Finnish eco-lids for Chanel N°1

For luxury brands such as Chanel, presentation is an important factor alongside the quality of the actual product. This makes it all the more pleasing that the French company has teamed up with Finnish start-up Sulapac to create eco-design packaging for its new N°1 cosmetics line.

The entire range of packaging for N°1 de Chanel is eco-designed and contains lids made from bio-based materials. They are the result of a collaboration that began in 2018 between the cosmetics manufacturer's Fragrance and Beauty Packaging Innovation Department and the Finnish material innovation start-up Sulapac began.

„The lid of the new generation of N°1 de Chanel cream is made from 90 per cent bio-based materials from renewable resources: FSC-certified wood shavings, which are a by-product of industrial side streams, combined with camellia seed husks. This was a real technological challenge that has since led to several patent applications. In order to meet the House's high standards, every detail was scrutinised: the sensory quality of the material, its resistance to heat fluctuations, the unique sound when the jar is closed, how it feels in the hand and the depth of the matt, satin surface engraved with the iconic double C,“ explains a press representative of the fashion house.