Packaging that sparks joy

Discover how Carbines Designs transforms ordinary packaging into extraordinary experiences. I create tangible, 3D designs for promotional items and events that captivate and delight. Concepts that are taken into account for best design features are material and texture as well as pure visual design to form a cohesive package. How shape and form create an emotional, visceral impact.

Beyond flat impressions

I believe packaging should be an experience, not just a container. Creative packaging goes in-depth, offering tangible, 3D designs with a focus on texture that stands out in a world of flat impressions. I craft unique, individually bespoke solutions for promotional items and events, making each package a piece of art in itself. This distinctive approach conveys a depth of feeling and connection that your audience will remember long after your event.

Anne Stokes Celebration package: hand-embroidered cushion

Crafting excitement and magic

I want every person who encounters my creative packaging to feel a surge of excitement and magic. My designs are conceived to enhance a place or mood, making the product inside even more special. Imagine receiving a promotional item or an event invitation that, through its packaging, instantly evokes a sense of wonder. This is the feeling I strive to create, ensuring a truly memorable unboxing experience for your audience.

Anne Stokes Celebration package:

Hand-made leather scabbard

Designed for creatives and hosts

My designs are ideal for artists, musicians, and event hosts who understand the power of presentation. If you're looking for packaging that reflects the creativity and quality of your work, you've come to the right place. We create solutions that resonate with your brand and connect deeply with your audience, from exclusive album launches to high-profile corporate events. Let Carbines Designs help you make an unforgettable statement.

Anne Stokes Celebration package: Throne puzzle and hand-sewn spell book (art showcase)

Case Study: Anne Stokes Celebration package

5 items were designed in total for an Anne Stokes Celebration event. As I particularly enjoy sewing, 3 of the 5 items involved sewing of some kind: Hand bound book, edging of the scabbard using saddlery techniques and most obviously, the coronation cushion

 

The sword itself is designed digitally from her artwork Lost Love and incorporates a ceremonial etching style, which reads as a mini biography and introduction to the event.

 

The throne puzzle is also digitally designed from her Friends Forever artwork, with hand-cut pieces.


Coronation cushion

Features:

Hand embroidered original ligature design

Hand-made piping

Machine-sewn edging, hand finished

Purple velveteen fabric


Sword

Features:

Digitally designed from Anne's Lost Love artwork

Yellow lettering to replicate ceremonial gilded engraving

Biography on sword

Actual size: blade over 2ft long, made of foam board

Original ligature typographic design, appropriate typeface


Scabbard

Features:

Hand made from real leather

Hand sewn with saddle stitch

Designed to fit sword, puzzle and book

Lace-knot closing method (tie to close)

Hand carved nameplate section, in gothic typeface appropriate to Anne's aesthetic


Throne puzzle

Features:

Digitally designed from Anne's Friends Forever artwork

Original typographic ligature design, replicating cushion on the seat, sword on back

6 hand cut pieces

Space for dragon ornament, as per original artwork

Fits flat inside scabbard along with sword

Made with same foam board as sword


Spell book

Features:

Hand sewn using traditional bookbinding techniques

Real leather hardback cover

Pictures and title of one artwork per year from 2007 to 2018

28 pages

Hand carved cover

Size approx 2" square, half inch thick