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Moya Simplistic Packaging
Daniel Berkowitz, a designer based in New Delhi, India created packaging design for a range of high end spa products, Moya. Via The Dieline
A Perfume Organic
A Perfume Organic New York. Perfume became an obsession for founder Amanda, while working for Manhattan based, multi-billion dollar beauty corporations. She wanted to offer a natural, healthier alternative to synthetic perfumes, which are full of acetone, petroleum, and phthalates (used to make plastics). The perfumes are USDA certified organic by Oregon Tilth (OTCO)
- Never tested on animals, vegan and certified by PETA
- Free of petrochemicals, solvents, dyes, alcohol, pesticides, and synthetic chemicals
- Environmentally kind and sustainable
- Our perfume boxes are embedded with flower seeds and can be planted
- All packaging is minimal, recyclable & all marketing materials are printed on recycled paper with vegetable inks
- All materials are purchased from domestic companies
- Hand-poured in small batches locally in Manhattan, NY, USA
- Directly supports organic agriculture
- Lab/HQ proudly runs on green energy
Davines Sustainable Strategy
Davines high end hair and skin care products from Parma, Italy. Through a group of guiding principles they aim to create the most environmentally friendly packaging possible.
”Less raw material is possible - so as not to burden on natural resources. For example, by using fewer raw materials, we were able to reduce 33.3% the amount of plastic used for litre size bottles of Davines / Essential Haircare. Another strategy consists in simplifying the packaging system. We did this for our Finest Pigments and Authentic Formulas lines, by applying multi-page labels directly on the packaging avoiding an additional external box. And is the outer package is really necessary?
It comes from suppliers that are close to the packing site To control the pollution generated from transportation. Among close suppliers we favour those certified for renewable source usage, recovery of water or use, for example, FSC paper.
It can be reused The packaging will last longer if it is created with a reusable purpose. Our “success story” are Davines/Essential Haircare bottles; they are certified food grade packaging and this means that they can be reused even in the freezer and in the microwave. To all these attentions we add a pinch of ingenuity and small technical tricks such as logistical optimisation; Energy savings within the production chain and the selection of biodegradable materials. For instance, all Naturaltech cases are made of compostable paper. Finally we shall not omit to recall that all Davines products are realised with 100% clean Energy produced by the sun, the wind and the water.”
L:a Bruket
”Beautiful hand-made soaps and functinal spa products. L:a Bruket, from Varberg, Sweden, manufactures handmade soap and spa products as skin care oils, body scrubs, salt baths etc. using the best organic ingredients. We do not add any artificial stabilizers or colours. All our vegetable and essential oils are certified organic. The certifications are made by all or at least one of following organisations: Soil Association (UK), NOP-USDA (USA) och EcoCert (Europe).” Designed by Patrik Stenefjäll
Natural perfume vax, handmade in Sweden, from 
Fair Trade Soap
Project goal was to generate income for rural women and farmers through the production of a value added product
”Design Impact partnered with ODAM, a non-governmental organization that work to address poverty, women’s empowerment, child welfare, climate change, human rights, education, and health issues that affect rural communities.
The soap enterprise is operated by women in ODAM’s Self Help Groups and all profits go towards ODAM’s community development programs. To develop the product, Design Impact provided intense on-the-ground research of soap, local and international market audits, community brainstorming sessions, prototype and packaging designs, user interviews, and partnership development.”
Via The Dieline
Björk & Berries
Brownish paper box for soaps from Björk & Berries. ”A 100% natural and unique soap with a scent based on Swedish sun ripened wild strawberries. The scent brings back memories from my childhood summers, walking bare foot along the gravel path while eating sun ripened wild strawberries from the edge of the road. Nothing compares to the natural scent of nature. Björk & Berries products have not been tested on animals”.
Absolution Organic Cosmetics
Winner in the category best skincare in Wallpaper’s design awards 2010. ”Conceived to meet the needs of an audience looking for the right balance between eco-conscious and urban lifestyle, women and men who are concerned with their beauty and wellness as well as the one of the planet. They are willing to consume better and seduced by organic products but they refuse to give up pleasure and efficiency”
Packaging: Eco-conceived, recycled and/or recyclable, plant inks, carefully selected providers engaged in a sustainable development process, working everyday to reduce its production impact and sharing its benefits by reversing 2% to the non-profit Care International organization.
