Next + Now
June 1, 2008
O-I has resumed production of glass baby bottles, after 20 years, at a plant in Charlotte, Mich.; Saint-Gobain Containers is reviewing drawings from its archives to spark ideas for
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June 1, 2008
Brand marketers covet “iconic” status for their packaging. And kudos to the team at Altoids, who can claim that honor now that Hasbro has designated an Altoids tin as a
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April 23, 2008
A new Aquafina label reflecting the water’s “public” origins will
start entering the market within the next few months, according to
Nicole Bradley, a Pepsi spokesperson. New label copy will reflect that
Aquafina “originates from public water sources” but that it also “goes
through a rigorous, seven-step purification process...”.
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April 23, 2008
Anti-smoking groups around the globe are stepping up efforts to
more strongly regulate cigarette packaging. Some are calling for bolder
text warnings, others for generic packaging that would strip cartons of
branding.
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April 23, 2008
Where do mushrooms come from? They could come from packaging-at
least that’s what Agata Jaworksa has proposed in her master’s thesis
for the Design Academy Eindhoven in The Netherlands.
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April 23, 2008
UK shoppers in the wine aisle of Waitrose stores might have trouble picking out a bottle of rosé this month. The retailer was forced to introduce its 500mL bottles of
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February 22, 2008
With estimates that Americans toss more than 38 billion plastic water bottles
each year, the bottled water sector has become a target for environmental
activists (despite industry protests that the bottles account for just 0.33
percent of the country’s waste).
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February 22, 2008
Leave it to The Onion to find the lighter side of brand packaging.
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February 22, 2008
Ontario, Canada-based 1litre brand has a unique packaging concept: it’s a PET water bottle with a nested cup.
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February 22, 2008
To mark the smoking ban that hit the UK this summer, London-based creative agency Tank launched a series of books packed in cigarette flip-top cartons, replete with silver foil wrapping and a cellophane outer seal.
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