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Spazio Di Paolo
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Spazio Di Paolo SRL
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spaziodipaolo.it
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2000
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Spazio Di Paolo SRL is an Italian privately-held design studio founded by Mario Di Paolo and based in Spoltore, Abruzzo, that specializes exclusively in premium packaging design for the wines and spirits industry. The studio operates as a micro-boutique of 1 to 10 employees and offers custom design services spanning label and bottle design, three-dimensional printing techniques, embossing and debossing, foil and metal-fusion applications, double-paper layering with specialty substrates from suppliers such as Fedrigoni, custom glass shaping, and specialty varnishes including fluorescent and UV-reactive finishes. Its portfolio covers more than 50 documented breakthrough projects and counts among its clients a roster of premium and luxury beverage brands including Marchesi Antinori, Ca' del Bosco, La Spinetta, Berlucchi, Bocelli 1831, Baglio di Pianetto, Cantina Zaccagnini (Argea Group), Michele Chiarlo, Viansa Sonoma, Nino Negri, and Terra Moretti/Bellavista, with both Italian and North American engagements.

The studio's core intellectual property lies in proprietary design-and-production methods that translate artistic concepts into industrially reproducible packaging at scales ranging from limited editions to mass-market runs of approximately one million units (as demonstrated in the Berlucchi Linea 61 project). It does not employ AI/ML technologies in its disclosed operations; differentiation is anchored on the founder's creative reputation, accumulated craft expertise of more than 20 years, and a documented collection of over 200 international awards including Pentawards Designer of the Year 2021 and Red Dot Best of The Best 2016.

Spazio Di Paolo is founder-owned and bootstrapped with no external institutional investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; pricing is project-based and negotiated directly with enterprise brand owners through direct sales engagement and referrals. The studio monetizes its design IP through commissioned projects and, secondarily, through a published didactic book ('SPAZIO DI PAOLO, The Art of Packaging') that documents 50 award-winning projects and is distributed via direct email request. Marketing and lead generation rely on a portfolio-driven website, active social media presence on LinkedIn/Instagram/Facebook, and the reputational pull of its award record.

Short descriptiontext

Spazio Di Paolo is an Italian boutique design studio in Spoltore, founded by Mario Di Paolo, that creates premium packaging, labels, and bottles exclusively for wine, spirits, and luxury beverage brands worldwide.

Operating statusenum
Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersSpoltore, Italy
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Spoltore
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Italy
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
packaging design services, wine label design, spirits packaging, bottle design studio, premium packaging design
Industry2 codes
1Packaging Design & Labeling
CodeMPAAAEADPrimaryYes
2Packaging & Product Brand Design
CodeBPAFAEAGPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Packaging and Labeling Services561910
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography7330
Product category
Packaging Design Services
Marketing channels5 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Spazio Di Paolo is a B2B packaging design studio that creates premium labels, bottles, and full packaging solutions exclusively for wineries, distilleries, and spirits producers. The studio combines creative direction with specialized printing, embossing, metal-fusion, and glass-shaping techniques to deliver industrial-feasible, sculptural packaging. It also publishes a printed book documenting its most innovative projects.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Spazio Di Paolo is a packaging design studio specializing exclusively in wines & spirits. With over 20 years of experience, the studio offers design services including label design, bottle customization, and comprehensive packaging solutions. The studio's portfolio includes work with major wine brands such as Marchesi Antinori, Ca' del Bosco, Berlucchi, and many others. They have received over 200 international awards including Designer of the Year at Pentawards 2021 and Best of The Best at Red Dot 2016. The studio also publishes 'The Book - The Art of Packaging,' documenting their most significant projects.

Product and service2 records
1Packaging Design Services for Wines & Spirits
CategoryPackaging Design Services
Description

Custom packaging, label, and bottle design services for wineries, distilleries, and spirits brands, combining creative direction with specialized printing, embossing, metal-fusion, and glass-shaping techniques to deliver industrially reproducible, premium packaging.

2The Art of Packaging (Book)
Scale indicator3 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1Cantina Zaccagnini (Argea Group)
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

San Clemente wines project inspired by medieval portal of Abbey of San Clemente in Casauria. Project features double paper layering with Fedrigoni materials creating three-dimensional tactile experience with debossed ancient writings and embossed medieval decorations.

spaziodipaolo.it
Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers10 records
1The Mix
TypeDirect peer
Description

UK-based design agency with deep specialization in wine packaging and label design. Direct competitor for premium wine brand design commissions, with comparable boutique scale and craftsmanship focus.

2Bulletproof
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Premium packaging and brand design agency (now part of Accenture Song) with beverage industry clients. Broader scope but comparable in design quality, craftsmanship, and target premium clientele.

3Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global design agency with significant packaging design work in beverage and luxury categories. Operates at a much larger scale but competes for similar premium brand design budgets and recognition.

