Business relations that began with the design of a 200 ml glass jar for the Amande line. “A jar that we were in the habit of choosing in another glassmaker’s catalogue of standard products,” explains Philippe de Brugière, “but it was a jar that we were beginning to see everywhere. And for the upscaling and positioning of this magnificent ingredient we really needed to find something specific with the L’Occitane logo beautifully engraved.” These events were taking place in 2008 and the deal was done.
The cream jar Divine
A year later, and yet another challenge. “This time we needed a jar for the launch of one of L’Occitane’s flagship products, the Divine cream. A very high-end product,” underlines Philippe Brugière, “for which we had decided to design a fairly round, yellow lacquered yet translucent jar.”
The first good mark for the technical teams at Heinz Glas was when they suggested a water-soluble paint (water based, VOC-free). “The timing couldn’t have been any better,” explains Philippe Brugière “because we were precisely at the time, in a wide environmental approach with the implementation of our eco design policy.”
Second good mark for the German glassmaker, the desire to adopt a battery of compatibility tests on the lacquer which would be the same as the ones conducted by the engineers at L’Occitane. “It is true that on that occasion people at Heinz Glas demonstrated their will and commitment to work in a synchronized way with us, which wasn’t such a obvious thing to achieve from the start.”
Two challenges successfully met by the German glassmaker that now enable the company to be a regular supplier of the Manosque-based firm who incidentally is relying once again on Heinz Glas’s expertise for two big projects that will emerge by the end of the year.
