Formes de Luxe

Porcelain inspires Nina Ricci x Alix D. Reynis fragrance collab

Porcelain inspires Nina Ricci x Alix D. Reynis fragrance collab

Nina Ricci (Puig) has introduced a limited-edition of its L’Air du Temps fragrance in partnership with Alix D. Reynis. The matte white packaging was developed to recall the look and feel of porcelain, the French artisan’s material of...

06/02/2023 | Fragrance & cosmetics NINA RICCI Puig
Azteca Mezcal breaks into mezcal market with heritage-driven pack

Azteca Mezcal breaks into mezcal market with heritage-driven pack

A newcomer to the mezcal market, Azteca Mezcal is tapping into the roots of Mexican culture for its packaging design. The brand juxtaposes gold hot stamping, offset printing and a sliding label for maximum impact.Also made from agave - a...

Lifting the curtain: the appeal of monochrome design

Lifting the curtain: the appeal of monochrome design

White is synonymous with refinement, whether its used to project artistic sensibilities at Chanel or high-tech sophistication at Apple. This timeless color is the ultimate symbol of honest elegance. And because it speaks to virtue, evoking...

06/05/2023 | Creative Materials
With ECO-FIL-A-GEHR Wood, Sulapac enters 3D-printing terrain

With ECO-FIL-A-GEHR Wood, Sulapac enters 3D-printing terrain

05/31/2023 | Materials Sustainability
Xavier Brisoux's High-Sculpture Knitwear goes on show

Xavier Brisoux's High-Sculpture Knitwear goes on show

05/30/2023 | Crafts Design
Inside the packaging of Guerlain’s Terracotta Le Teint foundation

Inside the packaging of Guerlain’s Terracotta Le Teint foundation

Agility at the heart of Bormioli Luigi’s strategy

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Agility at the heart of Bormioli Luigi’s strategy

Bormioli Luigi has adopted a strategy driven by agility. The glassmaker’s ambition is to support its customers with a strong vision, new capabilities, and sustainable innovation. Simone Baratta, Director of Bormioli's Perfume & Prestige...

Alliance Étiquettes is reinventing creativity

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Alliance Étiquettes is reinventing creativity

Each year, this printing group releases a high-added-value collection to showcase the expertise of its in-house creative agency. Their goal is to offer a responsive, turnkey “design” solution that encompasses conception through to...

Formesdeluxe.com: ushering in a new brand identity

Formesdeluxe.com: ushering in a new brand identity

It's time for a change at Luxe Packaging Insight. Today our digital media is unveiling its new identity: Formes de Luxe. What's behind this new brand identity?Dear Readers,I am delighted to inform you that as of today, Luxe Packaging...

05/24/2023 |
Hot off the press: Formes de Luxe magazine’s summer issue

Hot off the press: Formes de Luxe magazine’s summer issue

Interviews with ecoSPIRITS and Pierre Hermé Paris, an in-depth look into the UK luxury packaging market, and a special report on materials of the future are just some of the articles in the summer issue of Formes de Luxe.The latest issue of...

Packaging, ingredients and trends in the spotlight at MakeUp in Paris beauty tradeshow

Packaging, ingredients and trends in the spotlight at MakeUp in Paris beauty tradeshow

Beauty trends and ingredients will take center stage at MakeUp in Paris mid-June 2023. The conference program will explore current issues including refillable and waterless cosmetics, and will feature speakers from FEBEA, All Tigers and La...

05/29/2023 | FEBEA All Tigers
Zinc meets faceted glass for Macallan’s 31 and 32-Year-Old whiskies

Zinc meets faceted glass for Macallan’s 31 and 32-Year-Old whiskies

Limited to just under 200 bottles, the latest Macallan expressions are pulling out all the stops when it comes to their packaging design. Bottled in zinc and glass decanters, the two single malts were launched by the World Whiskey Society as...

