NJPEC Honors Packaging Creativity

Packaging for cosmetics, personal care and fragrance drew many of the top honors at the 2009 Package of the Year Awards dinner, presented by the New Jersey Packaging Executives Club. More than 80 entries, which had been entered in the categories of Personal Care, Promotional, Food & Beverage, Color Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical, Fragrance, Graphics and Household were displayed at the event, which was held on November 5, at the Hanover Marriott, in East Hanover, NJ. In addition, Special Awards were bestowed upon beauty packages that exhibited special merit in Innovation, Best Use of Stock Packaging, Sustainability and Visual Impact. The Best of Show, Package of the Year Award recognized Creative Packaging Solutions for its Suki To Go Travel Kit, which also drew top honors in Packaging Innovation and Personal Care. Included here are photos from the festive occasion. For a complete list of winners and more information, please go to: www.beautypackaging.com/articles/2009/09/ online-exclusivenjpec-selects-packaging-winners.

Infinite Glass SGD North America SPECIAL AWARD: Sustainability

Charles Marchese, ABA Packaging, with guest (Silver Award, Fragrance)

Inspirations by Payard Brad-Pak Enterprises SPECIAL AWARD: Best Use of Stock Packaging

Technical Merit Award Tri-Plex Packaging Corp. Avalon Spa Series

Suki To Go Travel Kit Creative Packaging Solutions PACKAGE OF THE YEAR SPECIAL AWARD: Packaging Innovation GOLD AWARD: Personal Care

Charles Chang, Topline (Bronze Award, Color Cosmetics)

Sheherazade Chamlou, SGD North America (Special Award, Sustainability)

Dior Addict Lipcolor for Parfum Christian Dior Rexam Personal Care GOLD AWARD: Color Cosmetics

Laraine Blauvelt, Smith Design, with Charles Del Rosso, MWV

Coni Lefferts, Creative Packaging (Package of the Year) with Peter Gould

(L-R) Rob DeStefano, Emsar, with Brenda and Matt Grimaldi, Pad-Tech

Pretty Plum Body Lotion and Wash for American Eagle Pro-Motion Industries GOLD AWARD: Graphics

Beautiful Ultimate Luxury Set Hampden Papers, Inc. and Knoll Printing & Packaging SPECIAL AWARD: Visual Impact

Jenifer Brady, Brad-Pak (Special Award, Best Use of Stock Packaging)