This holiday season, Highcon customers have elevated festive packaging with creative, innovative solutions. From intricate lanterns to unique beverage displays and Advent calendars, these projects demonstrate the benefits of digital die-cutting for short-run holiday campaigns. Some of these remarkable efforts have even earned prestigious awards.
Let’s explore some of this year’s most inspiring projects:
Schumacher: Award-Winning Display
Schumacher Packaging & Display earned the Display Superstar Award 2024 in Mainz, Germany, for their stunning Christmas 3D candle arch designed by Astrix van’t Ende. Inspired by traditional German Saxon candle arches, this table display merges environmental awareness, creativity, and innovation.
Using Highcon’s digital die-cutting system, Schumacher achieved:
• Unmatched design freedom with intricate details.
• Cost and material savings by eliminating traditional dies.
• Flexibility for short production runs without minimum order quantities.
This display, produced at Schumacher’s Breda, Netherlands plant, features digitally printed wood textures and integrated LED-lit arches, allowing users to toggle between “Winter Wonderland” and “Santa with His Sleigh” scenes. A mini Stollen in the base adds a delightful surprise. The annual Superstar Awards, presented by Display, a German magazine specializing in POS topics, celebrate outstanding sales promotion and product presentation solutions based on design, technical execution, innovation, and functionality.
For a visual overview of the award-winnging display, you can watch the following video:
Fantastapack: Sustainable Creativity
Fantastapack introduced an eco-friendly, tree-shaped Advent calendar that blends creativity with sustainability. Made from recyclable corrugated board, this innovative design features custom compartments for personalized holiday treats, offering an interactive experience for users as they count down to Christmas.
THIMM: Premium Packaging to Increase Awareness
THIMM has a history of creating award-winning packaging solutions. This year, they delivered:
- Environmentally Friendly Christmas Gift Packaging – Designed for Budějovický Budvar n.p., a traditional Czech beer brand, featuring delicate motifs that make the product stand out in stores while ensuring easy handling and secure transportation.
- Custom Packaging for Kokodák Eggnog – Created for D. Walker Distillery, this packaging features a digitally die-cut opening to showcase the product. It combines product protection with an improved unboxing experience, highlighting both functionality and creativity.
Heuchemer and Lamaxso.com: Versatile Packaging Innovations
From intricate Halloween lanterns to bold pop-up beverage displays and even an 11-shot guitar made of corrugated cardboard, Heuchemer and its e-commerce site, Lamaxso.com, have transformed packaging into eye-catching designs perfect for pre-Christmas promotions
The BoxMaker: Nostalgic Unboxing
The BoxMaker crafted a boombox-inspired gift box that merges retro charm with practical design, delivering a memorable unboxing experience and capturing the festive spirit with detail and creativity.
Want to see more innovative products and learn how Highcon’s digital die cutting solutions can transform your business? Contact us today.