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Stanley Family Reserve

A fun little "side project" we recently designed for Paul Stanley of KISS: His friend in Uruguay, who is the owner of the Yellow Rose Vinyards in Punta del Este produced a limited run of Pinot Noir wine for Paul’s personal Stanley Family Reserve for which we designed the label featuring one of Paul's paintings. It was packaged in a beautiful 3-bottle box and gifted to his friends.

    KISS

    Projects

    KISS | Various Packaging

    Client

    Mercury / UMe
    Eagle Rock Entertainment
    Sanctuary Records

    Category
    Packaging
    About This Project

    For 22 years now, we have had the pleasure to be the band’s main design agency when it comes to most of their audio or video releases. Starting with the original ‘Guitar-case’ box set, to KISS Symphony Alive IV, various compilation and live sets, right up to the 2021 ‘Destroyer’ Super Deluxe Edition and their latest release ‘Creatures of the Night’ Super Deluxe Edition, KISS is like the gift that keeps on giving. In all seriousness, it is a privilege to have had such a client for these many years. There is a deep sense of respect, trust, and loyalty between us, the fellas in the band, and their longtime management.

     

    One thing that all these projects have in common is the intense ‘behind-the-scenes’ labor no one ever really gets to see. Whether it is photo and ephemera research, days of retouching, or discussing packaging configurations with printers, it’s all worth it. After all, who wouldn’t want to work with their favorite band from childhood?