At Signet we are proud to have created an array of beautiful bespoke packaging for a range of clients. This gallery shows just a selection of the luxury packaging we have created for customers in the past. From the beautiful badges for Monkey Shoulder whisky to faux wax seals for Hotel Chocolat, there isn’t much that we can’t do. If you are inspired by any of the designs and want us to create some unique packaging for your business please get in touch with our friendly team.
Hard to say but easy to drink, Scottish lowland whisky makers Auchentoshan approached Signet with a brief for a limited edition 480-bottle run of their 30-year bourbon cask aged whisky. A real whisky heavyweight, Signet proposed a similarly weighty design; an embossed pewter label that could be placed on both the bottle and the presentation box. The hand finished plaques were flexible enough to curved around the face of the bottle, and were then pre-creased to wrap around three sides of the presentation box for a co-ordinated and super-deluxe look.
Distilled in Woodford County, Kentucky, since the 1800s, Woodford Reserve has earned the reverence of bourbon connoisseurs the world over for a flavour so perfect it has barely changed in two centuries. To celebrate the distillery’s 200th anniversary in 2012, Woodford Reserve commissioned Signet to create a distinctive medallion, cast in zinc and copper plated to evoke the copper pot stills used in the process to this day. Suspended from a twisted rayon cord loop, the medallion was easy to apply to the bottle and simple to remove and retain as a keepsake of a very special bottling.
Whyte & Mackay can trace its whisky-making roots back to 1844 in Glasgow and produces some of the world’s finest, multi award winning blended malt whiskies to this day. For Whyte & Mackay’s 30-year-old scotch, the company wanted to create a striking look with a matt black spray painted bottle, featuring the iconic Whyte & Mackay lion insignia in gold and a custom die-cast coin hanging from the capsule. Signet responded by developing a flexible version of the gold plated nickel transfers, which could wrap around the curved face of the bottle, plus a custom crimp seal charm attached to a satin ribbon and gold plated for a premium look befitting of this deluxe product.
With 10 generations of expertise, Villa Lobos is one of Mexico’s eminent tequila brands. A family-owned business, Villa Lobos is one of the last distilleries producing aged tequila the old fashioned way, and this artisan approach is reflected in the presentation of the bottle. Villa Lobos approached Signet looking for an embellishment that would convey the heritage of its 180-year-old distillery, and we created a beautiful cartouche with a slightly irregular edge in the style of a faux wax seal. Created in a Marque aluminium label with a self-adhesive back, and designed to fit perfectly in the location area on the bottle, the cartouche featured a small graphic derived from the company logo and the date of La Altena distillery’s establishment, highlighted in gold foil.
For a much-anticipated release of their 16-year barrel aged whiskey, Tyrconnell sought a really distinctive look for their bottle. Signet devised a series of embellishments including a heavyweight hangtag suspended from a plaited leather cord, and a copper foot plaque. An extensive sampling process was undertaken in order to achieve a perfect match between the leather cord, the tag and the green label on the bottle. The tag itself was fitted with a metal eyelet and featured both printing and copper foil, which was picked up in the die cast foot plaque, which was made from rigid metal and had to be pre-formed to fit the curve of the bottle.
Like so many fashion brands, Ted Baker / KMI Brands has recently branched out into premium homewares and sought an eye-catching addition to the packaging for their range of scented candles and reed diffusers. Signet collaborated to create a range of colour co-ordinated faux wax seals to further underscore the product differential across the range, while tying in with the ‘Global Cities’ theme. Injection moulded in colour-matched polymer with an adhesive back, the seals were applied to both products and presentation cartons.
Prestige cookware company Stellar / Horwood Homewares wanted to create a very high quality branded accessory for a relaunched range. Part of the brief was that this should be difficult to copy, since the company had been experiencing some problems with counterfeit products. After experimenting with various colours, sizes and styles, Signet developed a small oval hangtag in a style often favoured by fashion brands to denote the kind of understated quality that characterizes the Stellar brand. Injection moulded onto a twisted rayon cord with a clip closure, the tag was finished with hot foil stamping to highlight the Stellar name.
