Nani, It’s Hawaiian for Beautiful

The overall number of winning entries was closer on the international side. Collotype Labels came through at the wire with eight total awards, including six firsts. Germark took home seven winners (five firsts) and KimBells pack won six awards, including five first-place awards.

This year’s Best of Show honors went to Taylor Made Labels, Inc. for its “Symbion Wine Bottle and Neck Label.” The label incorporated UV flexo, spot UV, embossing, and two UV overprint varnishes that resulted in a “real nice label, done very well,” said Teachout. “We saw some real intricate pieces, but this year kind of showed that simple is good—simple done very well.”