Nasomatto
December 9, 2009 at 4:03 pm | In Hygiene/Cosmetics | 1 CommentTags: design, Italian Packaging Design, Nasomatto, package, packaging design, perfume, wood
The picture speaks for itself, right! From Nasomatto. See article on The Cool Hunter
Water-shaped Bottles
December 2, 2009 at 5:55 pm | In Art, Inspiration | Leave a CommentTags: beautiful design, design, mould, package, packaging design, water-shaped bottles, xiaoli wen
The water-shaped bottle by Xiaoli Wen. He has created a series of porcelain bottles shaped by a waterfall. He made silicone rubber moulds of discarded plastic and glass bottles, the moulds were filled with plaster and cured while hanging under flowing water. A small number of bottles were selected which people casually discarded into rivers – bottles of mineral water, Coca-Cola, beer, whisky and gin
Here are words from the designer: “Water does not have its own shape. It is shaped by its container. Now water wants to change the container’s shape therefore to decide its shape by itself. It is a philosophical thinking about active or passive, change or be changed.” Via Dezeen and MarteLouise.
The GreenCup Mug
December 2, 2009 at 5:41 pm | In 2nd Life, Beverages | Leave a CommentTags: 2nd Life, coffee mug, green design, greencup, package, packaging design, reusable
Two young Swedish guys – Gustav Nisser Henrik Lindholm - have created this idea and just got ranked on Shortcut’s annual entrepreneur list “Uppstickarna” – for inspirational people below 36. The GreenCup is the alternative to disposable cups; a reusable mug that gets you discounts while at the same time reducing energy usage, wasted resources and litterin. Here is the idea concluded in 3 points;
1. GreenCup creates a network of cafés that all offer the GreenCup mug for sale at a price substantially below market value, as well as a discount when people use their GreenCup mug to buy coffee.
2. To finance this, a section of the GreenCup mugs are offered to environmentally minded companies to market their brand.
3. The consumer, the coffee drinker, well – people like you and me; we then get our hands on these mugs, keep enjoying our coffee at a reduced price and get to help save the environment at almost no effort!
Waste transformed into Art
December 1, 2009 at 9:46 pm | In 2nd Life, Interior Design | Leave a CommentTags: Art, chandelier, design, packaging design, plastic bottles, reusage, stuart haygarth
Stuart Haygarth has collected waste that is being washed up on parts of Kent coastline. With this waste he has produced several objects. This chandelier is one of them and is mainly made of plastic objects. It’s incredible how much waste there is along the world’s coastlines, and amazing how Stuart managed to do something as beautiful as this chandelier of the ugly garbage. Read more about his work on Wallpaper.
Tap Water
December 1, 2009 at 7:13 pm | In 2nd Life | Leave a CommentTags: design, glass bottle, package, packaging design, reusable, second life, tap water
Tap Water - What I like with this initiative is what it communicates – “People – Use tap water”. Buying one bottle is enough and then you can have it for in home usage. Good looking bottle for the dinner table
NASA invention for kids
November 2, 2009 at 6:14 pm | In Beverages | Leave a CommentTags: design, fruit, gogo squeez, innovation, NASA, natural, packaging, pouch, smart, space
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”.
Forest Milk
November 2, 2009 at 5:50 pm | In Beverages | Leave a CommentTags: bottle, design, glass, green, milk, package, portion, rice design
From Rice Design office, Read more on Lovely Package
Oliviers & Co
October 23, 2009 at 12:06 pm | In Food | Leave a CommentTags: design, ecological products, olive oil, Oliviers & Co, packaging
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.
Green Genius
October 19, 2009 at 8:15 am | In bags, biodegradable | Leave a CommentTags: biodegradable, environmentally friendly packaging, trash bags
Bone Project – Ethical Defendable?
October 9, 2009 at 2:39 pm | In Material | Leave a CommentTags: battery, bone, capsule, Material, organic, project
What’s this? Bone? This looks cruel. But as a matter of fact we have these rest products around the globe. And Andrew Ross – a creative soul has done an extensive project about how we could deal with it. The Bone Project has discovered ways to use bone when it’s a waste material. Research was divided between three different areas: perception, properties and fabrication. I would personally like to see more answers around perception; how ethical defendable is this? Would people accept it as they accept leather or red meat? Is leather and meat getting less and less accepted and this would be a step backwards? He developed a whole portfolio of products and during the process he also discovered that bone possesses unique chemical properties. Existing research proposes that ground bone can be used to remediate soil contaminated with heavy metals. However, it should be possible to use whole bone to absorb the toxins released by electronic products, and batteries, upon their disposal. Therefore he designed this battery capsule.