4Minale Tattersfield
TypeDirect peer
Description

Boutique design agency with a strong wine & spirits packaging portfolio and similar premium positioning. Closely comparable in scale, client type, and emphasis on craftsmanship-led brand design.

5Robilant+Associati
TypeDirect peer
Description

Italian premium packaging design studio with strong wine & spirits clientele, also based in Italy. Closest geographic and stylistic peer, competing for the same Italian luxury wine brand budgets with comparable artisanal positioning.

6Carter Wong Design
TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent London design consultancy with strong packaging design expertise, including wine and spirits brands. Comparable in boutique positioning, premium client focus, and design-led approach.

7Coley Porter Bell
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

London-based packaging design agency (part of Ogilvy) serving premium brands including wine and spirits. Broader portfolio across many categories but overlapping in the premium packaging design space.

8Landor & Fitch
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global brand consultancy with significant packaging design practice including wine and spirits work. Larger, broader scope with overlapping capabilities for premium beverage clients and brand strategy.

9Design Bridge and Partners
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global packaging and brand design firm (now part of WPP's Superunion) with a broad portfolio including wine and spirits. Operates at much larger scale and across many categories but competes for the same premium brand clients.

10Stranger & Stranger
TypeDirect peer
Description

London-based design agency specializing exclusively in packaging design for wines, spirits, and beers. The most direct peer to Spazio Di Paolo given the identical wine & spirits specialty and boutique premium positioning.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Named customers12 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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No
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Feature5 records

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Profiles1 record

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Spazio Di Paolo

Packaging Design Servicesspaziodipaolo.it

Spazio Di Paolo is an Italian boutique design studio in Spoltore, founded by Mario Di Paolo, that creates premium packaging, labels, and bottles exclusively for wine, spirits, and luxury beverage brands worldwide.

What Spazio Di Paolo does

Spazio Di Paolo SRL is an Italian privately-held design studio founded by Mario Di Paolo and based in Spoltore, Abruzzo, that specializes exclusively in premium packaging design for the wines and spirits industry. The studio operates as a micro-boutique of 1 to 10 employees and offers custom design services spanning label and bottle design, three-dimensional printing techniques, embossing and debossing, foil and metal-fusion applications, double-paper layering with specialty substrates from suppliers such as Fedrigoni, custom glass shaping, and specialty varnishes including fluorescent and UV-reactive finishes. Its portfolio covers more than 50 documented breakthrough projects and counts among its clients a roster of premium and luxury beverage brands including Marchesi Antinori, Ca' del Bosco, La Spinetta, Berlucchi, Bocelli 1831, Baglio di Pianetto, Cantina Zaccagnini (Argea Group), Michele Chiarlo, Viansa Sonoma, Nino Negri, and Terra Moretti/Bellavista, with both Italian and North American engagements.

The studio's core intellectual property lies in proprietary design-and-production methods that translate artistic concepts into industrially reproducible packaging at scales ranging from limited editions to mass-market runs of approximately one million units (as demonstrated in the Berlucchi Linea 61 project). It does not employ AI/ML technologies in its disclosed operations; differentiation is anchored on the founder's creative reputation, accumulated craft expertise of more than 20 years, and a documented collection of over 200 international awards including Pentawards Designer of the Year 2021 and Red Dot Best of The Best 2016.

Spazio Di Paolo is founder-owned and bootstrapped with no external institutional investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; pricing is project-based and negotiated directly with enterprise brand owners through direct sales engagement and referrals. The studio monetizes its design IP through commissioned projects and, secondarily, through a published didactic book ('SPAZIO DI PAOLO, The Art of Packaging') that documents 50 award-winning projects and is distributed via direct email request. Marketing and lead generation rely on a portfolio-driven website, active social media presence on LinkedIn/Instagram/Facebook, and the reputational pull of its award record.

Spazio Di Paolo firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Spazio Di Paolo
Legal name
Spazio Di Paolo SRL
Website
https://spaziodipaolo.it
Company type
Private
Founded year
2000
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Spazio Di Paolo is an Italian boutique design studio in Spoltore, founded by Mario Di Paolo, that creates premium packaging, labels, and bottles exclusively for wine, spirits, and luxury beverage brands worldwide.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Spazio Di Paolo industry classification

Industry
Product category
Packaging Design Services
NAICS
Packaging and Labeling Services (561910)
SIC
Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)
akta.pro primary industry
Packaging Design & Labeling (MPAAAEAD)
akta.pro secondary industry
Packaging & Product Brand Design (BPAFAEAG)

Keywords

  • Packaging design services
  • Wine label design
  • Spirits packaging
  • Bottle design studio
  • Premium packaging design

Where Spazio Di Paolo is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Spoltore
HQ country
Italy
HQ region
Europe

Markets served

Spazio Di Paolo business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Spazio Di Paolo product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Spazio Di Paolo is a B2B packaging design studio that creates premium labels, bottles, and full packaging solutions exclusively for wineries, distilleries, and spirits producers. The studio combines creative direction with specialized printing, embossing, metal-fusion, and glass-shaping techniques to deliver industrial-feasible, sculptural packaging. It also publishes a printed book documenting its most innovative projects.

