Industry Awards
Danny Alexander, “shapeshifter” for Method Products Inc., accepted the award for Method’s kids and babies personal care lines.CPC Packaging Presents Its 2008 Editors’ Choice Awards
CPC Packaging celebrated the winners of the magazine’s 2008 Editors’ Choice Awards at a cocktail reception on May 21.
The event was held at the Luxe Pack New York trade show in New York City. For more information on this year’s 17 Editors’ Choice Award winners, see CPC Packaging’s May/June 2008 issue.
Estée Lauder executives accepted numerous awards. Pictured from left to right: Dean Maune, executive director of packaging development for Aveda; Scott Roman, director of package development for BeautyBank; Alan Bodker, executive director of package development for Origins and a member of CPC Packaging’s 2008 Editors’ Choice Awards panel; Erin Teeple, director of package development for Clinique; and John Delfausse, vice president of packaging for Estée Lauder and a member of CPC Packaging’s editorial advisory board.
Husband and wife Michael and Linda Eisner accepted an award for their Pencil Me In cosmetics brand.
Sylvie Rouaix, vice president of global product development for Smashbox, accepted a green packaging award for Smashbox’s Green Room Collection.
Eric Dalbo, senior sales director for supplier Arcade Marketing, accepted the award for the L by Gwen Stefani magazine insert fragrance sampler.
CPC Packaging’s editorial advisory board members were in attendance, including Jill Tomandl, vice president of product and package development and design for Stila Cosmetics, and John Delfausse, vice president of packaging for Estée Lauder. Tomandl received an award for Stila’s Smoky Eye Palette compact.
Rod Hough, director of package engineering and development for supplier Zorbit Resources, accepted the award for Sephora’s bath and body line from Beth Olson, CPC Packaging’s sales manager.
The award for Coty’s Davidoff Cool Water Wave fragrance sampler was given to Severine Bourguignat-Chalchat (right), product manager, samplers, for supplier Rexam’s personal care division.
Supplier HCT Packaging’s vice president of product development Alberto Acquati (left), and Nick Gardner, vice president of sales, pictured with the award for Urban Decay’s Loose Pigments package.
From left to right: Steve Corsi, director of design development for Markwins International and a 2008 Editors’ Choice Awards panelist; Jennifer Kwok, CPC Packaging’s editor; and authors of CPC Packaging’s new Fine Print column, regulatory experts Holly Young, president of Hirschhorn + Young Graphics, and Marcus Tirado, regulatory specialist for Hirschhorn + Young Graphics.
Elisabeth Jones, CEO, North America, for By Kilian, (right) accepted a fragrance category award for By Kilian’s L’Oeuvre Noir.
Beth Olson, CPC Packaging’s sales manager, presented the award for the Prevage Anti-Aging Night Cream jar to Laura Hawboldt, senior package design director for Elizabeth Arden.
A personal care packaging award went to Fadi Khairallah, chairman and CEO of Icy Beauty.
Jim Wagner, publisher of CPC Packaging, presented the award for ck Calvin Klein’s cosmetic collection to Jennifer Jacobs, senior vice president of package development for design firm Baron & Baron.
Coty, Avon, and Armani Take Home Best Packaging FiFis
Rochelle Bloom (left), president of The Fragrance Foundation, with television host and author Padma Lakshmi.
Vera Wang received this year’s FiFi Hall of Fame Award. Rochelle Bloom, president of The Fragrance Foundation, said, “Vera Wang is, and continues to be, a tremendous influence in the fragrance industry. Vera’s contributions include the highly successful Vera Wang, Sheer Veil, Bouquet, and Truly Pink fragrances, as well as the most recent introduction of Vera Wang Princess and Flower Princess.”Coty, Avon, and Giorgio Armani were the big packaging winners at this year’s FiFi Awards.
Coty took home two best packaging FiFi Awards: the women’s prestige packaging award for Marc Jacobs Daisy and the men’s popular appeal packaging award for Intimately Beckham Men. Packaging suppliers for Marc Jacobs Daisy included Pochet (Wayne, NJ) for the bottle, Jackel (Hillsborough, NJ) for the flower-adorned cap, and Rexam (Purchase, NY) for the pump.
Marc Jacobs’ Daisy flowered cap makes the bottle hippie-chic. The package won a best packaging award in the women’s prestige fragrance category.
Christian Lacroix’s Rouge bottle, which won the best packaging FiFi in the women’s
popular-appeal category, features red
spraying and ornate printing.The men’s prestige packaging category awarded the Attitude by Giorgio Armani fragrance bottle, modeled after a cigarette lighter. Suppliers included Gerresheimer (Düsseldorf, Germany) and NVM for the bottle, SAF for the cap, and Valois (Congers, NY) for the pump.
