The Knight in the Panther’s Skin series won the Golden Award at the Cans of the Year International Contest in the Beverages Series. The competition has been promoting and awarding companies annually since 1996 for significant developments and innovations in the metal packaging industry.
Apart from the Cans of the Year Awards Contest, Natakhtari was taking part in World Beverage Innovation Awards 2020 with its The Knight in the Panther’s Skin series. On November 11 it was announced as the winner and received the Golden Award.
‘We take pride that our favorite project was presented at international contests and Natakhtari cans with modern illustrations of the Knight in the Panther’s Skin were shown next to the world-famous brands. As we are the leader in the beer market, it is always in our focus to invest in innovation, consumer needs and also to Georgian culture. Efes Georgia team has been working on this project since 2019. It was quite complex, but with hard work of our team and the biggest involvement of David Matchavariani it acquired international recognition,’ - said Alphan Akpece, Commercial Director of Efes Georgia.
Efes Georgia presented a new series for its leading beer brand Natakhtari. The packaging was decorated with works of David Matchavariani, a contemporary Georgian Artist. The project started with David Matchavariani who devoted four years of work to the illustrations of the graphic novel The Knight in the Panther’s Skin. This time 4 important scenes from this beautiful artwork are available on shelves through the packs of Natakhtari for a limited time. Friendship, equality, love, kindness - these values are visually and aphoristically conveyed on 4 different packages that are already for sale.