Product overview

Spazio Di Paolo is a packaging design studio specializing exclusively in wines & spirits. With over 20 years of experience, the studio offers design services including label design, bottle customization, and comprehensive packaging solutions. The studio's portfolio includes work with major wine brands such as Marchesi Antinori, Ca' del Bosco, Berlucchi, and many others. They have received over 200 international awards including Designer of the Year at Pentawards 2021 and Best of The Best at Red Dot 2016. The studio also publishes 'The Book - The Art of Packaging,' documenting their most significant projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Packaging Design Services for Wines & Spirits Custom packaging, label, and bottle design services for wineries, distilleries, and spirits brands, combining creative direction with specialized printing, embossing, metal-fusion, and glass-shaping techniques to deliver industrially reproducible, premium packaging.
  • The Art of Packaging (Book)

Companies that use Spazio Di Paolo

Customer profile

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Spazio Di Paolo technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Spazio Di Paolo partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Cantina Zaccagnini (Argea Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Clemente wines project inspired by medieval portal of Abbey of San Clemente in Casauria. Project features double paper layering with Fedrigoni materials creating three-dimensional tactile experience with debossed ancient writings and embossed medieval decorations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Spazio Di Paolo competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • The Mix: UK-based design agency with deep specialization in wine packaging and label design. Direct competitor for premium wine brand design commissions, with comparable boutique scale and craftsmanship focus.
  • Minale Tattersfield: Boutique design agency with a strong wine & spirits packaging portfolio and similar premium positioning. Closely comparable in scale, client type, and emphasis on craftsmanship-led brand design.
  • Robilant+Associati: Italian premium packaging design studio with strong wine & spirits clientele, also based in Italy. Closest geographic and stylistic peer, competing for the same Italian luxury wine brand budgets with comparable artisanal positioning.
  • Carter Wong Design: Independent London design consultancy with strong packaging design expertise, including wine and spirits brands. Comparable in boutique positioning, premium client focus, and design-led approach.
  • Stranger & Stranger: London-based design agency specializing exclusively in packaging design for wines, spirits, and beers. The most direct peer to Spazio Di Paolo given the identical wine & spirits specialty and boutique premium positioning.

Broad incumbents

  • Bulletproof: Premium packaging and brand design agency (now part of Accenture Song) with beverage industry clients. Broader scope but comparable in design quality, craftsmanship, and target premium clientele.
  • Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR): Global design agency with significant packaging design work in beverage and luxury categories. Operates at a much larger scale but competes for similar premium brand design budgets and recognition.
  • Coley Porter Bell: London-based packaging design agency (part of Ogilvy) serving premium brands including wine and spirits. Broader portfolio across many categories but overlapping in the premium packaging design space.
  • Landor & Fitch: Global brand consultancy with significant packaging design practice including wine and spirits work. Larger, broader scope with overlapping capabilities for premium beverage clients and brand strategy.
  • Design Bridge and Partners: Global packaging and brand design firm (now part of WPP's Superunion) with a broad portfolio including wine and spirits. Operates at much larger scale and across many categories but competes for the same premium brand clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Spazio Di Paolo social profiles

Digital presence

Spazio Di Paolo financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Spazio Di Paolo leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Spazio Di Paolo funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Spazio Di Paolo M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Spazio Di Paolo

What does Spazio Di Paolo do?

Spazio Di Paolo is a B2B packaging design studio that creates premium labels, bottles, and full packaging solutions exclusively for wineries, distilleries, and spirits producers. The studio combines creative direction with specialized printing, embossing, metal-fusion, and glass-shaping techniques to deliver industrial-feasible, sculptural packaging. It also publishes a printed book documenting its most innovative projects.

Is Spazio Di Paolo a public or private company?

Spazio Di Paolo is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Spazio Di Paolo founded?

Spazio Di Paolo was founded in 2000. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Spazio Di Paolo based?

Spazio Di Paolo is headquartered in Spoltore, Italy, in the Europe region.

Who are Spazio Di Paolo's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are The Mix, Minale Tattersfield, Robilant+Associati, Carter Wong Design and Stranger & Stranger. Broad incumbents are Bulletproof, Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR), Coley Porter Bell, Landor & Fitch and Design Bridge and Partners.

Does Spazio Di Paolo have an API?

No public API is recorded for Spazio Di Paolo.

What industry is Spazio Di Paolo in?

Spazio Di Paolo's product category is Packaging Design Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAAAEAD, Packaging Design & Labeling, with a secondary code of BPAFAEAG, Packaging & Product Brand Design. Its NAICS code is 561910 and its SIC code is 7330.

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