Meanwhile, Avon Products’ Christian Lacroix Rouge fragrance bottle, printed with organic red ink and ornate black silk-screening, won the best packaging award for women’s popular appeal fragrance. Suppliers included Heinz Glas (Linden, NJ) for the bottle, C+N Packaging (Wyandanch, NY) for the cap, and Emsar (Stratford, CT) for the pump.
The FiFi men’s prestige packaging winner, the Attitude by Giorgio Armani fragrance bottle, features Art Deco styling.For a complete list of 2008 FiFi winners, visit The Fragrance Foundation’s Web site at www.fragrance.org. Hosted by The Fragrance Foundation, the FiFi Awards welcomed celebrities and the packaging industry’s elite. The ceremony was held on May 21 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.
Diamond Packaging Wins Carton Awards
Carton supplier Diamond Packaging (Rochester, NY) won five awards in the Gold Leaf Awards Competition, sponsored by the Foil Stamping & Embossing Association. The awards recognize excellence in foil stamping and embossing designs and techniques.
Cartons for Coty’s Nautica My Voyage fragrance feature advanced foil stamping and embossing techniques to create a look reminiscent of ocean waves and sandy beaches.Diamond won a gold award for Coty’s Nautica My Voyage for Her fragrance carton. The reverse-tuck carton features .018 solid-bleached-sulfate holographic foil board complemented by advanced foil stamping and embossing. The graphics were offset printed in various colors.
The carton’s holographic foil was overprinted with transparent blue ink to suggest the look of the ocean. A UV gloss coating was applied over the carton’s holographic areas. The bottom portion of the carton was stamped with opaque white foil and embossed with a crosshatch pattern for a tactile effect to mimic the look of sand.
Diamond also won a silver award for a Stetson fragrance gift set carton for Coty. The carton features gold foil stamping, embossing, and spot coating.
ICMAD Presents CITY Awards
ICMAD’s 2008 CITY Award winners, from left to right: Scott Catto, Chad Hayduk, and Trae Bodge, the Web site Innovation award winners for www.threecustom.com; Lauren Kahn, color cosmetic product category award winner for Milani Runway Eyes Shadow Kit; ICMAD executive director Penni Jones; Jim Headley, personal care product category winner for MD Lash Factor; Holly Young, president of Hirshhorn + Young Graphics, trade print advertisement category winner; ICMAD president David Schieffelin; Pam Busiek, skin care product category winner for RosaCalm Skin Serum; Linda Eisner, color cosmetic packaging winner for Pencil Me In Eye Liner Pencils; Carmen DePasquale, personal care packaging winner for New York Streets; and Donna Queen, skin care packaging winner for Oclipse Sunscreen.The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors Association’s Cosmetic Innovators of the Year (CITY) Awards recognized several member companies for their innovative package designs. The awards were presented on June 19 in New York City.
The personal care package design award went to Ecru’s New York Streets product package. The award was accepted by Ecru’s vice president, Dee DeLuca Mattos. In the color cosmetic package design category, the winner was Pencil Me In Cosmetics’ Eye Accent Pencil, which was designed with a built-in pencil sharpener in the lid. Company president Linda Eisner accepted the award. Oclipse Sunscreen + Primer SPF 30 by ZO Skin Health received the award for skin care package design. The award was accepted by company president Donna Queen.
Notably, graphic design firm Hirschhorn + Young Graphics took home an award in the trade print advertising category for its design of a sunscreen giveaway product package that was developed to educate the sunscreen industry about FDA’s soon-to-be-implemented sunscreen labeling requirements. Hirschhorn + Young president Holly Young accepted the award.
Several packaging suppliers donated packaging and services for the promotion. Brad-Pak Enterprises (Garwood, NJ) provided a 4-oz brushed-aluminum bottle, as well as pumps; June Jacobs Labs (Moonachie, NJ) supplied sunscreen as well as filling services; and Quality Assured Label (Hopkins, MN) produced the multipage label.
AmeriStar Awards Five Beauty Brands
Five beauty brands were honored in the health and beauty aids category of the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ 2007 AmeriStar Awards. The awards were presented at the Packaging Summit Expo and Conference held in mid-May in Rosemont, IL.
The awards were given based on package innovation, sustainability, protection, economics, performance, and marketing. Winners included:
• Artistry Essentials skin care line. To match the line’s uncomplicated approach to skin care, the packages, including soft-touch flexible tubes with flip-top closures and frosted bottles and jars, feature clean, sleek lines.
• Estée Lauder’s Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia fragrance. Inspired by vintage jewelry, the bottle’s gold cap was decorated with semiprecious gemstones.
• Aveda Men Pure-Formance Hair Care Collection. The high-density polyethylene bottles in this line incorporate 95% postconsumer recycled (PCR) content, the highest percentage of PCR that Aveda has used in its packaging to date.
• Bumble and bumble’s 2007 Holiday Collection. These black-and-white gift set boxes feature a red elastic bellyband.
• Coach fragrance bottle. A perfect nod to Coach’s branding, the bottle was metallized with the classic Coach logo and features Coach’s signature hangtag.