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Bold, unbranded bottle for botanical beverage

Juice drink created in partnership with renowned mixologist uses a logo-less bottle decorated with vintage-inspired botanical illustrations to create intrigue and desire.

The flower illustrations were inspired by those found in vintage botanical books from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The flower illustrations were inspired by those found in vintage botanical books from the 18th and 19th centuries.

U.K. company Firefly Drinks has taken a bold step with the package design for its new Superfly juice drink: a logo-less bottle that lets beautiful botanical illustrations tell the product story. Since 2003, Firefly has been concocting revitalizing juice drinks boosted with botanicals for the retail market. Its packaging is well known for its iconic glass bottle shape and black-and-white labels.

In 2016, Firefly partnered with renowned mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr. Lyan, to develop a soft drink with an adult taste profile. “Mr. Lyan was the perfect collaborator, due to an interest and use of botanicals that matches Firefly’s own,” says Shaun Bowen, Creative Director of B&B Studio. B&B developed the artwork for the new beverage after the recipe was finalized In October 2016.

“The drink was designed with the on-trade environment [restaurants, bars, etc.] in mind, which was a new starting point for Firefly” explains Bowen. “As such, the brief was to create something that would stand out in a bar environment, and create intrigue and desire. The design needed to be delicious and feel relevant for both Firefly and Mr. Lyan, without one brand dominating the other. We achieved this by telling the modern botanicals story—the perfect link between the two brands—and placing branding on the back of the bottle.”

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