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Smart beer bottle

By April 26 2013, 9:13 am Leave a comment

Drinking beer has always been a social experience. Heineken has ramped up this age-old interaction by introducing a ‘smart’ beer bottle, just launched at Milan Design Week.

 

 

 

 

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Inspired by Grandmother’s cupboard

By April 22 2013, 9:01 am Leave a comment

They’re living la vida nostalgia in Portugal at the moment. A new trend for vintage revival products and packaging is alive and well amongst shopkeepers like A Vida Portuguesa. (Tx Amy K)

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Have you beer and eat it

By March 11 2013, 9:35 am Leave a comment

Sankt Gallen, a brewery located in the Kanagawa region of Japan, has unveiled a unique way to enjoy their famous malt beverage: with an edible glass. The brewery has recently gained notoriety for their chocolate beers, notably their imperial Chocolate Stout: an ultra-dark beer that lists “chocolate malt’ amongst its ingredients. Indulgent, yes, but definitely delicious!

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Ojo-catching

By February 7 2013, 9:34 am Leave a comment

The clever people at Ojo have used an eye-chart-based design for their dietary supplement brand. The products were developed as an alternative to AREDS vitamin pills, which are large and can cause upset stomachs. Ojo means ‘eye’ in Spanish, and unsurprisingly this brand was developed by an opmathologist!

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Burger, fries and wrapping

By January 7 2013, 9:30 am Leave a comment

Packaging is a necessary part of food distribution – yet remains a problem when it ends up contributing to landfills and litter. Now, Bob’s fast food chain in Brazil has come up with another solution – creating edible packaging. (Cheers, Tim)

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Give a Slingshot a shot

By November 2 2012, 10:42 am Leave a comment

Regardless of where you stand on the cold brew / iced pour over debate, you’ve got to appreciate some of the cooler packaging and design possibilities that attend the new bottled cold brew phenomenon. (Cheers, Elliot.)

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Bread & Boxers

By October 11 2012, 10:27 am Leave a comment

Nifty idea from the Bread & Boxers guys. In a cool hotel room in Stockholm: designer jocks, socks and stockings for travellers in need of a fresh change! (Thanks to Harl for sharing the intimacies of your holiday bedroom!)

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A fishy tale

By August 16 2012, 12:54 pm Leave a comment

Veuve Clicquot has released a limited edition of its famous Brut Yellow Label in a bright-coloured sardine tin. The sardine reference has a long history of association with the champagne label.

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A quick break

By August 15 2012, 10:25 am Leave a comment

Japanese city dwellers are inundated with ‘zero’ products of all varieties, as they strive to lose a few pounds and get in better shape in the midst of a ‘metabo’ slump (Japan’s metabolic law to fend off increasing health costs). Since beverages and snacks are part of office life, much has been done in these areas.

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Swedish delicacies

By July 10 2012, 10:48 am Leave a comment

IKEA is launching its own line of fresh, simple packaging to help customers navigate their strange Swedish delicacies.

It’s hard to imagine something called ‘Skarpsill’ (marinated sprat fillets) flying off the shelves anywhere outside Sweden, but slap a cutesy fish on the can (with the nose cleverly doubling as the stay-tab) and you know exactly what you’re looking at – whether you’re in Saudi Arabia or the Dominican Republic. Nice idea, Ikea. Now it’s time to simplify your assembly manuals!

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