Content created from organic or wild vegetal extracts as well as minerals and vitamins, Absolution offers the perfect amount of rare nutrients necessary to maintain the youth and vitality of your skin.
Super-nice web page as well, check it out Absolution
Toothbrush Packaging
Toothbrush manufacturers; show us some user-friendly, easy-to-open, clean-looking, slim package, single-material, gorgeous, kick-ass packaging design. This is NOT good enough. Any good examples around, please send them over! On the same theme – Here is a ”reduce-plastic-blog”
Shigenobu Twilight
Beautiful Shigenobu Twilight ”This is the first handcrafted scent by NY artist Anicka Yi and architect Maggie Peng. The fragrance is inspired by the Fusako Shigenobu, former leader of the Japanese Red Army, who was believed to be in exile in Lebanon for many years after orchestrating some of the group’s most political statements. Yi and Peng have chosen cedar wood as a central theme of this fragrance’s narrative, as cedar is highly regarded in Lebanon as a national emblem. The scent uses three different kinds of cedar wood as its base note, along with violet leaf and nutty heart notes, and top notes of yuzu, shiso leaf, and black pepper. The packaging for this hand-distilled fragrance is made of raw cedar wood, each bottle uniquely (and painstakingly) hand-cut by the creators in architectural geometry, encasing a 10ml glass bottle of liquid within.” Via Ooga Booga Store
Nasomatto
The picture speaks for itself, right! From Nasomatto. See article on The Cool Hunter
Paper Tubes
Chicago paper tube is making recyclable and biodegradable paper tubes shaped into containers for cosmetic, fragrance, candle and gourmet-food packaging. A good alternative to plastic packaging.
Kahina – Giving Beauty
Kahina, is based on 100% organic argan oil sourced from the women’s cooperatives of Marocco. They are sourcing rare essential materials from around the world and donating 25% of the profits to women from these regions. Moreover they are dedicated to the protection and preservation of assets for the future. ”This includes the responsible management and stewardship of the lands, peoples, cultures, economies and traditions that we encounter, first doing no harm and hopefully improving these resources” they state on their web site. With a focus on sustainability, the packaging is created from recycled materials and the bottles are made from recyclable glass, which is colored and therefore helps preserving the content. Check out their blog.
Victoria Secret’s Pink Organics
Designed in-house for Victoria’s Secret Beauty. Pink Organics is a natural line that uses Post Consumer recycled materials, organic ingredients and peeleable labels for recycling. The company have long been under attack by environmentalists for printing millions of catalogues on paper made by clearcutting Canada’s boreal forests. After a while they changed to FSC-paper. With this organic collection they were taking one important step in the world of responsible product design. Read more on Treehugger
Carbon Neutral Cosmetic Company
Louise Galvin is U.K.’s first beauty company to become carbon-neautral. The beauty products comes from naturally ingredients like essential oils, natural extracts, and vegetable-based moisturizing and conditioning agents—no sulfates, parabens, silicone, petrochemicals, synthetic fragrances, or polymers. A collaboration with The CarbonNeutral Company. Via Treehugger
Organicare cares about the Packaging
Organicare’s skin care products. Their goal was to create stylish and sustainable packaging that reflects what’s inside the bottle. All of the packaging is made using 15% hydro-electric power and 85% wind power and is produced in a completely carbon-neutral facility. The Forest Stewardship Council certified, fully recyclable folding carton packaging material is made with 80% post-consumer recycled paper. Willoughby designed it for them. Source Packworld
Nima Nyima Himalayan
Nima Nyima‘s natural products combine homeopathic properties with plant-based fragrances.
Disposable Mug
Design to improve life! A contribution to the Index Award in connection to Copenhagen Design Week later this year. Here the description of this disposable mug concept; ”In India, people prefer water to toilet paper and use plastic cups and empty bottles to hold water. This foldable mug is meant for washing after using the public lavatories in train compartments. It is inexpensive, holds 1.2 liters of water, and disintegrates within 15 minutes after use, solving problems concerning price-sensitive consumers, hygiene maintenance, and waste disposal.” Designed by Paul Sandip
Wood by Dsquared2
This wonderful perfume comes from Dean and Dan Caten for Dsquared2. It reflects their Canadian roots - through simplicity and through wood. The wood is represented in the fragrance as well as in packaging design, where the wooden block protects the inner glass bottle. Delivered in an outer paper box, with a natural and simple look.