Recycling turns to limited edition

Oh wow, this shows the use for recycle! Well not in it's true sense, but still!

Klein Constantia didn’t know what to do with the grape skins that were left over from the production of their award winning wines. In the past they had fed the skins to their cows, but they decided to produce a limited edition grappa, as a gift to the people that were important to their business. 

Because the Grappa wasn’t intended for sale, Klein Constantia proposed a “half-jack” bottle with a screw cap, but eventually was able to source 4000 beautiful bottles with a unique porcelain wire stopper. It wasn’t the type of bottle Grappa was usually sold in, since it wouldn’t have to compete with other products in the category, instead it felt unique and special. And of course this made everyone happy.

Oh and if you're wondering about the cow illustration at the bottom... well he wasn't as happy as the rest.

Wake up and smell the coffee!

Who doesn't like coffee? Well, I don't!  But that doesn't stop me from looking at (and buying) beautiful coffee packaging. It might seem absurd to some of you, but when it comes to packaging, I really do not mind what's on the inside as long as I get to display the package on my bookshelf. And maybe one daywhen I'm not studying anymore, there will be a room in my house where all of these boxes, bags and bottles will live together in perfect harmony.  And no, just incase you're wondering, I'm not a hoarder, just a packaging fanatic!

So here's what you might have missed last month on Shelf Life (sorry for the long quiet period)

A renewed love for craft beer packaging!

So even though my beer celebration month is long gone and maybe forgotten for some of you, I've just enjoyed a new bunch of beer packaging inspiration from The Dieline, and I just can't hold my excitement in so I decided to share a few of them with you today.

Cheers!