Webb deVlam have completed a project for Bombay Sapphire—a Limited Edition prestige presentation pack featuring a handcrafted bottle, presentation case and a booklet describing the history of the brand and the design and development of the Limited Edition. The stopper was designed by Garrard under the direction of its creative director Stephen Webster. The luxury bottle and gift pack celebrate the 250th anniversary of the secret recipe on which Bombay Sapphire gin is based.

The highly prestigious Pentaward prize-giving ceremony (an annual event staged to give official recognition to the world’s best packaging designs) singled out the BETC design agency and its founder Chris Pradère this year for a silver Pentaward—presented for the priceless gift box specifically created for the Louis XIII Rare Cask cognac by Rémy Martin—as well as a bronze Pentaward given for the overall design approach adopted for the Amore Pacific laboratories’ luxury Korean brand, Sulwhasoo.

Pearlfisher has created the branding for Mii, a make-up line from Gerrard International—the first own-brand make-up line from this leading consultancy and distributor for professional beauty salons and spas. Appointed in 2009 on the strength of its beauty brand credentials, Pearlfisher was tasked with creating brand strategy, product segmentation, naming, tone of voice and the packaging design.

Last week, in David Cameron’s address to the CBI, the main thrust of his speech centred on the need for this to be the ‘age of the entrepreneur’. Whilst I am not wearing any political heart on my sleeve, I did want to respond to his call to action. I believe that we are already very much living in the age of the entrepreneur and that if big business looked to the brand design business they would see examples of how entrepreneurial brands are already changing the status quo to carve a more successful path for their—and ergo the economy’s—future.

This month sees the launch of the new Penhaligon’s Christmas gift collection, designed by the jkr agency. The gift boxes, which are based on the theme of anthropomorphic animals, deliver a bespoke gifting solution for the boutique perfumer. Briefed with delivering eccentricity and decadence, the new collection creates a fantasy world in keeping with the brand’s charismatic charm. Each range tells a story, from an afternoon tea party through to music and discovery.

On September 30, dozens of Pentawards 2010 trophies were given out to well-known and emerging design agencies, which have been developing vivid packaging and visuals for products during the past year. The winning entries of 2010 as well as designs from 2009 and top works of 2008,  divided into five main categories—beverages, food, body, luxury, and other markets—were featured in “The Package Design Book” published by TASCHEN and presented that day.