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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...

Once Upon a Time: When packaging tells a story

Once Upon a Time: When packaging tells a story

Born from an idea of storytelling and inspiration, the “Once Upon a Time” project united the savoir faire of eight packaging specialists with a goal of showing the beauty industry the power of packaging. The suppliers chose Spanish...

08/01/2023 | DesignVerallia
Wine & spirits market trends as seen by Verallia and Carlin Creative

Wine & spirits market trends as seen by Verallia and Carlin Creative

Innovation driven by artificial intelligence and climate change, increased demand for premium and ultra-premium products... discover the key trends in the wine & spirits market according to research by Verallia and Carlin Creative.French...

Zignago Vetro targets glass make-up packaging trend with Giotto Duo

Zignago Vetro targets glass make-up packaging trend with Giotto Duo

Italian glassmaker Zignago Vetro is tapping into the demand for glass make-up packaging with its new, patent-pending Giotto Duo jar.Giotto Duo is the latest addition to Zignago Vetro’s standard packaging offer dedicated to cosmetics and...

07/26/2023 | Corporate strategyRetail
Studio Marianne Guély: when luxury paper has the power

Studio Marianne Guély: when luxury paper has the power

Since we first featured Marianne Guély’s work in Formes de Luxe, her Parisian studio has grown in breadth and expanded its areas of expertise. Most recently, the paper artist and designer’s fascination with the natural world has given...

07/21/2023 | DesignL'Oreal
Innovathèque curates sustainable materials to watch

Innovathèque curates sustainable materials to watch

"Technology transfer, breaking down barriers, using materials in new ways: sometimes it doesn’t take much for a material to give rise to new applications," Justine Rouger, Director of the FCBA Innovathèque (Technological Institute -...

07/17/2023 | MaterialsSustainability

Precious stones, packaging... Rouvenat embraces circularity as it breaks jewelry codes

Precious stones, packaging... Rouvenat embraces circularity as it breaks jewelry codes

The reawakening and subsequent repositioning of 18th century Parisian jewelry house Rouvenat goes against the grain of tradition in the high jewelry sector. The brand’s circular approach to sourcing throughout its supply chain—from...

07/12/2023 | CraftsMaterials
Regional focus: What investments & innovations for Italy's luxury packaging sector?

Regional focus: What investments & innovations for Italy's luxury packaging sector?

Italian luxury packaging suppliers are seeing the post-pandemic era as an opportunity to implement changes with a notable focus on sustainability. In the context of a strong global recovery, this approach is guiding their strategies when it...

07/11/2023 | Delage prad
Champagne Mailly Grand Cru’s coffret revamp leverages molded pulp

Champagne Mailly Grand Cru’s coffret revamp leverages molded pulp

In revamping the coffret for its L’Intemporelle Blanc and L’Intemporelle Rosé references, Champagne Mailly Grand Cru opted to replace the traditional PP insert with one in molded pulp. This move to create entirely recyclable packaging...

Could milk casein one day replace plastic?

Could milk casein one day replace plastic?

Upcycling milk casein to create a novel material is not new; the technique had its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s with a material called Galalith. Today, designer Marion Seignan has revisited casein to create a modular, biodegradable material...

07/07/2023 | CraftsMaterials