Designing desire: Frank Stephenson on the emotional power of luxury

Speaking at London Packaging Week, the visionary behind iconic road cars for Ferrari, McLaren, and Maserati explores how emotionally intelligent design is redefining modern luxury. At the heart of luxury lies a delicate balance between desire and accessibility, something not necessarily needed, but undeniably aspired to. Pursuing higher standards, refinement, and quality draws people toward […]

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“To innovate, we must collaborate” – Masterpress emphasizes need for cross-industry collaboration amid EU PPWR impact

Last week, European packaging converter, Masterpress, invited us to its main headquarters in Białystok, Poland, providing a behind-the-scenes look at its operations and outlook on the European packaging industry. Established in 1996, Masterpress specializes in decorative packaging solutions, covering shrink sleeve and self-adhesive labels, as well as offering sleeve label application machinery, application services and […]

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Horticulturists recognised at Chartered Institute’s Annual General Meeting

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture’s annual general meeting concluded with a prizegiving ceremony recognising the exceptional contribution of horticulture professionals and students over the past year. The Aberconway Award for best horticultural dissertation was awarded to James Douglass from SRUC. James’ thesis investigated the relationship between different populations of the Scots Pine pathogen Curreya spp. […]

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Edith Bowman announced as host of Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2025, as tickets go on sale for the glittering ceremony

Acclaimed broadcaster Edith Bowman has been announced as the host of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2025, as tickets for the highly anticipated annual celebration go on sale today, Monday, 28th April. The celebration of Scotland’s very best food and drink producers will take place on Thursday, 4th September. The prestigious Awards will […]

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Easyfairs UK brings Packaging Innovations to the masses

Following a record-breaking event, the packaging industry can now access more than 18 hours of educational content direct from the show floor.  Easyfairs UK is keeping the momentum going following the record-breaking edition of Packaging Innovations & Empack earlier this year, with more than 18 hours of educational video content recorded direct from the show […]

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