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Pomponne, the clean make-up brand with a difference

Pomponne, the clean make-up brand with a difference

Launched in 2020 with its limited range of ‘made in France’, highly pigmented make-up formulas with skincare properties, Pomponne is something of a success story.The brand was founded by PharmD’s Agathe Ettori-Chadelas and Charline...

Holmen Iggesund and Yangi team up for alternatives to plastic beauty packaging

Holmen Iggesund and Yangi team up for alternatives to plastic beauty packaging

The two partners hope to develop new sustainable cosmetics packaging concepts by combining Iggesund’s fiber-based material with Yangi’s dry forming technology. Refills, inserts and testers are just some of the applications under...

Lebiu Design upcycles cork into leather alternative

Lebiu Design upcycles cork into leather alternative

Corskin is Sardinian supplier Lebiu Design’s flagship material made of cork production byproducts.Lebiu Design’s Corskin is a leather-like material made of cork production waste – from local cork manufacturing – combined with PLA...

FunCell’s bio-sourced barrier solutions to boost paper resistance

FunCell’s bio-sourced barrier solutions to boost paper resistance

Integrated into the paper production process, FunCell’s BioWet and BioGraft solutions are based on bio-sourced additives.BioWet, a solution designed by French start-up FunCell (Functionalization for Cellulosic Materials) is a bio-sourced...

Cilkoa's coating conceived as novel barrier solution

Cilkoa's coating conceived as novel barrier solution

French start-up Cilkoa aims to raise the bar when it comes to paper packaging barrier solutions.Founded in June 2022 by a quartet of technicians specialized in the paper industry and microelectronics, Cilkoa is a treatment for...

How can luxury meet consumer demand for mono-material packaging?

How can luxury meet consumer demand for mono-material packaging?

Packaging that generates less pollution tends to use fewer materials, or even a single material, making it easier to recycle. How does this fit in with luxury codes? For a successful transition towards mono-material packaging, there are...

ID Genève first luxury watchmaker to roll out seaweed packaging

ID Genève first luxury watchmaker to roll out seaweed packaging

Aiming to combine luxury and sustainability, Swiss watchmaker ID Genève is to roll out a watch box made of seaweed. Produced using Notpla Rigid, it is said to be home compostable.After its plastic-free, plant-based watch straps made from...

11/26/2022 | Design
Luxury packaging takeaways from Les Places d’Or

Luxury packaging takeaways from Les Places d’Or

Luxury packaging trade show Les Places d’Or took place from November 15-17th at Paris hotel Le Meurice. Scented domed labels made of biosourced resin, a newly patented metal-free metallic decoration technology and artisanal crafts used to...

11/24/2022 | InnovationBottles
Waste wool gets new life with Woola

Waste wool gets new life with Woola

In a bid to make e-commerce less reliant on plastic packaging, Woola’s portfolio offers three protective solutions made of waste wool.Positioned as a compostable alternative to bubble wrap for e-commerce packaging in the cosmetics,...

11/22/2022 | CreativeInnovation
Auressens: metal effects minus the metal

Auressens: metal effects minus the metal

Promising the look of metal without calling for metallic pigments, Auressens’ patented decoration technology offers new options for luxury packaging.French deeptech start-up Auressens’ decoration technology is designed to create a...

11/21/2022 | Creative