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Príncipe de los Apostoles: a story of Argentinian premium gin
Latin America’s very first artisanal gin in, Príncipe de los Apostoles was launched seven years by Renato Giovannoni, known to most as Tato, and manager of the famed Florería Atlántico in Buenos Aires, which was named South America’s best bar in[…]
Maciej Konopka: a Polish designer's perspective
The Polish market boasts a number of designers of international stature. Maciej Konopka, head of Brandy Design and professor of Fine Arts in Warsaw, shares his views on how ecological concerns are shaping design in the luxury packaging sector[…]
Ross Lovegrove's take on packaging design
Guest of honor at Luxe Pack Monaco this year, Ross Lovegrove discusses his approach to design in our exclusive interview. How would you describe your design aesthetic? In the context of packaging, you can’t be so prescriptive as one has to[…]
Metsä Board kicks off Better With Less design challenge
Finnish paperboard manufacturer Metsä Board has kicked off the second edition of Better With Less, its design competition that aims to promote the use of less material and to propose paperboard as an alternative to the use of plastic packaging.[…]
Tolkien tapestries: between modernity & tradition
If the tapestry craft has gained significant visibility in both fashion and decoration circles in recent years in France, it is in great part due to the influence of the Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie in Aubusson, the nerve center of this[…]
William Amor: the poetry of recovery
Self-taught artist William Amor diverts materials of little value and transforms them into delicate floral sculptures. William Amor explains that he has always been enamored with flowers. Having spent his childhood in Nancy, in France, he was[…]
Celebrating glass at Verallia's Design Awards
The winners of the 2019 Verallia Design Awards worked on the theme le verre en fete, (celebrating glass) for the competition’s tenth edition. Prizes were awarded in five categories (wine, non-alcoholic beverages, spirits, beer, and food), as[…]
Gainerie 91 design contest looks to opening gestures
Vegetable-based leather, wooden slats, recycled bisque or plexiglass: the five winners of Gainerie 91’s sixth annual Design Competition vied for the most inventive status in the area of opening mechanisms. When it comes to coffrets, the usual[…]
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