We are thrilled to share with the world that our beer packaging designs for Crafted & Cured have been awarded second place in Advertising for the 2023 PRINT Awards.

The Ohio-based wine, beer & cheese bar approached Malt for a redesign of its takeaway beer crowlers, a project inspired by the bar’s recent move into a historic former Art Deco bank building in Troy.

The label design—created in collaboration with illustrator Brian Rau—features a series of characters influenced by the stone relief carvings on the building’s facade. The illustrations, metallic foil and banknote motifs are all a nod to the history of the building, formerly First Troy National Bank, 1929.

The PRINT Awards celebrate outstanding design in every shape and form, and this year’s awards spanned a vast 24 categories including advertising, book covers, concept work and illustration. Entries were judged based on four key criteria: originality, innovation, longevity, and craft.

View our work and the full list of impressive 2023 Print Award winners here.