Ikigai
001 & 002Japanese Happoshu Low-malt beer. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions.
500mlThe scientist
003Crafted beer for geek
500mlStrong Liquid
004Oatmeal stout
500mlBlackthorns XPA
005Brewed with creativity
500mlDrunk!
006Strong Belgian beer crafted for your visual acuity.
500mlAE CBD
007Relax with CBD cider sparkling beverage.
500mlDrinkolor
008→011Hard Seltzer, spiked sparkling water.
The Melbournian
012Ice Coffee – Double Shot Espresso for the early birds
500mlNOIR
013Stout beer from the North.
330mlAbduction
014→016Sparkling water from space. Live cultures + Probiotic.
500mlVoid
017Hard tea inspired by Gaspar Noé.
500mlXPA Wrapped
018Wrapped with Love.
500mlMantra
019→022Cannabis sparkling beverage.
330mlNextGen IPA
023 & 024NextGen Brewery Co
Devils teasing me
025TRVE IPA for worshipers.
330mlIntimacy
026Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine.
300mlRetro Brewing Co
027→030Play your favorite flavor game.
330mlCatrina
031Agua Fuerte with Tequila.
500mlNEO
032Japanese Saké.
330mlThe Alchemist
033Double-headed IPA beer.
500mlFresh
034Grapefruit cider.
500mlSpark!
035→040Prebiotic sparkling beverage.
Jupiter
041Mystical Hemp Cider.
Woogie Red Wine
042Mondrian inspired can
300mlThe Good Old Days
043 & 044Nostalgic Summer ales.
330ml3 Dios
045Wine from La Rioja, spain.
330mlOkeanos
046→051Divine prebiotic sparkling water.
500mlFugi
052→056Japanese milk tea beverage.
Foobeer.js
057Scriptaculous pale ale for developers.
330mlBurst
058Refreshing sparkling apple cider.
500mlVoronoï
059Rosé sparkling wine.
330mlPhoenix
060Original Vodka Mix
500mlBoarders
061→065Refreshing Hard Seltzer
1UP Kombucha
066Organic and probiotic beverage inspired by Mario Bros.
330mlKachina
067Sparkling CBD Water
500mlBeeeh!
068Tripel crafted beer from Belgium.
330mlKun
069Sugar and alcohol free beverage
300mlGlitch Vodka
070 & 071Stay home and drink glitch vodka with moderation.
330mlBrown Bunny
072Double chocolate beer. The perfect stout for easter!
500mlThe Shining
073Mysterious Rosé from Navarra, Spain.
500mlImperfect
074→076The courage to be imperfect.
330mlPisces
077Original CBD vodka mix. Cannabis-infused craft spirit.
500mlSo coool
078Yuzu & grapefruit beverage with no sugar and zero calories.
250mlRoots Coffee
079→081Cold brew coffee. Organic espresso blend. Coffee & milk beverage.
330ml98
082The perfect beer for your millennials party!
330mlNihonshu
083Japanese Saké
500mlBenedikte
084Danish cannabis-infused sparkling beverage with blueberry.
250mlAkua
085Rejuvenating drink. Natural mineral water in can.
330mlLegend
086→088A tribute to classical thugs. #thuglife
500mlOld Classy Pilsner
089Quality of our beers never goes out of style.
500mlGlyph Coffee
090→093Cold brew coffee beverage with four different flavors: espresso, chocolate, caramel and vanilla.
250mlValkyrie
094Valhalla nordic vodka mix.
330mlThe Farm Boy against the Cosmic End!
095« The Farm Boy against the Cosmic End! », a session black stout beer.
500mlPinot Noir Bio
096Un pinot noir bio et naturel pas comme les autres
250mlHappy Fruits Kombucha
097→100Happy Kombucha for a happy life!
330mlLa Petite Mort
101Black stout by Skulls Brewing Co.
500mlWe’re just Humans
102Cold brew coffee
330mlToggle Coffee
103 & 104Deca & triple shot espresso.
250mlBeyond
105 → 107Hard Seltzer that inspires.
500mlHerma-phrodite
108Cannabis-infused beverage
500mlAdmit it
109 & 110Canned mineral water.
250ml_Blank
111Sparkling beverage for lazy people
330mlCrazy Like a Pool
112 & 113Home-brewed pink and yellow neipa.
