Design Pack Gallery in Paris has an exhibition with Christmas theme, 29-31 November 2010.
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Si Espresso
From Blend it and Israel. For the coffee chain Si Espresso. ”Developing a design language for the packaging used by this chain of coffee shops. The concept was based upon the merging of Italian culinary culture with the local Israeli culture. As the basis for the packaging design, we chose to utilize Italian concepts that would convey emotive messages, and then offer a contrasting functional message by explaining these concepts in Hebrew.”
Bring Your Own Tea
Recently launched – BYOT (Bring your own tea) from Sanctuary. A convenient portable pouch filled with loose leaf tea and 10 biodegradable steeping bags for all your on-the-go tea drinking needs. ”Forget about crushed tea leaves in tea bags, we’re sipping the goodness of whole loose leaf! And when the hustle and bustle of life gets the best of us, there really isn’t anything more calming (and healthy!) than drinking good tea.”
Plastic Bottle Sail boat
It took four months to sail a boat made of discarded plastic bottles from San Francisco to Australia. The catamaran was built with 12,500 recycled plastic bottles and a fully recyclable plastic material called Seretex and held together with organic glue made from cashew-nut husks and sugarcane. The bottles were packed into the Plastiki’s pontoons in a pomegranate-like structure, giving the boat 68% of its buoyancy. Rothschild’s mission to change the public’s perception of plastic continues as his team brainstorms new ways to reuse the commonly discarded material in everything from surfboards to wind turbines. Every year people are throwing away tons of waste, that can actually be used as building material. Via Time who just rewarded the 50 best inventions of 2010.
Evolv tools
Design Guys has made this package for Evolv tools. A package which eliminates PVC use, and replacing it with recycle-friendly corrugated cardboard.
Easy to flatten from Le Creuset
Smart Package from Le Creuset. For the mini cocottes – super-easy to flatten. A magnet keeps the package closed. It’s quite a premium package, their intention is probably that people should re-use the package…good intention, but my believe is that people don’t need more stuff in their houses…..make packages lean and easy to throw away…..A simpler package, meaning less material, with the very same construction would be great. Convenient for the consumer, flatten it in 2 seconds - ready to dispose of.
Greenland Wax from Fjällräven
Finally, after couple of months offline, I’m back. I just moved to Sweden – and thought this would be a symbolic package to show. Greenland wax from Fjällräven. ”The Greenland wax is an impregnation that is friendly to the environment. It is made according to an old prescription. No spray gases or solvents. A block of wax is enough for e.g. ten plain impregnations of your Greenland jacket. Contents: paraffin and beeswax” Fjällräven
Absolution Organic Cosmetics
Winner in the category best skincare in Wallpaper’s design awards 2010. ”Conceived to meet the needs of an audience looking for the right balance between eco-conscious and urban lifestyle, women and men who are concerned with their beauty and wellness as well as the one of the planet. They are willing to consume better and seduced by organic products but they refuse to give up pleasure and efficiency”
Packaging: Eco-conceived, recycled and/or recyclable, plant inks, carefully selected providers engaged in a sustainable development process, working everyday to reduce its production impact and sharing its benefits by reversing 2% to the non-profit Care International organization.
Content created from organic or wild vegetal extracts as well as minerals and vitamins, Absolution offers the perfect amount of rare nutrients necessary to maintain the youth and vitality of your skin.
Super-nice web page as well, check it out Absolution
Stretchable Paper
FibreForm – a packaging paper that can replace plastic where it was previously impossible. “The potential for creating unique packaging solutions is enormous. Never before has there been a similar paper on the market”, says Peter Bergström, Product Area Manager, and responsible for the development project of Billerud FibreForm. The high stretchability of the paper means that it can be formed. And with a stretchability of up to 20 per cent, FibreForm breaks records. The normal stretchability of paper is usually between 2 and 4 per cent. Some sack papers can reach up to 7 per cent. Fibreform offers new opportunities for packaging solutions such as deep-drawn trays. “FibreForm can be converted in normal thermoforming machines without any major investments being required so it’s perfect for food products. It is also possible to make really deep embossings, something that has previously been impossible on paper”, says Peter Bergström. Read more here
Toothbrush Packaging
Toothbrush manufacturers; show us some user-friendly, easy-to-open, clean-looking, slim package, single-material, gorgeous, kick-ass packaging design. This is NOT good enough. Any good examples around, please send them over! On the same theme – Here is a ”reduce-plastic-blog”
No thanks to the plastic bag
Next time you are shopping, tell the cashier you don´t need the plastic bag. It´s easy!
