NECK BOX
The shoulder neck boxes are among the most popular forms of luxury gift packaging. This is a versatile and durable box style.
The construction that consists of 3 parts is a high-end version of the lift-off lid style. The custom neck element adds gracefully to a memorable unboxing experience. In a variant, it can be slightly visible and become an accent design element.
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With over 30 years of design and manufacturing experience, we support brands through structured development and controlled production.
Our services
From concept development and consultation to production, we create functional,
visually compelling packaging tailored to your brand’s unique needs.
Shoulder reveal
Thanks to the neckpiece, the lid doesn’t need to touch the base to close the box. When the lid and base don’t meet, a visible reveal is created.
The inner tray capacity becomes the box capacity, because the lid is supported by the neck’s upper rim.
The box capacity is the sum of the base and lid depth. The neck can stand lower than the lid’s top part.
All elements of the shoulder neck boxes have a greyboard core and are covered with a binding material.
Most often, the greyboard is 2 mm thick, but the thickness may vary according to the client’s request. The binding material is typically thin paper.
nPack’s shoulder neck boxes are typically manufactured using sustainably produced papers of European origin, sourced from GF Smith (UK), Koehler Paper (DE), Fedrigoni (IT), Favini (IT), Arctic Paper (SE), Winter & Co. (UK), etc.
Base & lid depth
Depending on the depths of the two outer elements – the base and the lid – the position of the reveal changes. This aspect can be discussed and taken into account during the project brief step of the process at the beginning of our project.
It is possible to make different depths both ways: a deeper base or a deeper lid, depending on the purpose of the box.
deeper base
deeper LID
The equal base and lid option is also possible, usually chosen for its more economic completion, regarding tooling, machine setup, etc.
equal base and lid
Design upgrades
The design upgrades to the shoulder neck boxes include packaging elements that add extra functionality, custom inner shapes, or modified capacity. Each of them presents a great opportunity to create tailored packaging solutions.
Unlimited upgrade options can be specially developed and produced for specific product and brand requirements.
The tray inserts are custom elements made from paper and solidboard. They create custom inner shapes or change the shoulder neck boxes tray capacity.
All the extra inserts are instruments for a greater unboxing experience. They can be used separately or in combination.
The interior tray and interior lid are packaging solutions pre-designed by nPack’s team and customisable in size and appearance. Dividers and custom inlays are developed according to clients’ projects.
interior tray
interior lid
dividers
custom inserts
Delicate flat ribbons are a great embellishment to the luxury shoulder neck boxes. They come in a great variety and are available in different widths and lengths, colours and materials.
The ribbons are easy-to-use pulls and add to the box appeal and to the unboxing experience. For our shoulder neck rigid boxes, we offer ribbon lifts for comfortable extraction of the box contents.
All pockets provided by nPack are box elements made from paper and solidboard. They are suitable for flat paper sheets, such as documents and certificates, or for any type of card. The paper wallets serve as envelopes while the mounting corners fix an envelope to the shoulder neck boxes lids. Typically, the pockets are glued to an exact place on the box according to clients’ needs.
paper wallet
mounting corners
The sleeves are partial box wrappers opened at two ends.
The outer sleeve and the banderole are used as means of fixing the box closed, or just for the purpose of adding an extra printable surface. The lift-off band is a specially developed sleeve which uses a tear-off strip which turns it into a handle to take out one box from another box.
banderole
lift-off band
