Young designers from the UK, America, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and Brazil were challenged to design a luxury 750ml bottle of water around the theme Celebration in Monaco, with the national winners each receiving €2,000 to develop a three-dimensional model. The models will be presented during an international final at November's Luxe Pack 2005 exhibition in Monaco, with the overall winner gaining a trophy, extensive publicity and €10,000.
Macintyre, a senior designer at 999 in Glasgow, also wins an all-expenses trip to Monaco for the final.
His droplet-shaped container is both visually striking and unusual in intentionally having no base; it must either be suspended by its specially designed cap held in ice or housed in a specially crafted bar or table top display.
The brand name adds a clever twist, with the 'o' of Monaco substituted with the French word for water 'eau' and the apostrophe replaced with a graphic bottle representation.
