{"id":13162,"date":"2026-05-07T07:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13162"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:30:38","slug":"dieline-awards-best-in-show-olsson-barbieri-turns-ancient-history-into-modern-ceramic-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13162","title":{"rendered":"DIELINE Awards Best in Show: Olss\u00f8n Barbieri Turns Ancient History into Modern Ceramic Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Most spirits today come in glass bottles, and choosing a different material\u2014like, say, ceramics\u2014often makes a compelling statement. It\u2019s distinct and feels historical; in ancient times, stone vessels were the norm for liquids, and design studio\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olssonbarbieri.com\/\">Olss\u00f8n Barbieri<\/a>\u00a0chose ceramics to tell a brand story that stretches back to the Roman Empire in this year\u2019s Dieline Awards Best of Show winner.<\/p>\n<p>When designing packaging for German distillery Varus 775, makers of gin, whiskey, and aquavit, Olss\u00f8n Barbieri tapped into the rich history and landscape of the brand\u2019s home in L\u00fcbbecke, near the Teutoburg Forest, a settlement first documented in the royal Frankish annals in 775 CE. The brand name \u201cVarus\u201d is inspired by the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE, where the Roman general Publius Quinctilius Varus was defeated by the Germanic chieftain Arminius, who himself previously served in the Roman army. Sent back to Germany to serve as one of Varus\u2019 officers, Arminius secretly plotted against the Romans, putting his military education and tactical knowledge to use. Arminius\u2019 successful ambush of Varus\u2019 forces held back further Roman expansion into Germania.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p><button id=\"expand-paywall-button\" class=\"expand-paywall-button\">Subscribe to Read More<\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thedieline.com\/dieline-awards-best-in-show-olsson-barbieri-turns-ancient-history-into-modern-ceramic-craft\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most spirits today come in glass bottles, and choosing a different material\u2014like, say, ceramics\u2014often makes a compelling statement. 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