The prestigious Diamond Pentaward
2014 Best of Show, was won by the
Danone Group for the design of the
Pure Drop mini bottles of Evian spring
water created by the French agency
Grand Angle. Photo Pentawards
This year again, Pentawards are opening up its prestigious international competition dedicated exclusively to packaging design. A truly global competition, the Pentawards open every year in a world-class city. After Monaco, Brussels, Shanghai, New York, Paris, Barcelona and Tokyo, this year is London’s turn. All packagings created or placed on the market since 1 January 2014 are eligible to compete in the Pentawards 2015. The 9th edition of the international competition, which offers 55 categories divided into five sectors — Food, Beverages, Body, Luxury and Other Markets, is open for entries from 9 March to 24 April 2015.
Created in 2007, Pentawards is exclusively devoted to packaging design in all its forms. It is open to everybody in all countries who are associated with the creation and marketing of packaging. The winners will receive bronze, silver, gold, platinum or diamond Pentawards according to the creative quality of their work. Pentawards participants will have the opportunity of comparing their creations with others from all over the world and winning the prestigious awards will allow them to demonstrate their creativity and expertise worldwide.
Packaging designers, brand owners, packaging suppliers and students can register online at www.pentawards.org. Participants have to upload up to five different visuals of their creations in jpeg format (RGB, minimum 700 kB and maximum 1 MB). The Pentawards ceremony will be presented on 26 September 2015 in London. An international jury comprising of 12 professionals from packaging design and marketing and its chairman will bestow the Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Pentawards.
Packaging design from the world over created or brought out in 2014-15 will be judged by a likewise international jury that will select the winners in accordance with the creative quality of the work submitted. Apart from prize-giving, Pentawards’ mission is the promotion of packaging design with companies, the press, the economic and political authorities and the public in general, throughout the world.
The impact, resilience, and growth of responsible packaging in a wide region are daily chronicled by Packaging South Asia.
A multi-channel B2B publication and digital platform such as Packaging South Asia is always aware of the prospect of new beginnings and renewal. Its 16-year-old print monthly, based in New Delhi, India has
demonstrated its commitment to progress and growth. The Indian and Asian packaging industries have shown resilience in the face of ongoing challenges over the past three years.
As we present our publishing plan for 2023, India’s real GDP growth for the financial year ending 31 March 2023 will reach 6.3%. Packaging industry growth has exceeded GDP growth even when allowing for inflation in the past three years.
The capacity for flexible film manufacturing in India increased by 33% over the past three years. With orders in place, we expect another 33% capacity addition from 2023 to 2025. Capacities in monocartons, corrugation, aseptic liquid packaging, and labels have grown similarly. The numbers are positive for most of the economies in the region – our platform increasingly reaches and influences these.
Even given the disruptions of supply chains, raw material prices, and the challenge of responsible and sustainable packaging, packaging in all its creative forms and purposes has significant headroom to grow in India and Asia. Our context and coverage engulf the entire packaging supply chain – from concept to shelf and further – to waste collection and recycling. We target brand owners, product managers, raw material suppliers, packaging designers and converters, and recyclers.
In an admittedly fragmented and textured terrain, this is the right time to plan your participation and marketing support communication – in our impactful and highly targeted business platform. Tell us what
you need. Speak and write to our editorial and advertising teams!
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