after a hugely successful debut year, the luxury packaging awards return this year celebrating the very best in the premium market. packaging news gives you the lowdown on what you need to do to enterpackaging news is delighted to launch the luxury packaging awards 2015 &ndash the second edition of the awards programme dedicated to celebrating the best new packaging for luxury and premium brands.after its hugely successful launch last september, entries are now open for this year&rsquos competition and the search is on for the international market&rsquos most creative, innovative and beautiful luxury packs, from drinks and food to cosmetics, perfume, jewellery and more.what&rsquos more, two new categories for 2015 will recognise the design agency and the packaging manufacturer who have made the biggest contribution to luxury packaging over the past year, celebrating consistently outstanding performance across the year.winners of the luxury packaging awards 2015, which are organised by packaging news in association with easyfairs&rsquo luxury packaging exhibition and conference, will be revealed at a gala dinner on 16 september that will coincide with those events and the packaging innovations london exhibition at olympia.with judges from some of the luxury market&rsquos biggest names set to pick this year&rsquos winners, the event offers entrants the perfect opportunity to showcase their best work what&rsquos more, every entry to the luxury packaging awards 2015 will receive feedback from the judges after the winners are announced.entries are invited from luxury and premium brand owners, packaging and product designers and packaging manufacturers &ndash for full details of how to enter, visit www.luxurypackagingawards.com.josh brooks, publisher of packaging news, said &ldquoi&rsquom thrilled to be launching the second edition of the luxury packaging awards. the winners of last year&rsquos competition showcased how exceptional packaging adds so much to the experience of a luxury brand, as well as highlighting incredible packaging design, innovation and creativity.&ldquoi can&rsquot wait to see the entrants to this year&rsquos awards and i&rsquom delighted to be working once again with easyfairs, who organise the luxury packaging exhibition and conference, to make all three events a great success.&rdquoalison church, event director of the luxury packaging exhibition and all easyfairs&rsquo packaging events in the uk, said &ldquoluxury packaging is a dynamic and growing market and the luxury packaging awards is the perfect complement to the luxury packaging exhibition, which will be bigger and better than ever this year in its new home at olympia.&ldquowith the awards, conference and exhibition, it will make for an unmissable showcase of the very best packaging, services and materials on offer to luxury packaging designers, buyers and specifiers.&rdquovisit www.luxurypackagingawards.com for more on the luxury packaging awards and www.easyfairs.comluxurypackaging for more details on the exhibition and conference.to qualifyto qualify for the luxury packaging awards 2015, packs must be for luxury or premium items and must have been launched in retail on or after 1 march 2014. they can be produced, designed or sold anywhere in the world. judges will be looking for excellence in graphics, structure and decoration flawless production exceptional shelf standout usability and functionality and, of course, adding a luxurious quality to the brand and product. for the design agency and packaging manufacturer categories, judges will be looking for evidence of outstanding creativity and quality in the field of luxury packaging across the year.key dates15 may 2015entry deadlinejuly 2015shortlists announced16 september 2015luxury packaging awards 2015 dinner, london1617 september 2015luxury packaging exhibition and conference and packaging innovations london exhibition, olympia, londonfor full details and to enter, visitwww.luxurypackagingawards.comthe categories arefoodtobaccojewellery and accessoriesbagdrinks &ndash primary packdrinks &ndash presentation case, carton,sleeve or tubeperfumecosmeticspersonal carespecial editiondesign agencypackaging manufacturerbest in show 
