28 Jun
Finnish distillery distinguishes itself with eco-friendly packaging

Teerenpeli, a Finland-based distillery, originally started brewing Gold Medal-winning beer in the town of Lahti. Then in 2008 they began selling their five-year single malt whisky, and the rest is Finnish boozing history. Earlier this year, Teerenpeli launched their 8-year-old single malt whisky in eco-friendly packaging, carefully designed by the Design Foundation Finland and the […]


21 Jan
Extravagant in flavor, packaging and pricetag

We’ve waxed eloquent before about our love for Highland Park (its Orcadian Vintage Series and Earl Magnus Edition 1 Scotch), as it’s one of the favorite single malt scotches poured at The Meadows. It is truly an exceptional whisky, and consistently scores awards along with the best. Distilled in the Orkney Islands, Highland Park is […]


Designer Somchana Kangwarnjit has come up with an another award winning idea for Prompt Design, a Thailand-based agency specializing in packaging (in addition to everything from t-shirts to websites). Their latest creation, the Here! Sod tshirt, is a novel idea in packaging: when folded up, they resemble simple but well known food packaging — like […]


12 Aug
adidas Originals x Star Wars “Han Solo” SL-72 Sneakers

Ok, we’ve done a lot of posts about the adidas Originals x Star Wars Fall/Winter 2010 Collection so far, and honestly we’re kind of over them. In fact we would’ve let this one slide if it wasn’t for the particularly inventive packaging for the shoe: it comes “frozen in carbonite” like Han himself in a […]


13 Jan
Gestalten's comprehensive tome on all things creative and packaging

Gestalten is one of our favorite publishers, and they’ve hit LIAS bullseye with their recent Boxed and Labelled tome — in their words, “a comprehensive overview of the most intelligent, innovative, playful and attractive examples of current packaging design. The broad spectrum of packaging is illustrated through an extensive selection of products characterized by cutting-edge […]