500mlHemp
114 → 117CBD-infused drink
330mlAaztek
118Brown sugar tea milk
250mlAntichrome
119 → 122Beers for those who stand strong for protecting Data & Privacy in our world.
500ml3141
123Sparkling alcoholic seltzer with a hint of mango.
250mlHemppy
124A nice sparkling beverage with organic hemp. Natural lime flavors for a refreshing and easy life.
500mlSailors
125 → 127Natural lime, Blueberry & Bubblegum Hard Seltzers by Lighthouse Brewing Co.
250mlLeviathan
128Divine mineral water with an augmented reality experience.
330mlCyclone Kombucha
129Zero sugar / zero alcohol. Kombucha with an augmented reality experience.
250mlBlanc de Blanc
130Sparkling wine in can with an augmented reality experience.
330mlDates
131 & 1321986 Hazy IPA & 2020 Future Neipa beers.
500mlVortex Vodka
133 → 135Original Vodka Mix, 100% pure grain.
330mlWinki
136Hard Seltzer from Torquay, Australia. Only for Trve Gods.
250mlSuper-Potion
137Packaging design dedicated to Studio Blackthorns’ french podcast about the beverage industry.
500mlSquare
138Sparkling rosé from Chile.
330mlBlob
139The non-alcoholic drink that suits you! Augmented reality experience included.
250ml0-1 Brewing
140Beer geek algorythm.
330mlDavid Bowie
141David Bowie tribute beer, featuring a 1983 quote by the artist.
500mlNation
142Bold & typographical packaging design for Nation beer.
500mlMonsieur Rhum
143 → 147Rhum de France, featuring 5 different faces of famous French presidents.
250mlBlast
148Eau de source. Refreshing mineral water.
330mlNobody is watching TV anymore
149Glitch Neipa dedicated to the new generations.
500mlKing
150Non-alcoholic Imperial stout.
330mlForever Changing
151Sparkling wine with shimmering bubbles.
250mlNoisy Vodka
152Vodka mix for musicians and producers.
330mlInfra
153Infused-cannabis beer with a nice infrared look.
500ml154
154Lorem Ipsum Coffee, roasted cold beverage.
250mlChinese Wine
155Sparkling Chinese wine.
330mlLa Divine
156Belgian-style tripel beer.
500mlHeavy Metal Rules
157 → 161A range of beers dedicated to Heavy Metal with quotes by Kurt Cobain, Peter Steele, Bruce Dickinson, John Entwistle.
330ml162
162Hard Tea.
500mlThank You from Russia
163(Спасибо) Traditional Russian Sbiten with organic honey.
250mlFrida Kombucha
164 → 169Sparkling probiotic beverage with 6 different flavors such as Ginger Power, Grapefruit, Chocolate mint, Rose Kiss…
330mlBeta Coffee
170 → 175Pixelised cold brew, genuinely roasted by a 1990 computer. Available in light and dark mode.
500mlRewind
176Session IPA.
330mlCrème de la crème
177French sparkling white wine with an augmented reality experience.
250mlRansom
178Double IPA.
330mlWhy not?
179 → 181Sparkling alcoholic seltzer in 3 different flavors: green apple, blueberry and strawberry.
500mlQueen
182Non-alcoholic imperial lager.
330mlUpside Down
183 → 184Beers brewed in space: Intergalatic pale ale & Interstellar double IPA.
500mlBengali Cider
185 → 188Bengali Apple Cider Vinegar.
250mlGanymède
189Softly salted sparkling water.
330mlAnywhere
190« Make the best of every moment. We’re not evolving. We’re not going anywhere. » A quote by David Bowie. Sour beer.
500mlBeautiful Eyes
191 → 194Beautiful Eyes is a sparkling wine range dedicated to human unity. Intrigued by the new accessibility tools on Adobe Color for color blindness vision, we wanted to design a packaging range that includes color blind people.
250mlMake Peace
195 → 199When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world. Range of beers celebrating peace between people.
330mlNeed Some Fuel?
200Billabong Brewing Co. is coming back with a black can session IPA.
500mlSatan
201 → 206Are cats evil beasts? Well, maybe you’ll need to drink these beers to find out!
