Whiskey Bottle Takes Top Prize in Student Glass Packaging Design Competition
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI), in partnership with Michigan State University (MSU) School of Packaging, announced the winners of the 2023 Glass Packaging Design Competition. The first-place team includes Lydia Cooper, Katie Dozek, Jacob Graybeal, Abby Ludtke and Fardowsa Omar. The team’s concept design of a whiskey bottle features the iconic Detroit Tigers logo embossed into all four sides of the glass container.
“I am happy to participate in the MSU Glass Packaging Design competition each year, and I always look forward to seeing what new designs the students will come up with,” said Dale DeVore, GPI Academic Program Consultant. “The competition is a great way for future packaging engineers to help understand the attributes of glass packaging.”
Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America (AGP-NA) hosted the MSU competition winning team and their instructor Angela Brann for a tour of the Winchester glass manufacturing facility which included presentations on safety, the glassmaking process, quality and product design. The team were presented with a Lucite model of their bottle design, to be displayed alongside models of past winners of the competition.
“Thank you to GPI and Ardagh for hosting such a wonderful experience for our MSU students,” said Ms Brann. “By working through the project, the students have developed a better understanding of glass design, production and sustainability, as well as how to work together with diverse groups of people.”
The 44 student teams from the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Packaging with Glass and Metal class participated in the competition, working on the project throughout the semester as they learned about the design and manufacture of glass bottles and jars.
