Carlo Giovani Paper Packaging

When it comes to paper products and packaging design, then Brazilian Carlo Giovani is the man. He has an absolute quirky style of paper engineering and he is able come out with the witty and unique packaging design. Shown on the pictures above are "Chinese Tea Box" , "MTV overdrive" and "Turbo Trio". Visit his website for more creative paper ideas and works!

not a box lamp

This is not a box but a lamp. This lamp packaging comes as a box with all parts inside (bulb, plug, cable etc. + manual). You cut top and bottom yourself and then install. The cut out of the lamp shape functions as a graphical image of the lamp that could be inside the box, but is not.
Packaging design by : David Graas

The Visual Thesaurus

I must say I really love the clean and colorful look of this visual thesaurus cd packaging!

Packaging design by : Tina Roth Eisenberg

Trillium Absinthe

Trillium Absinthe is one of the first legally produced absinthes in the United States. Its another great spirit from Integrity Spirits in Portland Oregon. 
The bottle has a distinct shape that communicates the elegance and ritual of absinthe. The botanicals used to make the absinthe are represented on the outside of the bottle in the label design. The bottle itself, is sealed with a wax cap. The layers of the design echo the complexity of the absinthe within.

Packaging design by : Lily Chow

Art Direction by : Jared Milam

Check out his Love Joy Vodka and 12 Bridges Gin in Packagings of the World too!

Sub Rosa Spirits

Mike Sherwood of Sub Rosa Spirits just emailed me some interesting information about his vodkas. His company, Sub Rosa Spirits is an Oregon craft distillery producing non-traditional distillates that carry great intensity and flavor. Their two products are culinary inspired vodkas. The first distillate is a Tarragon infused vodka and the second is the Saffron, both designed with a unique emblem that contains meticulous details in them. Sub Rosa Spirits make 50 - 60 cases at a time, each one is hand stamped with date of production and a batch numbered. Click here to find where you can get them in the good ole' US of A!

Packaging design by : Magneto Brand Advertising

Ringnes Sommerøl

This beer packaging has won silver in the Packaging Design category at the Retailprisen 07(Norwegian retail competition) ceremony and it is also shortlisted for Cannes Lions award in their new category "Design category: Cannes Design Lions". I would like to say that it really makes me wanna grab one of those cans!
Packaging design by : Teipu

Weatherbey’s Fine Tobacco Concept

Student Eli Horn of Arecraft Design has came up with this rather nice looking wooden cigar box concept. And it has won the Applied Arts award for branding recently!

YOSHI GO Green Tea

For decades the Japanese have enjoyed the ready-to-drink Ice-Tea, based on the Green Tea leaf which is considered to be a natural way to keep you body and spirit healthy and energetic.
In Europe, anti-oxidant rich fruits and vegetables have become increasingly popular and are considered a natural part of a healthy diet.
In 2007 a group of Japanese Tea experts met with a European team of drinks´ specialists to create Yoshi Go.
The brand identity was developed by Love for art and Business, LA+B of Stockholm Sweden. (AD Sarah Sheppard, PM Frida Berggren, D Magdalena Adaktusson, CD Jonas Lundin)

Chinese Book Packaging

Chinese book packaging design for ChengDu "Zhong Mo Tang", 成都重墨堂作品, by China's lifestlye photographer, lili chou with a superb usage of textures and typography.

Stitch Em on

Aspiring design Junfei, who also designed the Nestle ice cream bobblers, had recently came up with a range of interesting packaging called Stitch Em On. This is a  package of buttons which encourage people to craft button art on their t-shirts or other medium. The packaging comes with 3 different length of needles, 2 variety colors, 2 color thread, and a booklet or guide which suggest design for the button crafting and teaches how to sew the buttons.

Packaging design by : JunFei

1950s packaging design

Packaging is one of the most common example of graphic design and the history of packaging design goes right back to the early 19th century where iron and tin plated steel were used to make cans and then paperboard cartons and corrugated fiberboard boxes were first introduced in the late 19th century.

The pictures above shows some of the packaging from the 1950s. You'll be surprised to see some of brands actually maintained their design through the years, so that even after 50 years, you will still go like yep, thats Wrigley's chewing gums in that picture!

Go retro!

China Homeland of Tea

These are the newly redesigned tea packaging. China Homeland of Tea has been around me for years and their packaging has really evolved all these years, it is really a waste to throw away those old packagings back then.

Dizen The Wine Specialist

Dizen is a design and communication studio based in Mendoza, Argentina.It work in areas such as Branding, Packaging and Multimedia, but I must say it really specializes in Wine Packaging Design. Their subtle approach to the wine packaging are simple yet elegant. Enjoy the pics!
Thank you Ignacio for the email!