Coming Soon: Luxe Pack New York 

This May’s luxury product packaging event expands in more ways than one. Due to increased exhibitor demand, Luxe Pack New York 2008 (May 21-22) will expand into The Altman Building, which adjoins the Metropolitan Pavilion on West 18th Street, where the event has been held since its launch in 2003. The show has also added to its popular seminar offerings and will feature a keynote by Dr. G. Clotaire Rapaille. Approximately 110 exhibitors will participate.
   The schedule of events includes:

Wednesday, May 21

10:30am: “Packaging for the Wine and Spirits Industry,” a panel moderated by Saverglass.

2:00pm: “Sustainability and Luxury Packaging,” by Andrew H. Dent PhD, Material ConneXion vice president library & materials research.

3:30pm: Keynote: Internationally renowned Dr. G. Clotaire Rapaille, chairman of Archetype Discoveries Worldwide and best-selling author of The Culture Code and The Seven Secrets of Marketing in a Multi-Cultural World, will discuss the paradigm shift in the luxury market

5:30pm: CPC Packaging’s “Editors’ Choice Awards.”
 

Thursday, May 22

10:30am: “How International and Vertical Markets Influence Beauty Packaging,” by Nathalie Dessirier, co-owner of CapBeauty, the product-watch experts.

11:30am: “Basta! Does Luxury Have to Mean Excess?” a distinguished panel discussion created and moderated by internationally recognized designer Marc Rosen.
2:00pm: “Cross-Cultural Branding: Differentiating and Introducing International Brands into New Markets,” by Dennis Furniss, EVP, Kaleidoscope.

3:30pm: “Sustainable Packaging: What’s New from Our Exhibitors,” a panel with Alcan Packaging Beauty, Curtis/Monadnock Paper Mills, Design and Source Productions and MeadWestvaco.

Special Exhibits

•Material ConneXion Lounge—a special area
dedicated to recycled materials.
•The FiFi Nominees—the only opportunity to
see all the winning packaging together.
•Pratt Institute “Marc Rosen Scholarship for Graduate Package Design” Recipients’ Designs.

About Luxe Pack

Luxe Pack New York debuted in 2003 with 40 exhibitors. Its 2007 edition attracted more than 1,700 top-level visitors and showcased 100 exhibitors. Idice Monaco, the organizer of Luxe Pack Monaco and Luxe Pack Shanghai, is the parent company of Luxe Pack NY, LLC, the organizer of Luxe Pack New York. Founded in 1988, Luxe Pack Monaco is for professionals in luxury product packaging, devoted to fragrances-cosmetics, jewelry-watches, agri-business, wines and spirits, tobacco products and tableware. Held annually, it is known as the industry’s premier event in this sector. 

Upcoming Show Dates

Luxe Pack Monaco: Oct. 28-31, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.
Luxe Pack Shanghai: Mar. 17-18, 2009, Shanghai International Convention Center.

More info: [email protected]