Ardagh Glass Packaging creates Absolut Haring artist-edition bottle

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, has partnered with The Absolut Company International to create Absolut Haring, the latest artist-edition bottle, inspired by Keith Haring’s iconic 1986 artwork featuring the Absolut vodka bottle.

Working with design agency Pearlfisher, and produced exclusively at Ardagh Glass Packaging’s facility in Limmared, Sweden, the bottle brings Haring’s style to life through intricately debossed dancing figures, and a screen-printed vibrant yellow panel that, when viewed through the clear glass, creates an illusion via reflection that the entire bottle is yellow.

“The Absolut Haring artist-edition bottle perfectly demonstrates how design, technology and art can come together in glass,” said John Oczabruk, Product Designer, Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe. “Reproducing Keith Haring’s artwork through debossing demanded extreme accuracy, to maintain uniform depth and width around the bottle. Aligning the debossing precisely with the screen printing ensured a flawless, visually stunning result.”

Each bottle was made with over 60%* recycled glass cullet, reflecting both companies’ shared commitment to sustainability.

Launched exclusively in Travel Retail and then rolled out in global markets from September onwards, the Absolut Haring artist-edition bottle continues The Absolut Company International’s tradition of partnering with visionary artists to celebrate creativity and connection. 

*Total recycled cullet level