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Voyeurism as we know it has been transformed. Simple Playboy subscriptions are a thing of the past for men who like to read the articles. Now, a new business offers a service that makes the magazine delivery just a little bit more interesting. By offering a once a month delivery service of unique vintages of wines which come with a label that features a vintage playboy magazine cover – the whole wine drinking experience just got better. No longer do men strictly need to focus upon their simple magazine subscriptions, and with a little bit of liquid courage from the wine; they might really be able to talk their way into believing that they really do like Playboy for the articles and for those that don’t there is always ’stuff magazine’.

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“A collector’s item indeed! This crafted luminous decanter sheathed in gold by Hennessy would be an exclusive hand-gift for any discerning individual

An exquisite packaging design by Italian designer Ferruccio Laviani, Paradis Horus is an exceptional cognac developed from a masterly assemblage of hundreds of rare eaux-de-vie, perfectly aged for 25 to 130 years. It is has been described as the fruit of a noble alliance between man, the land and the heavens.

‘A divine name for divine perfection. Its name is derived from the mythological god representing the sun. Emerging from the cellar’s obscurity, its luminous eaux-de-vie irradiate. They embody the sun’s power and warm light, forming a cognac beyond compare.

When simplicity, fun and beauty combine with practicality you often get a hybrid of blandness. However, Anni Nykänen of Packlab at Lahti Institute of Design in Finland has really captured something special with this brilliant popcorn package that not only looks good while you pop your popcorns in the microwave but the packaging itselfs pops-up into a nice bowl when your popcorn is ready to be served – which means no washing up. It should be applauded just for that alone. So many other applications for this type of thinking.

This elegant Yaoki sake bottle by Dentsu Kyushu Inc. with a white refined shape and a rounded base, allows the (self-righting) bottle to regain its vertical position by itself. This sake based on potatoes and the Arita porcelain from which the flask is made are famous on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
The message, drawn from an ancient proverb, says “If you fall seven times, get up eight times”; in other words, “Never give up”, like this bottle which always regains its vertical position.

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“Maestro Dobel is a luxurious silver tequila with the complexity of an aged spirit.  Created by Juan-Domingo “Dobel” Beckmann, the sixth-generation leader of the world’s most prominent tequila-producing family, Maestro Dobel Dobel is diamond-clear – a result of a proprietary blending and filtration technique.  Hand-crafted in Jalisco, Mexico, Dobel is a distinctive blend of three aged tequilas: Reposado (rested 15 months), Anejo (rested 24 months), and Extra-Anejo (rested for 36 months). Maestro Dobel will be available in August 2008 at the finest evening establishments in Los Angeles, Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta as well as online where legal.  Dobel is 40% Alc./Vol. and has a suggested retail price of $74.99. ”

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How to convey luxury in a wine bottle? A perfect example – the poetically simple wine bottles from Buccella Wines.

Limited color palette (jet black bottle, creamy white label and rich red seal).

Texture (glossy bottle, uncoated paper label and deeply embossed real wax seal).

Less is more (the only clues about ‘who’ and ‘when’ are the logo in the seal and the artful ‘2005′ on the label).

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San Francisco-based Method has revamped the packaging for its popula Omop floor sweeper keit and Omop microfiber accessory pads.

Made specifically for Method from a combination of paper and bamboo the new brown packaging has an attractive unfinished quality to it – totally unique next to other products packaged in clear clamshells with bright labeling.

The packaging has a minimal quality to it that alone provides it a creative advantage – you want to look at the packaging, touch it and find out what is in it.

The packaging is both compostable and recyclable (mixed paper) and its creation has an interesting story behind it.

The idea for the new design came out of a “Design Safari” a regular creative departure held internally among Method staff. At the safaris staff members share examples of packaging or creative design they like and discuss it with their colleagues.

The new Omop starter kit packaging is compartmentalized. Everything has its own place in a logical easy to open format (unlike many clamshells).

Method’s Katie Molinari says – the internal layout of the packaging is a little like the experience of opening an Ipod box.

Open the lid of the paper/bamboo packaging on the starter kit to find a bottle of the Omop cleaning solution and a microfiber pad nicely laid out in front of you. Dig a little deeper to uncover the Omop unit itself. So simple its actually rather elegant.

The Omop starter kit and microfiber accessory packaging are both made from the new paper/bamboo packaging designed in-house by Method’s design team.

The new packaging replaces the clamshell style packaging the product used before and began appearing in stores across the country last month. Molinari said the Omop itself is basically the same as the earlier version with a few minor enhancements to its durability and functionality.

Consumers will ultimately judge the effectiveness of the new paper/bamboo packaging but from a creative and design perspective its bold and ambitious – fitting well with Method’s goals of continuing to green their packaging.

The packaging won the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ (IoPP) AmeriStar award.

The newly designed packaging is available for both versions of the Omop and microfiber pads.

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