Celebrating Our 2025 FSEA Gold Leaf Awards
- Harris & Bruno
- Jun 17
- 2 min read
Amplify 2025 was packed with innovation, creativity, and texture you could feel. We're honored to walk away with two awards that recognize just that.
At this year’s FSEA Gold Leaf Awards, Harris & Bruno proudly took home Gold in the Folding Carton – Best Use of Embellishment category and Bronze in the Catalog – Best Use of Embellishment category.Â
These awards recognize not just great design, but outstanding execution. Both pieces were produced on our ZRX Digital Embellishment Press, showcasing what happens when creative vision meets real-world production.
Gold Award: Bruno Cellars Wine Box
Category: Folding Carton – Best Use of Embellishment
Designed to turn heads on the shelf and in hand, the Bruno Cellars Wine Box is a bold example of premium embellishment at its best. Featuring red foil, gold foil, and spot gloss that wraps around the box, along with our exclusive xMatte effect, this piece brings together contrast, texture, and shine in one unforgettable package.
It’s not just decorative. It’s tactile branding. The box invites consumers to interact with it before it’s even opened.
Bronze Award: Sylvamo Brand of Catalogues
Category: Catalog – Best Use of Embellishment
The Sylvamo catalog proves that embellishment belongs in editorial and commercial print, not just packaging. Using our patent-pending xMatte effect, this piece delivers an emboss-like finish digitally, without dies or added equipment.
The raised matte layer was combined with soft gloss and tight registration to create a dynamic tactile effect that plays beautifully with both light and touch, and mimics the fabrics and textures of the chairs.Â
Powered by the ZRX
Both award-winning pieces were produced on the ZRX Digital Embellishment Press, which allows printers to apply multiple effects in a single pass. Flood coat, spot coat, foil, gloss, and xMatte can all be delivered with precision and speed, without the need for dies, plates, or screens.
This kind of workflow is not just efficient. It unlocks the creative freedom needed to keep pace with today's premium print demands, and injects additional margin into work that would normally be considered commodity.
Looking Ahead
We are grateful to the Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) for hosting these awards and proud to be recognized alongside so many other outstanding projects. Thank you to everyone who helped bring these pieces to life, from our internal teams to our creative and production partners.
If you’re ready to see what award-winning embellishment can do for your next project, let’s talk.