APIGRAF Printing industry: prints that endure
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It involves

Packaging

It involves, showing how graphic communication engages with the object, accompanies it and transforms its surface and materials into part of the experience. The impression remains not only in what we read, but also in what we see, touch, carry and use.

1 – Unprinted packaging

How can we imagine a world without printing?

Illustration from À Descoberta do Mundo Gráfico (1996), imagining a world without printing.
Illustration from À Descoberta do Mundo Gráfico (1996), imagining a world without printing.

(À Descoberta do Mundo Gráfico, Lisbon, Associação Portuguesa das Indústrias Gráficas e Transformadoras do Papel, 1996, pp. 7 and 9)

2 – Quinta do Noval Colheita packaging

Offset printing | Hot foil stamping | Die-cutting & creasing | Automatic wrapping and manual assembly of all components.

Exterior: Textured, through-dyed Fine Paper, with black offset printing and black stamping.

Interior: Fine Paper printed in one colour, black.

Solid board structure.

Thick cowhide fastening accessory, stitched all around. Vintage year debossed, with brown press studs (10mm).

Bottle neck and base supports in black board.

Interior in wood-textured/embossed card, laminated onto board.

3 – My Burberry box

Mechanical process:

Hot foil stamping | Embossing | Automatic wrapping.

Technical characteristics of the materials used:

Exterior: Textured, through-dyed Fine Paper, with hot gold foil stamping and sculpted 3D embossing on the bow, and black stamping on the word BURBERRY.

Interior: Textured, pulp-dyed Fine Paper.

Solid board structure.

Thermoformed plastic (RPET).

4 – Petit Theatre Miss Dior

Mechanical process:

Offset printing | Hot foil stamping | Die-cutting & creasing | Automatic wrapping and manual assembly of all components.

Technical characteristics of the materials used:

Exterior: Textured Fine Paper.

Interior: Fine Paper printed in one colour + Soft Touch varnish + hot gold foil stamping.

Pop-ups: 280g card printed in one colour + Soft Touch varnish.

Solid board structure.

5 – Manufaturas Aéme 2020 calendar case

Hexagonal packaging in milled 2mm solid board fully covered in fine paper; wooden sides.

6 – Manufaturas Aéme case

Hexagonal packaging in milled 2mm solid board fully covered in fine paper; wooden sides.

7 – Graham’s tube

Kraft board covered in fine paper.

8 – Kopke – The Oldest Port Wine House

Stained plywood packaging with milled 2mm board covered in fine paper.

9 – Présidence de la République bag

Coated 200g high-bulk paper with matt lamination. Gold hot foil stamping. Tricolour ribbon handle inserted into the flap.

10 – FDM – Hermes paper bag

Coated 250g paper with silver cold foil stamping, four-colour printing and one spot colour. Velvet lamination. 3D varnish applied. Paper cord handle with two knots. Japanese-style base fold.

11 – Finca Hostalets paper bag

Black CLA 180g paper. Silver hot foil stamping. Cotton cord handle with two knots.

12 – Free / Livre bag

13 – Nestlé Caja Roja bag

14 – Lola Casademunt bag

15 – Patisserie 2210 paper bag

Five-colour flexography on recycled white Kraft 100g paper.

16 – There is no beauty, only beauties. bag

17 – Parfois Christmas paper bag

Flexography and four-colour thermal stamping on white Kraft 90g paper. Orange twisted paper handle.

18 – The Bearded Sailor paper bag

Two-colour flexography on white Kraft 140g paper. White twisted paper handle.

19 – TIntin bag

20 – Renova Gift Pack toilet paper

This type of toilet paper is made with high-quality materials and is often associated with a touch of luxury and sophistication. Without compromising functionality, boldly coloured toilet paper is a design element that gives a bathroom its character and individuality.

Paper made from 100% virgin pulp. 16g, 3-ply paper, 16.1m long. Gently scented. Dermatologically tested.