Cosfibel’s Mandalay Design Creates Mother’s Day Coffrets

In 2007, Mandalay created the Christmas coffret to celebrate Lolita Lempicka’s 10th anniversary. For Mother’s Day, Pacific Création again called on Mandalay Design. The promotional gifts specialistcreated jewelry made of delicate and refined alloys: a baroque-style necklace blending ivy leaves, primrose, violets and daisies, which fall in a shower of greenery onto a golden cage (for the first fragrance’s Jardin des Merveilles coffret). In the Trésor de Corail case for L, a bracelet surfaces from the depths of the sea with ocean flowers, coral and fish in a curved cage. These jewels come with the eau de parfum 50ml spray. The transparent wedge by Teppor both protects and presents the jewels. More info: www.cosfibelgroup.com

Axilone Takes the Bit

Gucci by Gucci, the new fragrance from the famous brand, stands out through its generous curves, soft creases and modernity. The shoulder of this heavy brown bottle has been sophisticatedly dressed with a jewel featuring a horse bit—the brand mark of Gucci. Axilone worked with the precision of a jeweler to fix the jewel directly to the shoulder of the bottle, offering a turnkey solution. More info: www.ileos.com

Risdon Runs on the Wild Side

Ralph Wild wears caps fashioned from Surlyn resin, created by Risdon, for Ralph Lauren Fragrances, a division of L’Oréal USA. Risdon’s 12 cavity-mold contributed to a faster lead time and made the project cost-effective. More info: www.risdon.com

Qosmedix Creates Lint-Free Pads

Lint-free cosmetic pads from Qosmedix make gentle single-handed cleansing a snap. Pads have a half-moon-shaped laminate tab that lifts up, creating a convenient handle, keeping fingers from coming in contact with the pad’s surface. The non-woven material makes these pads an excellent fiber-free choice for nail polish removal. These white pads are 1-3/4 in. in diameter and have a polyfilm laminate backing. They can be used with the company’s specialized swabs and disposable applicators to create hygienic supply kits. More info: www.qosmedix.com 

Neenah’s Papers Provide Luxury

Luxury is in the bag with Neenah’s luxury packaging papers. The manufacturer’s offerings in sustainable papers are available in “Luxe Papers for Luxury Bags,” a swatchbook that updates packaging designers on what new textures, finishes and green choices are available. Five finishes—Broadcloth, Canvas, Oxford, Smooth and Pearlized Smooth—are available. All items in the collection contain a minimum of 30% post-consumer fiber, and the Smooth finish contains 80% post-consumer fiber. More info: www.neenahpaper.com

CCL Tube Commercializes Tube Decorating Innovations

CCL Tube Inc now offers a wide range of innovative decorating capabilities to complement its standard one-to-eight color offset and one-to-six color silkscreen printing. The combined use of high-gloss metallic inks and spot varnishes is available using CCL’s expert silkscreen printing process. Silkscreen printing over hot stamping adds definition and dimension to modern tube designs; CCL Tube creates custom foil colors by silkscreen printing over the original foil to ensure branding consistency throughout the decorating process. The company can also combine tactile silkscreen
varnishes and gloss inks to not only create a high-profile look, but a built-in, non-slip finish. CCL Tube has commercialized pearlessence, wood grain and leather simulated silkscreen inks, adding several more decorating innovations to its capabilities. More info: www.ccltube.com

KOCH Provides Equipment for Sustainable Packaging

To meet the rising demand for sustainable packaging, KOCH Packaging Systems offers a flexible solution based on proven machine designs. Capable of using a pre-cut paperboard blank, the blister pocket can be formed to hold the product in a fashion similar to a classic film blister package, and 100% paperboard materials can be used with product viewing windows on either side of the package. Plastic blister materials can be run on the same machine when equipped with a forming module for higher strength, tamper-evident requirements. Classic materials such as PVC or PET can be used as well as more environmentally friendly options like recycled PET or biodegradable PLA films. Equipment solutions are available for low to moderate volumes as well as production scale systems. More info: www.kochpackaging.com

O.BERK Reintroduces Flip-Tops

O.BERK has reintroduced its Flip-Top Jar Covers in 70/400 and 89/400 finishes for use in 4- and 8-oz. low-profile PET jars. These bi-injected polypropylene single-piece jar covers, employ a crab-claw sealing system, and are manufactured to order in a rainbow of custom colors to match your product or label. O.BERK currently stocks both size jar covers in natural. PVC jar discs may be used to seal the product during shipping and can then be removed by the consumer. The product can now be applied from the jar without removal of the closure. More info: www.OBERK.com

Michelman Wax Dispersions Add Matting Effect

Michem Guard 349 and Michem Guard 350 from Michelman are wax dispersions used for imparting a matting effect to most aqueous coatings and varnishes. The coatings give water-based inks the performance properties of solvent-based systems, without the environmental hazards. They also enhance properties such as blocking and abrasion, water repellency, and scratch and mar resistance. Both are solvent-free and are designed to highlight the positive properties of large particle sized wax and minimize unnecessary interaction from dispersing agents. More info: www.michem.com

J.L. Clark Offers Metal Containers

J.L. Clark’s new line of premium metal containers is available in low minimum order quantities and with a variety of sizes, styles and customization options. The products enable manufacturers to take advantage of the company’s decorative metal containers, but with the flexibility to order in small quantities. More information: www.jlclark.com