It’s hard to keep track of all of the numbers when it comes to the iF Design Awards. A total of seven companies have participated from the start (back in 1954), and awards go to any of seven disciplines—including, of course, packaging design. In 2019 alone, the competition welcomed 6,375 entries from 50 countries, a jury of 67 designers who hailed from 20 countries made the final decisions, and in the end, only 66 of the most outstanding designs received an iF Gold Award.

“We were genuinely impressed to see how high the design quality of many products has become,” said Jury Chairman Fritz Frenkler. “It takes a great deal of courage to be truly innovative. At the same time, it is not about striving for diversity at any cost—good, clear, and intuitive design is what the user should be offered in any discipline.”

iF Design Awards hosted us at their ceremony this year in Munich, Germany, and we were equally impressed by the packaging design winners. While it was difficult to choose—there are eight subcategories for packaging design—these are our favorites from this year.