In with Green Packaging – Out with Convenience?
October 9, 2009 at 11:04 am | In Consumer Surveys | Leave a CommentTags: consumer survey, design, environmentally, frisndly, green, packaging
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
October 5, 2009 at 8:00 am | In Exhibitions | Leave a CommentTags: design, Design Pack Gallery, packaging, Paris, recycle
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
October 4, 2009 at 8:52 pm | In Beverages, Inspiration | Leave a CommentTags: book, concept, design, facet, packaging, tin, trend
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
October 4, 2009 at 7:15 pm | In Food | Leave a CommentTags: barcode, casavisco, design, makeover challenge, packaging
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
September 29, 2009 at 11:56 pm | In Courses | Leave a CommentTags: course, design, packaging, sustainable, sustainable packaging coalition
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.
Newsweek’s Top 500 Sustainable Companies
September 24, 2009 at 8:15 am | In Sustainability Information | Leave a CommentTags: companiy, green, newsweek, ranking, sustainable
Newsweek released its 2009 Green Rankings this week, rating the 500 largest U.S. companies on the sustainability of their practices. 4 of the top 5 slots were given to technology companies. 1. Hewlett-Packard, 2. Dell, 3. Johnson & Johnson, 4. Intel, 5. IBM. View the entire list here
Prestat Handmade Chocolate
September 21, 2009 at 8:09 am | In Food, Sweets | Leave a CommentTags: chocolate, design, hand made, packaging, prestat
Prestat Chocolate has made this collection called Choxi+ which according to them is a 100% natural chocolate that, because of its careful processing, should be part of a healthy and balanced diet. Rich in antioxidants, it helps maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Comes in neat carton packages.
Damn Fine Tea
September 21, 2009 at 8:06 am | In Beverages | Leave a CommentTags: damn fine tea, design, green, packaging, responsible, tin
When you have a package, you emptied it and something tells you – it’s too nice and considered to be thrown away - then there is a value added. Not only the fact that you may keep the package, but also the fact that this thought crossed your mind. Of course this is not the only answer how to build responsible packaging design in the world. But I think it’s complementary to recyclable and environmentally friendly materials and systems that are being developed. Damn Fine Tea it is, and it’s designed in collaboration with Aesthetic Apparatus.
Strategy for Sustainability
September 20, 2009 at 8:53 pm | In Literature | Leave a CommentTags: adam werbach, green, strategy, sustainability
“In Strategy for Sustainability Adam Werbach shows us how sustainability moves beyond compliance-oriented “green” initiatives to become a key strategy for achieving both competitive advantage and meaningful change. By integrating a systems perspective into business practice and priorities, Werbach lays out a compelling new model for building core business strategy” Gene Kahn, VP, Global Sustainability Officer, General Mills Inc.
Paper Tubes
September 17, 2009 at 7:14 pm | In Hygiene/Cosmetics | Leave a CommentTags: beauty, biodegradable, design, packaging, paper, products, recyclable, sustainable, tube
Chicago paper tube is making recyclable and biodegradable paper tubes shaped into containers for cosmetic, fragrance, candle and gourmet-food packaging. A good alternative to plastic packaging.
