Innovation

How Polymaris creates bio-plastics from marine bacteria

How Polymaris creates bio-plastics from marine bacteria

A Brittany-based company specialized in marine biotechnologies, Polymaris collects, tests, selects, and cultivates seawater micro-organisms to turn them into a PHA it calls Nautilium. What's behind the sea-based technology?In Plouzané, near...

Material Connexion shortlists sustainable materials: Notpla, Karuun...

Material Connexion shortlists sustainable materials: Notpla, Karuun...

"Innovations in production processes have liberated the potential of renewable natural materials," comment Dr. Gayatri Keskar, VP of Research and Enrico Milletti, Materials Specialist at US-based Material Connexion. For a recent issue of...

09/25/2023 |
How O-I's new bottle decoration technology addresses consumer demand for "hyper-personalization"

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How O-I's new bottle decoration technology addresses consumer demand for "hyper-personalization"

Glassmaker O-I’s variable data printing promises to open new horizons for personalized packaging. Unveiled to Formes de Luxe ahead of London Packaging Week and Luxe Pack Monaco, O-I : EXPRESSIONS SIGNATURE allows for glass bottles with...

09/22/2023 | O-IDesign
Pennelli Faro, MS Beautilab among MakeUp in NewYork IT Awards winners

Pennelli Faro, MS Beautilab among MakeUp in NewYork IT Awards winners

A make-up brush designed as a bracelet and mascara packaging with a retractable applicator were among the innovations that scooped a MakeUp in NewYork IT Award for the 2023 edition.MakeUp in NewYork kicked off on September 20th with a...

09/20/2023 | Trade showsMakeup
Woven glass: a new frontier for luxury?

Woven glass: a new frontier for luxury?

Working at the intersection of textile and glass, French craftswomen Aurélia Leblanc and Lucile Viaud have created an altogether new kind of fabric. Described as both fluid and solid, the pair dubs this new material "woven geo-glass."Glass,...

09/20/2023 | PortraitsMaterials
Hrvoje Sarac, COO at FOREO: "We're on a mission to re-educate the beauty consumer"

Hrvoje Sarac, COO at FOREO: "We're on a mission to re-educate the beauty consumer"

Created in Sweden by Filip Sedic in 2013, FOREO is among today's beauty-tech industry leaders. Foreo Chief Operating Officer Hrvoje Sarac talks to Formes de Luxe about the brand's approach to skincare, R&D and AI, and shares his vision of...

LUXE PACK Monaco shifts into high gear

LUXE PACK Monaco shifts into high gear

The world’s leading luxury packaging show is opening its doors on October 2nd, 2023 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco for the three-day event. What’s new for this landmark 35th edition, and how are organizers putting sustainability...

Iris Decamps, Veuve Clicquot: "We're aiming to launch Clicquot Lab in 2024"

Iris Decamps, Veuve Clicquot: "We're aiming to launch Clicquot Lab in 2024"

Iris Decamps is Global Head of Product, Collection & Innovation at Veuve Clicquot. For Formes de Luxe, she details the Champagne house's packaging strategy, and how new materials are key.Veuve Clicquot regularly wins awards for its creative...

08/30/2023 | MaterialsLabels
How Atelier Lucile Viaud turns shells, algae, and more, into glass

How Atelier Lucile Viaud turns shells, algae, and more, into glass

Using discarded materials, Lucile Viaud invents new glass formulas, intimately linked to the places where the raw materials were collected. Oyster and snail shells, firewood ash or smoking ash, microalgae, used diving filters... in her kiln,...

08/29/2023 | SustainabilityCARTIER
Stronger & cleaner: will LionGlass revolutionize glass packaging?

Stronger & cleaner: will LionGlass revolutionize glass packaging?

Claimed to be ten times stronger than conventional glass, while halving its carbon footprint, LionGlass, developed by the Materials Science and Engineering department at Penn State University (USA), is shaking up the glass industry. Formes...

08/24/2023 |