M & S continues to produce some fantastic packaging. We bought a few items last week – and thought we’d share photos with you in case you haven’t seen any of it.
We’ll start with this pizza box for the pastrami pizza – with its New York cop and stetson-wearing tourist.
The characters are very reminiscent of Miroslav Sasek book illustrations from the 1950s & 60s.
The other products we picked up have much more of a British feel – perfect for this Diamond Jubilee & London Olympic year.
These chocolate teacakes are covered with Union Jack bunting & flags. What does that pigeon know that we don’t?
Next up we have the old red telephone box.
It’s harking back to the days when telephone box queues were a common sight – pre mobile phone days – the variety of characters each waiting their turn.
We just love the punk rocker blowing his bubblegum.
It’s a close run thing, but our favourite item of the batch is probably the biscuit tin below. Again, the artwork is very Sasek inspired – with a bit of Bill Charmatz thrown in.
The design a real classic with scenes of the British Isles to the sides and traditional London sights to the lid.
Also, the tin will last years and can be used over & over again.
It’s fantastic when you buy a useful & beautiful storage tin – crammed full of lovely biscuits that you just have to eat first!!
9 replies on “M & S Packaging”
I love them all, I want them all !
They're wonderful! So retro.
I have the biscuit tin already. M&S are clearly gearing up for the Olympics with these designs which hark back to an earlier, more optimistic period. The kind of souvenirs which will be as popular with locals as they are with visitors.
The packaging on the Milk Chocalate Tea Cakes with the with Union Jack bunting & flags has the Union Flag up side down. The thick white band should be at the top on the flag pole end!
Oh dear, I wonder if M&S are aware!
Sorry I'm a bit late in noticing this post! I had been waiting for this packaging to be available for sometime. The illustrations are by the talanted San Francisco based designers "Lab Partners" http://lp-sf.com/ I love their work!
Hi Alice,
We found out who the designers were via Pinterest a couple of months ago. Whoever it is at M&S that's responsible for commissioning packaging designers is doing a fabulous job!
The packaging was created in-house at the M&S design studio, the illustrators were Phil Hankinson & the Lab Partners.
Hi Lucy,
Thanks for your comment. We found out a while ago about Lab Partners, but haven't heard of Phil Hankinson before – will be off to see if we can find out any more about his work! How do you know so much about it? Do you work for M&S?