Australia's Studio Guild has been awarded a Black Mark – the highest honour in the 2025-26 World Brand Design Society awards – for its packaging and brand design work on Half Sister Wines.

Disegno’s Sara Lee brand and packaging reboot has received a Creative Black Mark at the World Brand Design Society Awards, one of four awarded globally this year.

Western Australia's Brownes Dairy has rolled out a new masterbrand and packaging refresh across its range, developed by Sydney-based design and branding agency Boxer Brands.

Burgopak has designed a dual-slide packaging format for fintech company Emerge’s bank card, working alongside plastic card manufacturer Placard.

Palmolive’s latest Sensorial Range of concentrated dishwashing liquids features packaging designed by Tweak to differentiate on shelf while retaining the established Palmolive Dish architecture.

Entries are open for the 2026 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards, which recognise packaging design and professionals in Australia and New Zealand.

Boxer & Co. has relaunched as Boxer Brands, unveiling an evolved strategic framework that underscores packaging’s role as one of the most influential commercial levers available to brand owners.

Sydney-based cold-pressed juice brand Nectar Cold Pressed has introduced a new brand platform and packaging system in partnership with Sydney creative studio The Offices.

Vok Beverages has updated UDL’s packaging, and introduced a tighter SKU range ahead of summer. The cans were designed by Vok Beverages internal studio and ARC Creative, and produced by Visy.

Lark Distillery has released its 2026 limited-edition Lunar New Year whisky, Fire Horse Edition. The artwork was created by Chris Yee, and converted into the label and bottle carton design by Ben Galbraith. 

Esko and io.tt have entered a strategic partnership to embed connected-packaging tools directly into Esko’s workflow software, aiming to reduce design and development costs for brand owners.

As brands look ahead to 2026, packaging experts are signalling the shifts set to dominate – from radical transparency and circular design to adaptive systems and interactive packs.

Absolut has released the Keith Haring Artist Edition bottle in Australia, marking a renewed collaboration with the late pop artist nearly four decades after his original design for the brand.

Woolworths has once again partnered with Sydney design agency Boxer & Co to refresh its Christmas packaging, unveiling a 2025 update that elevates the familiar seasonal identity.

BioPak is reintroducing its limited-edition OzHarvest Christmas Cup, using coffee sales in November to raise funds for Australians facing food insecurity.

Koor, a refillable packaging solution designed in Australia, has won a Good Design Award. The product replaces single-use packaging with a compact, reusable bottle, which can be refilled and used indefinitely.