Packaging
The winners of Pentawards 2017: the most beautiful packaging designs in the world.
Friday 06. October 2017 - The international jury of Pentawards, the first worldwide competition devoted exclusively to packaging design, chaired by Co-Founder Brigitte Evrard, is announcing its 2017 winners!
This year, the 11th edition of the Pentawards was held at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain. The gala ceremony played host to over 300 people from the global packaging design community, from all around the world (27 countries represented).
The prestigious Diamond Pentaward, 2017 Best of Show was won by the Spanish-based agency Perfumes y Diseño, for the Starck Paris perfume collection.
The Platinum Pentawards awarded to the best in packaging in five major categories go to:
Beverages Category: Ryuta Ishikawa (Japan) for the Kirinzan bottles.
Food Category: Infinito (Peru) for the Candela Chocolate range.
Body Category: Interbrand (Japan) for Matsukiyo Toilet Paper.
Other Markets Category:Angelina Pischikova (Belarus) for a range of packaging designs for CS Light Bulbs.
Luxury Category: Stranger & Stranger (UK) for the superb bottle Italicus (Ital Spirits).
Regarding the Best of the Show – Diamond Pentaward 2017
Starck Paris perfume collection designed by Spanish-based agency Perfumes y Diseño
Simplicity, a theme that has been concurrent amongst all of the Diamond Pentaward winners over the last eleven years is something that isnt lacking in this years Best Of The Show, Diamond award winning design. Starck Paris pedigree eludes to nothing less than beauty and finesse, both of which were stand out characteristics contributing to the judges unanimous decision to crown this years Diamond award to PERFUMES Y DISEÑO.
Starck Paris is the new perfume collection by designer Philippe Starck. Philippe Starck, who is known for product, industrial, architectural and furniture, has now ventured into the fragrance industry, under his new perfume label, STARCK PARIS.
The product is a collection of three perfumes, feminine, masculine and neutral. The concept was to create three distinct and independent designs that when together, both as bottles and in packaging, would interlink to form one sculpture. The fluid nature of the design creates a connectivity between the three fragrances, that is consistent throughout all aspects of the set. The complex design of the bottles meant that the production had to be executed perfectly to ensure that all three fragrances ebbed and flowed between each other, as conceptualised in the design phase.
This years judging panel, headed by our new chairwoman and existing founder of the Pentawards, Brigitte Evrard and made up of a plethora of highly esteemed, global award-winning design professionals took little time in establishing that the Perfumes y Diseño design could be awarded no less than the Diamond Award at this years gala ceremony, hosted at the W Hotel in Barcelona, overlooking the Spanish Riviera.
PENTAWARDS 2017:
5 Platinum Pentawards, the Best in each Category
Besides the Diamond Pentaward, the best of the show (Starck Perfumes) the international jury chaired by Brigitte Evrard also awarded the 5 “Best of the Category” prizes.
The BEVERAGES Platinum 2017
went to the superb Kirinzan bottle created by Ryuta Ishikawa (Japan)
The Pentawards is no stranger to bottles of Japanese Sake being awarded the platinum award in the beverages category. This years competition saw the Sake, Kirinzan, designed by Ryuta Ishikawa awarded the 2017 Platinum Beverage Pentaward. The bold but beautiful Momiji gold maple leaf is a stand out feature that makes this bottle instantly distinguishable alongside other Sake brands. Noticeably, the embossed, frosted glass detail, along with the adorning gold leaf plating and string tied top on the exterior of the bottle are features of this design that are reflective and as equally as impressive as the high-grade, luxurious sake that is inside the bottle.
The FOOD Platinum 2017
was won by Infinito (Peru) for the packaging of the Candela Chocolate range.
The Peruvian chocolate makers, Candela have a brand ethos that states “Do it right, do whats right”. We can confess that this Platinum Pentaward winning design by Infinito was definitely “done right”. Candela pride themselves on having an operation that is environmentally friendly and ethically responsible. Packaging design that embodied this ethos was a fundamental part of the design brief and is something that has been achieved with true beauty. The hand drawn illustrations show the physical hands of the producers hard at work whilst the diverse ranges of colour used represent the natural setting from which the chocolate originates. Both elements of the design aid in bridging the gap between the producer and consumer in a fun and colourful way.
The BODY Platinum 2017
is awarded to Interbrand (Japan) for a series of packaging for there range of Matsukiyo – Toilet paper.
Changing consumer trends, this packaging design tackles an old age Japanese stigma around purchasing toilet paper head on. Interbrand Japan, the designers behind this Platinum Pentaward winning design claim to have made toilet paper something to embrace by giving it attitude! This design takes the functional shape of a standard toilet roll pack and likens it to every day similar shaped objects by displaying the full-size image of every objects on the exterior of the packaging, in order to create the illusion that something other than a pack of toilet roll is being carried, such as a baby or a boom box. The genius idea plays on the stigma surrounding personal hygiene in Japan and uses a quirky sense of humour to alleviate it. A real worthy winner of the 2017 Body Platinum Pentaward in our eyes.
The OTHER MARKETS Platinum
is awarded to Angelina Pischikova (Belarus) for a range of packaging designs for CS Light Bulbs
The electrical supplier CS supplies over 5000 products to its domestic market, making it the largest supplier of electrical goods in Belarus. For this product range, the packaging designer, Angelina Pischikova used a tale that supposedly inspired Thomas Eddison to create the first light bulb as the basis of her design. The tale goes, that Edison observed fire flies creating light and wanted to recreate this by his own means. This clean and detailed creation matches the shapes of different insects to the shapes of the different lightbulbs in the product range. This shows the insect creating the light, just as Edison saw according to the tale. The illustrations on the packaging instantly catch the attention of people walking by and create a stir of curiosity making the product stand out from the rest.
The LUXURY Platinum
goes to Stranger & Stranger (United Kingdom) for the luxurious ‘Italicus’ bottle of Ital Spirits.
Italicus is the critically acclaimed “Drink Of Kings” in Italy. Made from authentic Italian Bergamot and a carefully crafted selection of Italian botanicals, the Italian drink is traditionally served with equal amounts of prosecco over ice. The team tasked with creating the packaging design for this product were Stranger & Stranger who have offices based in London, New York and San Francisco. When it came to judging this years entries, it was clear from the start that Italicus was a strong contender in 2017s Luxury category. Everything about the design of this bottle is quintessentially Italian. The typography used evokes notions of traditional Italia whilst the tones of blue suggest a hint of Mediterranean origin. There is a luxurious feel to the product that is translated through its gold plated cap in a subtle but effective way and the weight of the bottle equates to a rare sense of dominance.
The 11th edition of the Pentawards in figures.
This eleventh edition of the Pentawards received 2,013 entries from 5 continents and 54 countries. This shows an increase of nearly 10% in enrolment over the previous year.
In addition to the Diamond Pentaward and the 5 Platinum Pentawards, the international jury also awarded 46 Gold Pentawards among the 55 categories competing this year. Silver and Bronze Pentawards were also presented. In total, 32 countries are represented among the winners.