05/26/2023 | Design Decoration
Exclusive white paper: Beauty goes circular, the second-hand market for fragrance & cosmetics

Exclusive white paper: Beauty goes circular, the second-hand market for fragrance & cosmetics

Second-hand fashion is fast becoming the norm in the luxury space as brands from Rolex to Balenciaga build circular strategies to control this flourishing market. But what about beauty? How can fragrance and cosmetics’ brands adopt...

05/25/2023 | Data Corporate strategy
Eau de Rochas fragrance packaging gets a makeover with Citron Soleil

Eau de Rochas fragrance packaging gets a makeover with Citron Soleil

French fashion house Rochas is putting a modern spin on its iconic Eau de Rochas scent with its latest launch featuring a reworked packaging design. Introduced this spring, Eau de Rochas Citron Soleil is the first fragrance in a new...

Fedrigoni strengthens partnership with US specialty papers manufacturer Mohawk

Fedrigoni strengthens partnership with US specialty papers manufacturer Mohawk

Italian luxury packaging papers and labels specialist Fedrigoni is building on its manufacturing partnership inked last year with US-based Mohawk Fine Papers. Mohawk will become the North-American partner distributor of Fedrigoni Specialty...

New faces for the 2023 Formes de Luxe Awards jury

New faces for the 2023 Formes de Luxe Awards jury

Now in its 25th year, luxury packaging innovation competition the Formes de Luxe Awards has announced its jury for the 2023 edition. There are five new members this year, from brands across wines & spirits and fragrance & cosmetics, as well...

05/25/2023 |
How next-gen materials can accelerate luxury's green credentials

How next-gen materials can accelerate luxury's green credentials

As environmental awareness grows and packaging regulations become increasingly strict, innovation around sustainable materials is garnering interest like never before. Be they derived from plants, seaweed, mushrooms, waste, or bacteria,...

05/22/2023 | Innovation Materials
Lightweighting a priority for Rémy Cointreau and partner Verallia

Lightweighting a priority for Rémy Cointreau and partner Verallia

After progressively increasing the proportion of recycled glass of its bottles for Rémy Martin VSOP and Cointreau, spirits group Rémy Cointreau is working with glassmaker Verallia to lightweight its product portfolio.With French glassmaker...

Woola, LivingPackets and Releaf Paper among LVMH Innovation Award finalists

Woola, LivingPackets and Releaf Paper among LVMH Innovation Award finalists

Materials companies Woola and ReLeaf and shipping specialist LivingPackets are finalists of the LVMH Innovation Awards this year. We take a closer look at how these innovations are applicable to packaging.Some 18 finalists were selected...

05/18/2023 | Materials Sustainability
LUXE PACK New York turns 20: a full house with innovations on show

LUXE PACK New York turns 20: a full house with innovations on show

At its anniversary show last week, LUXE PACK New York reported visitor numbers up by 36% over last year, breaking records according to organizer Infopro Digital. Luxe Packaging Insight was on the show floor to bring a curated round-up of the...

05/18/2023 |
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Makeup: Analysis of a dynamic growth market where "anything goes"

Makeup: Analysis of a dynamic growth market where "anything goes"

Freed from the bonds of traditional beauty standards, make-up is now playing on all fronts. From millennial “clean girls” to Gen Z’s “creative girls,” consumers want cosmetics that function as fashion and skin accessories to make...

04/26/2023 | ApplicatorsDecoration
Dispensing: sustainable and sensorial innovations vie for the spotlight

Dispensing: sustainable and sensorial innovations vie for the spotlight

Refill-ready airless solutions, POM-free pumps made with PCR and/or mono-materials: in dispensing, as in other markets, sustainability is a top priority. In the luxury space, however, performance and experience-based added-value remain...

04/12/2023 | BottlesDispensing
ecoSPIRITS: when innovation shakes up wine and spirits’ approach to packaging

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ecoSPIRITS: when innovation shakes up wine and spirits’ approach to packaging

ecoSPIRITS CEO Paul Gabie talks to our sister magazine Formes de Luxe about its closed-loop spirits and wine distribution system and how it is set to profoundly modify the market. Read the upcoming summer issue for the full interview.How did...

