The 2026 Design Challenge asked students to design an influencer PR box for a new luxury confectionery brand. Submissions had to contain and protect the retail product while elevating the user experience through an engaging, memorable unboxing moment. 

Honorable mentions are often those designs that the judges keep coming back to for further discussion and exploration. They’re the entries that excite us and the ones that we know are “oh so close”–designs that we’d want to champion and push to the finish line.