330mlThe Photographer
207 → 212A Hard Seltzer range dedicated to Photography, featuring vintage and modern cameras in 3D model shape.
500mlgenZ Tea
213Milk tea with natural flavors.
330mlBulles
214Sparkling rosé from Provence, France.
250mlCuriuus
215A milk tea drink with tapioca balls inside.
330mlDrink it!
216Drink it… can’t wait any longer… Vodka mix beverage with preloading circle augmented reality.
250mlNine
217Slow brewed Organic Soda. Raspberry flavor with 50% less sugar.
500mlGradients
218 → 223Gradients is a line of organic Slow-Soda. It differentiates itself by the use of Vaporwave aesthetic, giving a nice-looking nostalgic summer feeling.
330mlWhite Knights
224Cold Coffee from St Petersburg. Freshly roasted arabica coffee beans.
330mlEn’Yo Gin
225Japanese gin with strawberry and lime perfectly mixed with lemonade.
250mlHomer
226Stout beer inspired by Homer Simpson’s favorite pastry.
330mlThe great & friendly woodworker
227Smoked and CBD-infused Lager for hard workers.
500mlCherry Cherry
228Shiraz red wine with a nice pink flowers pattern.
250mlBatchtag
229Pure organic cider, batch #001.
330mlSoldier IPA
230Strong and powerful IPA in camouflage fabric.
500mlNeon Clouds
231-232CBD-Infused beverage for vaporous feelings.
250mlDoki Doki
233-234Non-Malt Happosei, a japanese range.
500mlFirefly
235Premium kombucha with augmented reality animation on the can.
330mlNounours
236 → 239The first zero sugar tart soda in four different flavors: strawberry, mango, lime + mint, and blueberry.
330mlThe Biologist
240Honey flavoured vodka.
250mlJura
241Natural mineral water. Eau de source from the Jura region, France.
500mlCubik
242Sour beer
330mlHappy Days
243 → 246Happy Days canned milk drinks. Flavors are Quiet City (Almond), Surf Coast (Mango), Mountain sunrise (Banana) and Top of the Hill (Strawberry).
500mlJeez
247 → 251Jeez, the power of a nice organic cider (Peach, apple, raspberry, pear, blueberry).
330mlLochness
252Pure Scottish. Single grain scotch Whisky in can.
250mlFlip
253 → 258Nice range of beers brewed by Nosegrind Brewery Co. The name of each can is inspired by Tony Hawk Pro Skater: Pizza guy summer ale, Rocket Tailslide IPA, One foot japan IPL, Manual lager, Buttgrind sour, Christ air pale ale.
330mlGP!
259Imperial stout for tea time with grandma and grandpa.
500mlBrigthon Soda
260 → 269A vivid hypothetical range of low-sugar and probiotic beverages inspired the 82 bathing boxes of Brighton Beach, Melbourne (Victoria).
330mlMachina
270Spirit of the future. Hi-data fluid vodka.
500mlThe Dead Clown
271Hazy IPA inspired by St Kilda’s Luna Park in Melbourne, Victoria.
250mlBrokenglass
272Scandinavian wine
330mlMarcantonio
273 → 2753 different wines from Italy: Charity, Temperance and Faith.
500mlG’day Mate!
276100% aussie beer
330mlExalt
277Premium light wine from Italy.
500mlIwik
278Sparkling water beverage with kiwi flavour.
330mlAmpersand
279 → 282Impossible beers
250mlSoleil Noir
283Black coffee cold brew.
500mlQwerty
284 – 285India and American pale ales with a vintage look.
330mlKoi
286 – 287Rich malt beer from Japan (also called happoshu).
500mlSpacerobots
288The canned vodka invader!
250mlZombeer
289The dark bear in the deep forest.
330mlKapla
290Sparkling wine with augmented reality animation on the can
500mlCMYKSodaCo
291Zero sugar and zero alcohol soda. Organic and prebiotic beverage.
250mlSalem
292 → 296Salem is a hypothetical line of CBD-Infused alcoholic beverages which has found its niche in the white and dark magic imagery.
330mlIridescent
297Iridescent drink with augmented reality dropping effect.
500mlYouth
298 → 300Youth Hard Seltzers with 3 different flavours: mango, berry, and lime. Less sugar, less calories.
