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Breitling creates watch case made from plastic bottles
Set to hit the market in early 2021, Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling has unveiled what it says is the industry’s first 100% recycled and recyclable watch box that is both foldable and reusable. Breitling has launched a watch box made entirely[…]
La Spiritueuse: candles embodying the spirit of Cognac
A candle collection meant to evoke the production of an XO cognac, La Spiritueuse, a new brand created by Cognac-based packaging designer* Céline Delcourt (CD Design) and marketing executive Vincent Voisin, launched its debut range this month.[…]
Sericyne expands offer: from raw material to finished products
Known for its creations for luxury maisons including Guerlain, and more recently Poiray, French artisanal silk producer Sericyne launched a range of decorative objects and accessories earlier this year. “Up to very recently, we sold our raw[…]
Elie Bleu x The Dalmore: where cigars and spirits meet
What happens when a leading whisky brand partners with a Parisian workshop specialized in crafting humidors? A limited-edition humidor housing an exceptional single malt and up to 50 cigars that brings consumer rituals to life. “Cigar[…]
Piaget’s Majestic Plumage marries jewels and feather marquetry
Creative Director of Watches & Jewelry at Piaget, Stéphanie Sivrière regularly collaborates with feather artisan Nelly Saunier for the Swiss brand’s Creative Collections. She describes its latest piece, Majestic Plumage, an articulated necklace[…]
Lalique's Epines platinium candle
For the Platinum Edition of its Epines scented candle, crystal maker Lalique conceived a candle jar in purple crystal that traces the stylized curves of a blackberry bush. A fine layer of platinum is applied to the brambles and fruit. The candle[…]
Zuivere Koffie calls on Metsä Board for new pack
Netherlands-based Koffiebranderij Zuivere Koffie, which boasts the particular claim of being the only organic coffee brand in the world roasted in a prison, has unveiled its new packaging. For the secondary pack, the brand opted for paperboard[…]
Balmain and Cire Trudon team up for premium candle
Balmain has partnered with French candlemaker Cire Trudon for a limited-edition candle donning the fashion house’s signature gold and black. A special process was developed to create the striped candle holder (Aton Luce), which is handmade in[…]
Apis Cera’s birthday candles
The inspiration for the packaging of French brand Apis Cera’s new Félicité birthday candles is unexpected, to say the least. “The inspiration comes from cigarette packs,” Charles van Valkenburg, founder of French candle and soap company tells[…]
Cire Trudon’s Les Albâtres put alabaster in the limelight
For Les Albâtres, its new range of three scented candles launching this fall, French candlemaker Cire Trudon opted for alabaster as its material of choice. “As far as we know, Trudon is the only company to create candle jars from alabaster,”[…]
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75%
China's prestige beauty e-commerce year-on-year sales growth recorded in November 2020. Source: The NPD Group