Since 2007 The Pentawards League Table has collected the world’s most successful design agencies, freelancers, packaging suppliers, and manufacturers. Ranked based on the number of Pentawards won, the League Table truly showcases who is top of their game. Below we list the agencies holding the top 5 places and explore some of their latest award-winning designs.

5th place: Backbone Branding

In 5th place is Armenian-based Backbone Branding. A regular and very successful contender since 2013, Backbone Branding even won Pentawards ‘Agency of the Year’ in 2019.

AVYUN - Gold 2022

For this limited-edition wine, Backbone Branding were challenged with portraying the three stages of wine maturation which were to be depicted on three separate wine bottles. As wine ages, the grapes share their unique flavours handed down through generations, disclosing their age-old secrets. This narrative is signified on the embossed grape leaf at the centre of the bottle, which gradually fills with red wine, parallel with the blood that flows through our veins.

The distinct vigour and energy of the grape, flowing through the veins of the leaf and turning them red, reflects the aging and learning process. The word for energy and vigour is Avyun, which is the name chosen specifically for this wine. Furthermore, the flowing wine motif also distinguishes variation across the collection, as degrees of strength and age can be determined by the amount of wine that has flowed into the leaf.

This minimal, yet effective design won the agency a gold Pentaward for Beverages: Limited editions.

Find out more about Backbone Branding by visiting their website or follow the brand on Instagram.

4th place: Pearlfisher

Coming in 4th place are global brand design giants Pearlfisher. In their very their first year of competing, the design agency won three gold Pentawards back in 2007.

BYOMA - Silver 2022

Working collaboratively with the next-generation skincare brand BYOMA, Pearlfisher delivers a bold, contemporary design that boats a vibrant colour palette shaking up the category. The modern typography and iconography lend beautifully to communicating the brand's pioneering science, ingredients, and innovation. The split device of the 'O' in the brand's logo is a nod to BYOMA's mission of breaking beauty barriers with breakthrough formulas.

Made from fully recyclable, 100% mono-material plastic, as well as eliminating excess packaging like shrink wrap, The sleek design enables easy and effective shipment to reduce its carbon footprint. All BYOMA products have been designed to be refillable to encourage a circular approach to beauty.

This year the BYOMA design won the Pearlfisher a silver award in the Skin Care category.

Pearlfisher also won Gold in the same year for their Love Ocean bubble bath design which you can read more about here.

Find out more about Pearlfisher by visiting their website or follow the brand on Instagram.

3rd Place: Design Bridge

With a whopping 53 wins so far firm favourite Design Bridge hold the 3rd position in the league table.

Whispering Angel Bottle Glorifier, Silver 2022

Embodying the charm of its maverick creator, Design Bridge’s unique concept sets out to shine a spotlight on the brand as well as elevate around the design idea of ‘playfully decadent glamour,’ creating drama. Matching the brand’s glamorous reputation through brand experience, the ethereal structures help Whispering Angel stand out from its competitors. The sculpted wings are a bold expression of the brand’s eponymous angels, which exist in the chapel at Chateau D’Esclans itself, emotionally connecting back to the heart of the brand's personality.

Embracing luxury and theatre, the glorifiers exude elegance, ready for partnerships with other glamorous brands. Due to their huge popularity, Whispering Angel are now using the glorifiers to illuminate their rosé at many more glamorous events, including Art Basel Miami, South Beach Wine and Food Festival, featuring on numerous social hotspots in the UK and US.

Design Bridge was awarded silver in Beverages: Casks, cases, and glorifiers category.

Find out more about Design Bridge by visiting their website or follow the brand on Instagram.

2nd place: Mousegraphics

After another awards ceremony, Greek design agency Mousegraphics are unshaken from second place which they have firmly held for the last three years.

Iliada Olive Snacks – Gold 2021

Mousegraphics’ work on Iliada's Olive Snacks innovatively put the snack in a game of tic-tac-toe, where sleek, globular olives make the winning alignments.

By strategically combining the hand drawings of the otherwise known “noughts and crosses” game with the photos of the olives, the label works well to make consumer’s take that second glance when passing it on the grocery store shelves.

The information provided, as well as how it is formatted, is clear and concise and does not distract from the images depicted. This serves to incite a sense of lightness, which aligns with how you feel when you snack on the bag's contents.

With the aim of retaining the freshness of the olives, Mousegraphics also chose a functional design with a smart resealable zipper.

ILIADA won Gold in Food: Savoury snacks, as well as receiving a People’s Choice award nomination.

Find out more about Mousegraphics by visiting their website or follow the brand on Instagram.

1st place: Turner Duckworth

And finally, the much coveted 1st place in the Pentawards League table is held by international consulting agency Turner Duckworth. With one diamond and three platinum awards under their belts, alongside a long-running collection of gold, silver and bronze awards, it is unsurprising that the London-born agency rightfully holds the number one position.

Tres Generaciones Packaging and VIS - Gold 2021

To spark reconsideration in the increasingly competitive tequila market, Turner Duckworth set out to breath new life into Tres Generaciones Legacy Edition tequila, marrying together modernity and vintage aesthetics. At the heart of the redesign is the three stripes icon and its transition from rough to smooth. Holding a dual meaning, it represents not only the journey of the three generations of Sauza leaders as they perfected their tequila over time, but also the extra third distillation step in the production of Tres which results in a more refined finish.

The glass structure and brand colour palette were inspired by the original green decanters first used to launch the brand, resulting in a bottle that disrupts the traditional tequila shelf.

The sleek design earnt them gold in the Branding & Consumer: Re-design projects category in 2021.

Find out more about Turner Duckworth by visiting their website or follow the brand on Instagram.

The complete Pentawards League Table and Student League table as well as how each position is ranked can be found here.