250mlPowa
301Organic energy drink. Natural boost with zero sugar
500mlRandom Walker Coffee
302 → 305Cold brew coffee in can inspired by the famous Snake game by Nokia 3310.
330mlFractal
306New England India Pale Ale
500mlStripe
307Natural sparkling water
330mlQuest
308 → 311Australian wine
250mlQué Paso
312 → 316Original wine from La Rioja, Spain.
500mlNordy
317The organic spirit water.
330mlScifi Brewing Co
318 & 319Session IPA and Hazy Pale Ale coming from an alien country.
500mlSupercharger
320Extra strong beer, solid and compact like its name!
330mlVamos, Helios, Menos
321 → 323A minimalist Hard Seltzer range from Spain.
500mlThe Hairy Planets
324CBD-Infused drink
250mlScribbled
325Prosecco with augmented reality scribble when scanning the can.
500mlNBLTC
326Fresh natural beverage which stands for « Nothing Burns Like The Cold », quote by George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones).
330mlRocket
327 → 330Hard Seltzer with an original label cutout. Seeing the aluminium material gives an interesting look to the overall design.
250mlPUZz
331Strong Beer, 10% alc./vol.
500mlIa Orana
332Bière de Tahiti, Polynésie Française.
330mlKÔMÔ
333 → 337Probiotic beverage in 5 different flavors: raspberry, grapefruit, lemon, watermelon, and mango.
250mlWeirdoz
338 → 341Because we are weirdoz!
330mlGenuine Gin
342 → 345Gin & tonic in a can
500mlNotilus
346Canned water with mediterranean inspirations.
330mlColored Grounds
347Rich soils roasted coffee, a cold brew drink to share. Tripple espresso.
500mlBoisson Prébiotique
348No sugar beverage with Bauhaus inspirations.
250mlRed
349 → 354Japanese craft saké. Ginjo Nama Genshu, product of Japan.
330mlThe Wanters
355 & 356Stand tall & drink fresh. A hard seltzer brewed by Underwater Brewing Co.
250mlHoppy Xmas
357 → 359Christmas beverage
330mlSanta’s Elfs
360A stout beer well-crafted by Santa’s Elfs. Your gift to enjoy a 8.5% alc./vol. X’mas!
500mlKnøt
361Refreshing vodka from Norway. 100% pure grain.
330mlJuliette
362 & 363Juliette Champagne is a lovely duo can range from France.
250mlSnapSoda
364SnapSoda is a sugar-free beverage that uses augmented reality to share your own pics directly on the can.
500ml365 Days
365365 days of 100% vol. pure design drinking
250ml2021
366The last can of the year… Happy 2021 to you all!
500mlA challenge to celebrate our 10th year!
A can a day in 2020
Happy Birthday Studio Blackthorns! We were proud to celebrate our 10th anniversary in 2020 with an ambitious challenge to help put behind what’s been a very forgettable year. The principle was to design a can a day for 366 days. Cans are booming right now, so we wanted to empower each individual brand with an array of fresh, bold and edgy concepts. Some concepts minimalist, some overcharged and some with augmented reality. The challenge covered all kinds of beverages from beers, wines, spirits and hard seltzers, to non-alcoholic drinks like coffees, sodas, CBD-infused potions etc. This project was more than just designing cans, it was about harnessing the power of design and strategic-thinking to create next-level brands.
As a Strategic and Design firm, it was a fun and rewarding challenge which used only cans because we love the visual aspect of them and the space provided to express ourselves. Cans are not as environmentally friendly than glass bottles despite many positives and negatives. With that said, the best action in future is to manufacture less packaging and go on a greener journey. Sustainable packaging is the future. We can’t deny it, the packaging industry can and must play an important role in the protection of the environment. More and more zero-waste packaging concepts are on the way. Agencies and brands must promote packaging that’s both good for you and good for the environment. We have already seen great eco-friendly innovations such as compostable wine bottles, edible plastic film fruit coverings or water-soluble packaging solutions. Let's embrace this sustainable direction. Let's get better together!
