Portraits
“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 his[…]
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 what[…]
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 nature. Plumassière.[…]
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 paper Marianne Guély’s world is familiar to connoisseurs of luxury, although they may not know it. She is the one who transforms[…]
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 is[…]
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 has to[…]
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[…]
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Key Figures
40%
The percentage of annual fragrance sales done in the fourth quarter. Fragrance sales in December, especially during Christmas week, can be 25% to 100% higher than any other time of the year. (source: The NPD Group)