Contraband

Contraband / Purple
CREARCHIVE Score
40
ContrabandContraband2025
Contraband
BrandContraband
AgencyPurple
Award ShowD&AD
CategoryDESIGN
Year2025
CountrySweden
Description

The word "contraband" comes from the Italian "contrabbando", meaning "smuggled goods", referencing the Prohibition era and hidden creativity in smuggling tales. Each packaging tells its own story, with consistent design elements like framing ribbons and hastily written cocktail names. The Paloma packaging features a heist story, Milano Spritz includes a poorly censored police report, Negroni uses "Leet" language, Apple Mule resembles a threatening letter and Gin & Tonic displays a Western wanted poster for two outlaws.

Awards
  • • D&AD — Packaging Design — Graphite Pencil
Credits
BrandContraband
Client20-gruppen, Contraband Cocktails, Fluid Minds
Design AgencyPurple, Open Studio Stockholm
Entrant CompanyPurple
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