Une série de visuels présentant un packaging très intéressant pour un jus de fruit, édité en 3 saveurs. Ce design judicieux sous forme de fruit découpé est l’oeuvre du designer Sud-africain Marcel Buerkle, apportant une vraie identité au produit. Plus d’images dans la suite de l’article.
Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre have developed a material they call Ecocradle. It feels, looks, and pretty much functions exactly like styrofoam. What is so interesting about this material is that it is comprised of only organic matter with mushroom roots acting as the glue to bring it all together. For more on the duo’s research and development head over to L Magazine.
Après le projet Puma Shoebox, voici ce nouveau packaging original et économique pour la marque UPS. Un emballage sous la forme d’un origami, qui élimine la totalité de l’espace perdu dans une boîte en carton. Un concept de feuilles pré-pliées, par le designer Patrick Sung.
While most casual fromage fans might not even know that a proper way to store cheese exists, a cheese-centric startup in Portland, Oregon developed a product specifically designed to help preserve and protect their favored food.
Formaticum makes their Cheese Paper with an outer layer of wax paper that allows the cheese to breathe. An inner plastic membrane guards against excess moisture, but is porous enough to allow oxygen exchange, creating a cave-like environment for prolonging the cheese’s shelf life. The difference, as the brand puts it, is “between eating vibrant and delicious cheese or dead and rotten cheese.”
A concept nicely in synch with the international
Slow Food movement, Formaticum prints the wraps with a map of small-batch farmers in the U.S., hoping to raise awareness about the many delicious cheeses produced domestically.
Each package of 15 contains 11″ x 14″ two-ply sheets—enough to wrap nearly 25 pounds of cheese—and retails for about $10. It sells throughout the U.S. at specialty stores, as well as online from Sur la Table or directly from Formaticum.
It’s Monday morning so we felt this Flickr set by sarcoptiform was appropriate. It is a great series that showcases the subtle differences in an average ‘coffee lid’
Comparing CS3-CS5
CS5, if you haven’t heard is out. IDSGN has a comprehensive overview of the entire branding. The new version takes the visual language a bit further by incorporating a 3-Dimensional quality to the iconography and packaging graphics. Props to Tolleson Design for the packaging and the in-house team at Adobe for a job well done. Check idsgn for the full review.
Which countries munch Doritos over Kale, and which stockpile canned beans over the bulk variety? Good posits the question in this infographic from The New York Times, which compares global eating habits. It comes as no surprise the U.S. is package-happy, from individually wrapped chocolates to styrofoam-ensconced takeout, while Spain and France run a close second. But China is the true winner of the container race, blowing its competition out of the water as the top fresh-food consumer.
Did you know it takes at least 3 litres of water to make 1 litre of bottled water. 321 states: “Why buy water when you can bottle your own?” Find out more here.
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The Fuse Project known for their innovative design solutions such as OLPC and NYC Condom teamed up with Puma to overhaul the packaging of their shoe box. They spent 21 months researching different boxes and packaging constructs, looking for the most efficient, sustainable way to get shoes to consumers. The new design literally gets rid of the standard shoe box and replaces it with a little bag and a cardboard sheet (seen above).
Fuse Project explains:
By providing structure to a cardboard sheet, the bag uses 65% less cardboard than the standard shoe box, has no laminated printing, no tissue paper, takes up less space and weighs less in shipping, and replaces the plastic retail bag.
The cardboard structure is die cut from one flat piece of material and has no additional printing or assembly, thus it can be returned to the stream faster and more efficiently. The structure was created with four walls that taper in to allow for secured stacking, another important element left over from the original shoebox.
The bag is non-woven which means less work and waste (it is stitched with heat). It protects the shoes from dust and dirt in the warehouse and during shipping. The “clever little bag” is an iconic brand element upon leaving the store as it replaces the plastic shopping bag, and it is also used for shoe storage in travel suitcases. The bag is made of non-woven polyester consisting of recycled PET, and eventually is also recyclable.
Puma claims that this new design will save about 8,500 tons of paper, 20 million Mega joules of electricity, 1 million litres of fuel oil, 1 million litres of water and 500,000 litres of diesel.
Blooming as they steep, we love the teas from NYC-based Dynasty and Ceremony for their simple, floral flavor and equally effortless packaging. The brand’s reinterpretation of ancient Chinese ingredients, results in flavors such as Emperor’s Kiss and Divinity Rule for a healthy combination of medicinal herbs and delectable spices. The teas sell from their online shop starting at $10.
Teatulia cultivates their range of full-flavored, whole-leaf teas on virgin Bangladeshi soil using Masanobu Fukuoka‘s natural farming method. Socially and environmentally responsible, Teatulia cooperative sustains the local community and ecosystem by providing natives with a living wage and education while protecting and strengthening the environment.
Housed in biodegradable silken tea bags, packaged in compostable canisters, and labeled with post-consumer paper, the additive-free Teatulia teas sell online for around $10 a canister.
Loose whole leaf tea in a biodegradable pyramid sachet, Te Teas make an ideal choice for environmentally-conscious tea drinkers. Without metal staples or other taste-altering components, the bags contain flavors such as Peppermint Chamomile Jazz, Organic South Pacific Green or Black Velvet Chai. Sold online, a box of 12 earth-friendly sachets runs $7.
Already known for their full-bodied coffee beans, Hawaii may soon be equally known for their tea. Coffees of Hawaii offers a range of tisanes made from the fruit of the coffee bean. Pulped from both two types of coffee, the blend makes for a beverage low in caffeine and high in antioxidants. The Moloka’i-style loose leaf teas come in flavors like Papaya Leaf Vanilla, Lavender or Mamaki Ginger and sell online for around $7.
A popular purveyor, The Republic of Tea recently added a new range of superflower teas to their line of enticing flavors. While we weren’t that taken with the Hibiscus Pineapple Lychee, the other four hibiscus flavors—including Natural, Blueberry, Vanilla Apple and Key Lime—taste as palatable as they sound, offering bursts of flowery citrus flavors that are great chilled over ice. Just in time for the warmer months, pick up the hibiscus range online for around $10 a canister.
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