Pack Shots: September 2009

Pressing on
Do you have the oldest Manroland printing press in the UK? If you think you do, Manroland wants you to get in touch. The press manufacturer has launched its Printing Classics campaign to find the UK’s oldest operational Manroland press. The winner will be invited to a prize-giving ceremony at Ipex 2010. To be in with a chance, log on to www.manroland.co.uk/printingclassics.

A lot of bottle
In the past you may have made a rocket or a pen holder out of a fizzy drinks bottle, but British designer Brendan Young has taken things a step further and created a series of lamps. The Little Crush range is made from a reclaimed PET drinks bottles that have been crushed and coated in matt black rubber – at £158, that’s one expensive piece of packaging.

A scent to the throne
She got flying lessons from her mum, golf lessons with Nick Faldo from her dad, but it was the bespoke perfume that Princess Beatrice received for her 21st birthday that caught our attention. Named Beatrice, it is reported to have cost thousands of pounds, according to the Daily Mail, which imagined a pack topped with a bust of Beatrice herself. Just what every girl wants.

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