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Supplier news in brief

Reynaldi calls on Coverpla for new fragrance packaging

Reynaldi calls on Coverpla for new fragrance packaging

Italian natural cosmetics brand Reynaldi has given a contemporary twist to its perfume packaging with the help of supplier Coverpla. Four new scents have joined the brand’s portfolio.Turin-based Dottoressa Reynaldi, an Italian natural...

A spherical cap from FaiveleyTech for Banderas Icon fragrance

A spherical cap from FaiveleyTech for Banderas Icon fragrance

Superga Beauty appoints Régis Roussel as Managing Director

Superga Beauty appoints Régis Roussel as Managing Director

Lumson introduces monomaterial dropper

Lumson introduces monomaterial dropper

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Product launches

Eva Jospin for Ruinart: Champagne landscape reimagined

Eva Jospin for Ruinart: Champagne landscape reimagined

Paris-based visual artist Eva Jospin was Ruinart’s artist of choice for the 2023 edition of its Carte Blanche project. Inspired by the Champagne region’s richness, Jospin has created a collection case around a Jeroboam of Blanc de...

05/02/2023 | DesignCrafts
Maison Sambin: a niche fragrance brand takes shape

Maison Sambin: a niche fragrance brand takes shape

Guerlain calls on artist Céline Cléron for upcycled bee bottle fragrance

Guerlain calls on artist Céline Cléron for upcycled bee bottle fragrance

Molded pulp meets FSC board for Penhaligon’s’ British Tales Luxury Collection

Molded pulp meets FSC board for Penhaligon’s’ British Tales Luxury Collection

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Sustainability

Blue Ocean Closures, Stora Enso partner for fiber-based tube and cap

Blue Ocean Closures, Stora Enso partner for fiber-based tube and cap

A paperboard tube combined with a fiber-based screw cap is set to hit the market next year. The packaging, designed for cosmetics, personal care or home care, was developed by Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures, papermaker Stora Enso and...

05/11/2023 | MaterialsDispensing
Travel kits get a makeover with Trific collaborative packaging project

Travel kits get a makeover with Trific collaborative packaging project

Makeup: Analysis of a dynamic growth market where "anything goes"

Makeup: Analysis of a dynamic growth market where "anything goes"

James Cropper repositions, streamlines Paper division

James Cropper repositions, streamlines Paper division

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Editor's picks

What's in Formes de Luxe magazine's spring issue?

What's in Formes de Luxe magazine's spring issue?

Interviews with Saverglass and Rémy Cointreau, a deep-dive into the Italian luxury packaging market, and a special report on cosmetics formulas are just some of the articles in the spring issue of Formes de Luxe.The latest issue of luxury...

04/05/2023 |
What do you think of Luxe Packaging Insight?

What do you think of Luxe Packaging Insight?

Formes de Luxe x Glass Valley fetes the Year of Glass

Formes de Luxe x Glass Valley fetes the Year of Glass

Don't miss the autumn issue of Formes de Luxe

Don't miss the autumn issue of Formes de Luxe

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Dossier

Paris Packaging Week: Discover the innovations

Paris Packaging Week: Discover the innovations

From novel surface effects to supplier collabs, Luxe Packaging Insight brings you an edited round-up of the innovations and corporate news from the annual trade fair.The packaging industry kicked off 2023 at a busy two-day event at Paris...

Reshoring production: What impact on luxury packaging?

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Reshoring production: What impact on luxury packaging?

The health pandemic and growing spike in sustainability concerns have made reshoring a growing concern. In our Dossier, we examine how this market shift is impacting luxury packaging players throughout the supply...

Champagne: packaging innovations, consumer trends... where's the market headed?

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Champagne: packaging innovations, consumer trends... where's the market headed?

Anchored in tradition, Champagne has nonetheless taken a proactive position in the area of packaging innovation and eco-design. In our dedicated Dossier, Luxe Packaging Insight looks at how the Champagne market is adapting to a post-pandemic...

05/22/2022 | BottlesGift Boxes
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