Sneakers and Packaging Stuff
An environment project by Puma. Reduce the resources used when distributing shoes. The bag tightly wraps an interior cardboard scaffolding—giving it shape and reducing cardboard use by 65%. Moreover, without that shiny box exterior, there’s no laminated cardboard (which interferes with recycling). There’s no tissue paper inside. And there’s no throw-away plastic bag. The bag itself is made of recycled PET, and it’s non-woven—woven fibers increase density and materials use—and stitched with heat, so that it’s less manufacturing intensive. Puma estimates that the bag will slash water, energy, and fuel consumption during manufacturing alone by 60%—in one year, that comes to a savings of 8,500 tons of paper, 20 million mega joules of electricity, 264,000 gallons of fuel, and 264 gallons of water. Ditching the plastic bags will save 275 tones of plastic, and the lighter shipping weight will save another 132,000 gallons of diesel. Via Gizmodo
Shigenobu Twilight
Beautiful Shigenobu Twilight ”This is the first handcrafted scent by NY artist Anicka Yi and architect Maggie Peng. The fragrance is inspired by the Fusako Shigenobu, former leader of the Japanese Red Army, who was believed to be in exile in Lebanon for many years after orchestrating some of the group’s most political statements. Yi and Peng have chosen cedar wood as a central theme of this fragrance’s narrative, as cedar is highly regarded in Lebanon as a national emblem. The scent uses three different kinds of cedar wood as its base note, along with violet leaf and nutty heart notes, and top notes of yuzu, shiso leaf, and black pepper. The packaging for this hand-distilled fragrance is made of raw cedar wood, each bottle uniquely (and painstakingly) hand-cut by the creators in architectural geometry, encasing a 10ml glass bottle of liquid within.” Via Ooga Booga Store
NASA invention for kids
GoGo Squeez, 100 percent fruit no sugar added in a squeeze pouch. For kids on-the-go. The package was originally designed for NASA astronauts. The value is a non-spillage package, you just squeeze out the content through the in-built straw. The first product they put in the package was what they called ”no-mess-applesauce”.
Oliviers & Co
These beautiful products come from Olivier & Co. Chef Giovanni Ciresa from Italy has created the recipes. He says; ”My cooking is full of international influences, however it remains anchored in the Mediterranean tradition; it’s a cuisine that extols the purity of ingredients. Asparagus and cardoons in the spring, squashes, pomegranates, truffles, and chestnuts during the fall season, and all sorts of mushrooms.” They don’t only have food product, but ecological and organic skincare with olive oil as well.
In with Green Packaging – Out with Convenience?
A Consumer Research from Ipsos Marketing, shows that consumers are less interested in food producer’a efforts to develop foods that are unique and fast and easy to prepare. Instead people said that the food should include fresh ingredients and deliver health benefits, AND be packed environmentally friendly. The research was made with more than 23,000 people in 18 countries. Read the article from GreenBiz
Paris Design Pack Gallery
The Design Pack Gallery, a museum based in Paris. Exposing different kinds of packaging, all genres. Shown here is part of their 100% recycle, products made of recycled products. For instance they have lamps made of plastic bottles, wallets made of Carton Packages, jewlery made of caps, yes – a whole bunch of nice things. They will also present the winners from Pentawards, in February 2010. Seems like it’s worth a visit.
Facet Design and Packaging
Dzmitry Samal has made the faceted tin concept on the first picture. And with this concept I would like to bring you into what I think is a fabulous document. This Facet Design Book is a fantastic source of inspiration. Scroll through it and you will probably end up having a bunch of ideas. Beautiful! On the same theme Vitamin Water – new label, with the facet design incorporated in the graphic design. Designed by The Coolhunter. The salt and pepper dispenser, designed by Gregory Buntain. And last Fract Engineered Flowers, by Nimrod Gavish.
Barcode Design
Barcode design is something very intriguing. Here is one very nice from Beach Packaging. This was part of their submission to Makeover Challenge, a competition between four design teams to redesign the packaging of Casa Visco. Some more barcodes, click here.
Sustainable Packaging Course
The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging is a course lead by Sustainable Packaging Coalition. It´s designed for packaging professionals seeking a deeper understanding of sustainability and how sustainability criteria can be effectively integrated into the packaging development process to enhance the lives of people, lower environmental impact and reduce costs. It´s structured around the SPC’s “Definition of Sustainable Packaging” and provides critical insights, design considerations, and innovative examples from the packaging industry and beyond. October 20-21 in Toronto, and November 17-18 in Denver.