Taking inspiration for its logo from the ‘swan neck’ shape of the pipes on their copper pot stills, Sipsmith’s swan is fast becoming a gin icon. The company wanted to create a pin badge as a gift for its most loyal customers, to welcome them into the Sipsmith family. Signet produced a beautifully delicate design, die cast in zinc and copper plated, with a butterfly back.
Sipsmith Gin hit upon a novel idea for a Christmas gift set; six gin miniatures designed to hang from the Christmas tree. Having previously experimented with wire, they approached Signet seeking a more professional-looking solution. We suggested a much thinner version of the gift ribbon Sipsmith already sourced from Signet, printed with their branding in copper foil and pre-tied for swift application to the bottles. Simple, stylish and highly effective!
Having sourced these adorable mini jumpers, we knew they would be perfect for a client seeking to add a hugely memorable, eye catching and humorous flourish to their festive packaging. An existing Signet client, Rock Rose / Dunnet Bay Distillers jumped at the chance to literally dress up their bottles in the mini Christmas jumpers, which were custom made in the brand colours with a Rock Rose intarsia.
The first whisky distillery to be established in Wales for over a century, Penderyn uses natural spring water from the Brecon Beacons to create its award-winning bourbon. For its ‘Icons of Wales’ series, the company developed this bottle in tribute to the opera singer, Bryn Terfel, best known for playing Shakespeare’s Falstaff. In a nod to the red velvet curtain of the theatre, the bottle was wrapped in a red flocked material, leaving a custom aperture to house a Marque flexible aluminium label in a gold finish, with stunning embossed detailing and self-adhesive back.
Literally a kitchen table enterprise, the Orchard Gin Company entered the booming gin market with the aim of creating hand-crafted, hedgerow-inspired gin products made with ingredients like damsons, elderflower and rhubarb. Sealing the contemporary bottles with wax was key to entrepreneur Hannah Wardle’s vision – but having exhausted various options for getting the wax open, she was losing faith fast! Enter Signet’s strong, non-stretch ribbon tear strips with dry tab which made hand application of the bottle sealing wax and subsequent opening of the seal a breeze.
Created by Gortinore Distillery, Natterjack Whiskey was inspired by a fusion of Irish and American distilling and blending techniques and also by Ireland’s only native toad – the Natterjack, which walks while all others are hopping! With the toad at the centre of its branding, Gortinore sought to really bring the character of their product alive on the bottle. Our Marque aluminium label fitted the bill perfectly, enabling the label to be embossed and high level printed to give the toad a really authentic ‘warty’ feel!
Lucid Absinthe / Hood River Distillery approached Signet for help in the creation of a challenging cutout applique for their superior product. Highly intricate, the delicate design had to be robust enough to withstand a retail environment as well as meeting budget and delivery deadlines. After exploring various options, the client selected a stunning design created using Marque flexible aluminium. The colour of the green glass bottle was painstakingly matched to achieve an authentic ‘cut out’ appearance that would still be easy to apply. The material is processed in a specialist machine which ultrasonically welds and forms the appliqués in a mould for a captivating relief effect.
Iconic Champagne house Hediard approached Signet looking to achieve an edge over the competition by upgrading what would traditionally have been a paper label to a tactile 3D sticker in a faux seal style. We created a vibrant silkscreened label in a classic red & gold colourway, with Hediard’s ‘H’ embossed in the centre and selective resin doming around the fluted edge to create the appearance of a wax seal with a super-premium, high shine appearance.
Born out of a vision to unearth and reinvigorate Camden Lock’s former gin glory, Half Hitch is a relatively new brand seeking to tap into a rich heritage. Signet worked with the brand to develop a distinguished and tactile label for their small batch gin using printing and embossing techniques to produce a design that referenced the connection to Camden Lock and the ‘half hitch’ knots used to moor barges along the canal. The result is an authentic-looking Marque aluminium flexible label with a vintage feel that is very much in style.
