Recent pins on our packaging design board are some of the most popular on Dezeen's Pinterest. We round up the seven most colourful and playful projects. More about Seven colourful and playful packaging designs from Dezeen's Pinterest
Kankan, a brand that sells hand and body wash in fizzy drink-style cans, has upgraded its packaging with a new visual identity and a reusable clip-on pump. More about Soap-in-a-can brand Kankan receives "elevated" redesign by Morrama and Two Times Elliott
Design studio Tomorrow Machine has created a biodegradable juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material that can be peeled away like fruit skin and then eaten, composted or dissolved. More about GoneShells is an edible juice bottle peeled like fruit
Industrial design student Alara Ertenü has developed a packaging solution for soap made from peapods and artichoke waste, which is currently on show as part of Dutch Design Week. More about Packioli is a biodegradable soap packaging made from artichoke leaves and peapods
Parisian jeweller Lorenz Bäumer has designed a hand-faceted Baccarat crystal bottle for Hennessy to celebrate the NBA's 75th anniversary season. More about Hennessy creates basketball-shaped bottle to mark NBA's 75th anniversary
To reflect the restrictive winemaking regulations in the French region of Bordeaux, Norwegian studio OlssønBarbieri set itself constraints when coming up with a playful brand identity and packaging design for the winery Château Picoron. More about OlssønBarbieri plays with Bordeaux wine rules in Château Picoron rebrand
Australian biomaterials company Great Wrap has created a compostable bioplastic alternative to clingfilm that is made from waste potatoes. More about Great Wrap is a clingfilm alternative made from waste potato peels
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West's redesign of fast-food chain McDonald's packaging and other top stories. More about "Burger King must be talking to Brad Pitt as we speak," says commenter
Subtle references to the experience of taking magic mushrooms are incorporated into the branding and packaging that Brooklyn studio Dark Igloo has designed for psilocybin dispensary PLANT. More about Dark Igloo rebrands magic mushrooms with "trustworthy" identity for PLANT dispensary
American musician Kanye West, now officially called Ye, has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa to reimagine the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's. More about Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign
Design studios MA-MA and Pràctica have collaborated on the rebranding of Canadian cannabis company Houseplant to create stackable containers that resemble Lego bricks. More about Seth Rogen's cannabis brand Houseplant unveils collectable lego-like packaging
Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks. More about Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms
Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. More about Notpla salvages seaweed by-product to make paper
Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic. More about Notpla is a biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear"
A new service offers to help beauty brands reduce plastic waste by distributing their products in dissolvable and compostable refills. More about On Repeat aims to take plastic-free packaging beyond the "eco-hippy-mama market"
Swedish cosmetics brand Forgo has conducted a lifecycle assessment of its mix-it-yourself soap in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions from its supply chain. More about Forgo aims to become net-zero "within the next five years" through its refillable cosmetics
Dezeen promotion: the winners of the iF Design Award 2021 have been announced in nine different design disciplines in a worldwide digital award winners' campaign. More about iF Design Award 2021 presents the winners of the communication and packaging design disciplines
Design studio Forest and Whale has created Reuse, a container for takeaways made from packaging that can be eaten or composted once the food is finished. More about Forest and Whale designs edible Reuse food containers made from wheat husks
Adaptive design studio Sour and creative agency Wunderman Thomson have developed accessible deodorant packaging for Unilever to make the product easier to use for people with limited mobility or visual impairments. More about Degree Inclusive is a deodorant packaged for people with disabilities
Branding agency Pearlfisher has redesigned the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's to incorporate illustrations of the restaurant's classic menu items. More about McDonald's unveils graphic packaging to reflect brand's "playful point-of-view"