A not-so-dirty secret.

I love year-end lists. Best movies, albums, books, hostile takeovers of social media giants by try-hard-please-like-me billionaires—whatever. I can’t look away. It’s instant click fodder and content I can’t avoid. But my absolute favorites are when artists and designers compile their own lists because it gives you some insight into what they think is pretty inspiring or cool. Sometimes, they hype you to something you’ve never even heard about or a plastic-free dream that could revolutionize the CPG space.

So in that spirit, we asked several of our favorite designers what they thought was the best piece of packaging they saw in 2022. We’ve got everything from flashy redesigns and gorgeous startups to seaweed wonders and olive oils galore—OK, just ONE olive oil, but a LOT of folks loved it.