient in people`s social life wherever and whenever we meet. Scandinavians have always travelled, so our culinary traditions are influenced by many others. Otherwise we would not have had coffee in the first place. We have embraced the coffee culture to such an extent that we have created our own – one that suits our palate and temper. At SCH we have designed a coffee program that shows our deep rooted traditions for coffee preparation. At the same time we are re-interpreting the presentation of it, dressed for a new era in coffee.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 2 May, 2012 In Beverages, Coffee, Design, marmelade, mugs, package, packaging, Paper, scandinavian

Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat, based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), was founded less than a year ago by two adventurous Frenchmen. Rice Creative got the mission to build the brand’s visual identity and packaging. “Inspired by Marou’s unique story, we sought to develop an identity and packaging system with the right mixture of modernity and tradition. After much deliberation, we found the simplest way to create a system for the bars was to name each bar after the province where it’s beans originated, and ascribe a natural colour-shift. To highlight the hand-made, artisanal quality of the chocolate itself, we commissioned a local printing shop to use the traditional silk-screen printing techniques to hand print the design in antique gold ink on each wrapper. The finished packaging is then given to Marou who then hand wrap the chocolate bars.” Via Packaging World

By Kristina de Verdier on 19 April, 2012 In Chocolate, Food, marou, package, rice creative

The biodynamic Amaltea wine. “Within the practice of biodynamic farming, Loxarel integrates herds of goats in controlling weeds in the vineyard. Amaltea, represented by the goat nymph who nursed the god Zeus, according to Greek mythology associated with fertile land and abundance. The concepts of the goat, the horn (the main element of the preparation 500), and the constellations are the basis of biodynamic agriculture and the characteristic of this young coupage.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 10 March, 2012 In Beverages, biodynamic, bottle, box, glass, package, Paper, wine

Reyka Vodka “Crafted by hand in small batches in borgarnes, Iceland, filtered through ancient lava rocks and made from the purest icelandic spring water, Reyka captures a clean taste with a crisp, smooth finish”

By Kristina de Verdier on 10 March, 2012 In Beverages, Design, glass, iceland, package, packaging, packaging design, reyka, vodka

” For our final project in Persuasive Graphics, we had to create a drink company. Me and my group of 4 others (James Utley, Keith Jernigan, Aubrie Barrnett and Zack Gulliani) decided on Ipswich Brewing Co. We got a lot of inspiration from football emblems that are used on jerseys across the pond and vintage looking type. This project consisted of package design, screen printing and branding the company. ” See more here

By Kristina de Verdier on 5 March, 2012 In beer, Beverages, concept, Design, drink packaging, package, packaging, root beer, student, Student Work

“Nooka is continuing its tradition of green packaging with the introduction of the Nooka Glue-less custom box. This paper packaging is truly eco-friendly, requiring minimal material, minimal labor and is biodegradable. The new packaging will be shipping with the Zub 40 line as part of our fall 2011 collection.” Via Lovely Package

By Kristina de Verdier on 14 February, 2012 In glueless, nooka, package, packaging, Paper, sustainable, watches

Wine bottle chandelier by Chris Weylandt. He designed a tasting rooms at his winery, located outside Cape Town and decided to have a bit of fun with the lighting.  Via Sara Ohlgren.

By Kristina de Verdier on 9 February, 2012 In förpackning, glass, lamp, package, packaging, wine, wine bottle, winery

Today, rape seed oil is a given food ingredient in Swedish kitchens. Food & Friends designed this package for Åke Ekström, a Swedish rape seed oil brand.

By Kristina de Verdier on 6 February, 2012 In åke ekström, Design, Food, förpackningsdesign, glass, glass bottle, package, packaging, rape seed oil

“Being in the right mood at the right time can make a world of difference. Getting in that right mood can sometimes be as simple as a cup of tea. Mood Garden is a tea company that focuses on providing Fair Trade loose leaf tea in the convenience of tea bags. Each tea blend corresponds with a unique color and flower to help visualize these moods. When the tea drinker removes the tea bag from the stick, a prompt followed by a small flower is revealed. Since many tea drinkers read while brewing, the vertical orientation of the stick makes it a very convenient book mark. Product is set for presale late February and official retail in April.” Designed by Alexander Chin.

By Kristina de Verdier on 6 February, 2012 In Beverages, Design, fairtrade, förpackning, mood garden tea, package, tea

Davines high end hair and skin care products from Parma, Italy. Through a group of guiding principles they aim to create the most environmentally friendly packaging possible.

“Less raw material is possible – so as not to burden on natural resources. For example, by using fewer raw materials, we were able to reduce 33.3% the amount of plastic used for litre size bottles of Davines / Essential Haircare. Another strategy consists in simplifying the packaging system. We did this for our Finest Pigments and Authentic Formulas lines, by applying  multi-page labels directly on the packaging avoiding an additional external box. And is the outer package is really necessary?

It comes from suppliers that are close to the packing site To control the pollution generated from transportation. Among close suppliers we favour those certified for renewable source usage, recovery of water or use, for example, FSC paper.

It can be reused The packaging will last longer if it is created with a reusable purpose.  Our “success story” are Davines/Essential Haircare bottles; they are certified food grade packaging and this means that they can be reused even in the freezer and in the microwave. To all these attentions we add a pinch of ingenuity and small technical tricks such as logistical optimisation; Energy savings within the production chain and the selection of biodegradable materials. For instance, all Naturaltech cases are made of compostable paper. Finally we shall not omit to recall that all Davines products are realised with 100% clean Energy produced by the sun, the wind and the water.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 31 January, 2012 In davines, förpackning, förpackningsdesign, italy, package, packaging, parma, skincare, strategy, Sustainability Information, sustainable

A simple and smart campaign in Brazil. Casa do Zezinho partnered with two supermarket chains. A selection of the supermarkets’ fresh foods was cut in half and repackaged. These were then sold at full price. The idea behind the campaign is that half of the proceeds were given to Caso do Zenziho so that they could distribute it at their own soup kitchens.

By Kristina de Verdier on 5 January, 2012 In charity, Food, förpackning, half for happiness, package

Designed by Jessie Usié, student at Savannah College of Art and Design. “The idea was to create a line for insect collectors and entomologist enthusiast. Inspired by 19th century typography, she mixed natural products with man-made elements. The line includes 15 pieces essential for beginners or intermediate collectors to get started with”

By Kristina de Verdier on 19 December, 2011 In Design, insector collector, package, packaging, student, Student Work

Project goal was to generate income for rural women and farmers through the production of a value added product

“Design Impact partnered with ODAM, a non-governmental organization that work to address poverty, women’s empowerment, child welfare, climate change, human rights, education, and health issues that affect rural communities.

The soap enterprise is operated by women in ODAM’s Self Help Groups and all profits go towards ODAM’s community development programs. To develop the product, Design Impact provided intense on-the-ground research of soap, local and international market audits, community brainstorming sessions, prototype and packaging designs, user interviews, and partnership development.”

Via The Dieline

By Kristina de Verdier on 21 November, 2011 In Design, fairtrade, Health, package, packaging, soap, sustainable