Ludovic Mornand, Founder of Studio Blackthorns
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- 366 Cans Challenge logo by Kyle Letendre
- Can 005 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 007 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 012 - Timelapse by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 014-016 - Code art by Ilithya_net
- Can 017 - Code art by Domenico BRZ
- Can 023-024 - Code art by Ilithya_net
- Can 026 - Code art by Thibaud Goiffon
- Can 027-030 - Illustration by Realvjy
- Can 032 - Code art by Domenico BRZ
- Can 033 - Drawings by Elias Ashmole, 1652
- Can 035-040 - Spark Typeface by Violaine & Jérémy
- Can 041 - Voyage typeface by Violaine & Jérémy
- Can 043-044 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand, Dida typeface by Violaine & Jérémy
- Can 046-051 - Code art by Niklas Knaack
- Can 052-056 - Flowfield Art by Sikriti Dakua Typeface by Violaine & Jérémy
- Can 057 - Faux code generator by Knut Synstad
- Can 059 - Voronoi by Paul Neave
- Can 069 - Flow Fields
- Can 073 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 082 - Based on Jordan Scales' 98 CSS Design System
- Can 084 - Dotties typeface dy Kyle Letendre
- Can 094 - 3D model by EON
- Can 095 - Low poly by Sanjula Pilapitiya
- Can 102 - Code art by Szenia Zadvornykh
- Can 103-104 - Code art by Alex Lérida
- Can 112-113 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 123 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 125-127 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 130 - Generative art
- Can 131-132 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 133-135 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 135 - Photo and video by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 139 - Code art by Tadas Karpavicius
- Can 141 - Quote from David Bowie
- Can 143-147 - Halftone CSS filter by The Baby Dino
- Can 149 - Pixel noise by Ma Suwa
- Can 150 - Jager typeface by Violaine & Jérémy
- Can 151 - Casa Stencil typeface by Pangram Pangram, Shapes made with Blobs
- Can 153 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 156 - Drawing by Mikulas Galanda, 1935 found on Artvee
- Can 157-161 - Quotes from Kurt Cobain, Lars Ulrich, John Entwistle, Bruce Dickinson, and Peter Steele. Portraits found on Artvee
- Can 162 - Drawing found on Artvee
- Can 163 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 164-169 - Dida typeface by Violaine & Jérémy
- Can 178 - Code art by Mary Lou From Codrops
- Can 182 - Jager typeface by Violaine & Jérémy
- Can 183-184 - Illustration by Upklyak
- Can 185-188 - Backgrounds made with Colorpush
- Can 190 - Quote from David Bowie
- Can 195-199 - Handz gestures by ThreeDee
- Can 200 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 201-206 - Photos by Cyrus Chew, Milada Vigerova, Alan Chen, Max Baskakov, and Tran Mau
- Can 214 - Code art by Creativecreatorormaybenot
- Can 215 - Typefaces by Retype Foundry, bubbles by Y_KK
- Can 217 - Patterns made with Patternico.com
- Can 218-223 - Gradients made with UiGradients.com
- Can 224 - Assets from Pixelbuddha.net
- Can 225 - Illustration by Natalia Smirnova
- Can 226 - Pattern by Dinpattern.com
- Can 228 - Pattern by Dinpattern.com
- Can 235 - Code art by Y_KK
- Can 240 - Drawing found on Artvee
- Can 241 - Pattern by patterncooler.com
- Can 242 - Pattern by Natalia Defrutos
- Can 247-251 - Patterns by patterncooler.com
- Can 252 - Painting by Alexander Nasmyth found on Artvee
- Can 270 - Code art by Yuri Artiukh
- Can 271 - Photo by Ludovic Mornand
- Can 272 - Voronoi Pebbles by James Hancock
- Can 273-275 - Etching found on Artvee
- Can 278 - Pattern by Natalia Defrutos
- Can 279-282 - Typeface by Colophon Foundry
- Can 283 - Afronaut typeface by The Designers Foundry
- Can 284-285 - Made with Keyboard Simulator
- Can 288 - Inspired by Super Galaxy II platform game by Yeno
- Can 289 - Illustration by Jh3y
- Can 290 - Code art by Ryan Mulligan
- Can 301 - Code art by Arnaud Di Nunzio
- Can 302-307 - Generative art by Kjetil Golid
- Can 308-311 - Apoc typeface by Blaze Type Foundry
- Can 312-316 - Generative art by Kjetil Golid
- Can 317 - Code art by Liam Egan
- Can 318 - Typefaces by Charlie Le Maignan