Portraits
La Fabrique Singulière: bringing crafts expertise to luxury houses
La Fabrique Singulière cultivates relationships between fine craftspeople and luxury brands. The resulting projects put artisanal crafts and their creators on center stage while reinforcing the brand’s identity, Founder Laure Chollat-Namy...
Crafting light: a look behind the scenes at Baccarat
For over 250 years, crystal manufacturer Baccarat has upheld a tradition of excellence in glassmaking. First published in the Fall issue of Formes de Luxe, we go behind the scenes of this institution, whose history is intertwined with the...
Juju Wang: A modern traditionalist
Juju Wang is a conceptual artist who has basked in both Chinese and American cultures. Today, the artist divides her time between her own artistic ventures and partnerships with luxury brands. Wang is slated to be Guest of Honor at the next...
Interview
Interview: Inside the Make a Mark design project
Make a Mark is an ambitious three-year collaborative international design project spearheaded by three luxury packaging suppliers: glassmaker Estal, foil specialist Kurz and label expert Avery Dennison. In the Winter issue of our sister...
“Design codes should define a brand, not a product”
Alnoor Mitha de Bharat, better known in the industry as Alnoor, has been a creative force in France’s packaging design community for close to 20 years with his agency Objets de Convoitises. Luxe Packaging Insight caught up with Alnoor at...
Dossier
Dossier of the Month - Getting creative: the latest materials, decoration & design solutions
It's a creative time to be in the business of luxury packaging development. Over the last 18 months, our pages have seen a rich influx of innovations from suppliers, designers and crafts specialists. In this month's Dossier, we've gathered...
Nelly Saunier's featherweight creations
Maître d’art, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and winner of the Bettencourt Prize for the Intelligence of the Hand, Nelly Saunier is a plumassière, a feather artist. In her Paris studio, she deconstructs and reconstructs...
Studio Marianne Guély: Paper takes flight
At the head of her eponymous studio, Marianne Guély’s work is a visual delight that reveals the infinite poetry of paperMarianne Guély’s world is familiar to connoisseurs of luxury, although they may not know it. She is the one who...
Le Muselet Valentin: a history of expertise
The muselet is gaining in aesthetic and marketing value. Le Muselet Valentin is the only French company to retain this expertise. In its ateliers, this small object becomes a distinctive sign of luxury.Inseparable from champagne, the muselet...
Interview
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...