Starbuck’s cup recycling program
September 14, 2009 at 9:09 pm | In Beverages | Leave a CommentTags: cardboard, coffee, corrugated, design, green, packaging, pratts, starbucks, sustainability
Starbucks has a goal to develop a comprehensive recyclable cup solution by 2012. Today Starbuck´s cups can only be recycled and composted in some communities – far from all. Therefore they have now initiated a cup-recycling program in cooperation with Global Green USA´s Coalition for Resource Recovery. It´s a pilot to test the collection and recycling of coffee cups when combined with old corrugated cardboard, which should be the most extensively recycled material in the U.S. They are looking over the entire system; material usage and design of cups as well as logistic and how to collect them after usage. Pratts Sustainable Design Incubator has helped them with the guidelines. It´s great that a big company like this is investing in this and hopefully giving new opportunities to the entire coffee shop market. Read more on Greener Package
100% Recyclable CD Case
September 10, 2009 at 4:45 pm | In Electronics, Music | 3 CommentsTags: 100%, cardboard, case, CD, design, packaging, recyclable, sustainable
Nexus Productions has created this DVD packaging in collaboration with Julia. In the development they have spent time looking into more sustainable materials than the classic plastic case. And ended up with 100% recyclable cardboard, very nice and clean look. Source: The Dieline
Blossa 2009
September 6, 2009 at 10:24 pm | In Beverages | Leave a CommentTags: 2009, blossa, bottle, bvd, design, glass, packaging, stockholm
GreenOps – Engage Consumers
August 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm | In recycling | Leave a CommentTags: consumer, design, greenops, packaging, recycling, sustainable
The GreenOps Tracking System, allows for better consumer engagement in the recycling process. The GreenOps Symbol is placed on the packaging and a scanning technology is used to directly engage people through a registration process. Each time you recycle using the GreenOps Tracking Station, you receive a receipt indicating the number of items recycled and a deposit statement with a prize code redeemable for points at Greenopolis.com. The GreenOps Tracking Station also provides a way for companies to engage their consumer through a direct message, on the Tracking Station or on the Tracking Station video screen. Applications are also in development for scanning at home, school and from your mobile phone. Will be interesting to see how this develops further and if it’s easy enough for consumer to apply in their daily life.
Kahina – Giving Beauty
August 26, 2009 at 4:51 pm | In Hygiene/Cosmetics | Leave a CommentTags: design, kahina, marocco, oils, organic, packaging, sustainable
Kahina, is based on 100% organic argan oil sourced from the women’s cooperatives of Marocco. They are sourcing rare essential materials from around the world and donating 25% of the profits to women from these regions. Moreover they are dedicated to the protection and preservation of assets for the future. “This includes the responsible management and stewardship of the lands, peoples, cultures, economies and traditions that we encounter, first doing no harm and hopefully improving these resources” they state on their web site. With a focus on sustainability, the packaging is created from recycled materials and the bottles are made from recyclable glass, which is colored and therefore helps preserving the content. Check out their blog.
Victoria Secret’s Pink Organics
July 31, 2009 at 4:55 pm | In Hygiene/Cosmetics | Leave a CommentTags: fsc-paper, packaging design, pink organics, recyckling, sustainable, victoria secrets
Designed in-house for Victoria’s Secret Beauty. Pink Organics is a natural line that uses Post Consumer recycled materials, organic ingredients and peeleable labels for recycling. The company have long been under attack by environmentalists for printing millions of catalogues on paper made by clearcutting Canada’s boreal forests. After a while they changed to FSC-paper. With this organic collection they were taking one important step in the world of responsible product design. Read more on Treehugger
Green Competition
July 31, 2009 at 8:01 am | In Competition | Leave a CommentTags: Competition, design, green life, iida, packaging, sustainable
The theme of design for iida 2009 is Green Design and Daily Life. They invite green design imagination that embodies harmonious co-existence of humans and nature. “A green design should imply aesthetic, ethical, social and economic effects” So submit your green and great ideas before August 25th!
Green Graphic Design
July 29, 2009 at 11:06 pm | In Literature | Leave a CommentTags: book, brian dougherty, design, graphic, green, green graphic design, packaging, sustainable
Graphic Design, how much does it affect the environment? Can we make a difference with it? Here is a book where you find good tips where to start. Green Graphic Design – by Brian Dougherty - re-frames the way designers can think about the work they create, while remaining focused on cost constraints and corporate identity. Simple, eco-innovative changes are demonstrated in all phases of the design process, including: Picking projects, Strategizing with clients, Building strong green brands, Choosing materials for manufacture and shipping, Picking ink and paper, Binding, Working with clients to foster transparency and corporate social responsibility. View the book online here.
Prefer wine in Glass bottles
July 24, 2009 at 7:00 am | In Beverages | Leave a CommentTags: bottle, design, glass, green, packaging, recyclable, survey, sustainable, wine
A newly released survey from the University of Oklahoma finds that more than 98% of consumers (in the US) prefer to drink wine served out of glass bottles. They think glass keeps the taste and is also the most appealing. See the Survey here. Nearly 75% of the respondents (72.3%) believe glass is the best packaging material for recycling, compared with bag-in-box containers (4.8%). As written in Ambalaj post from 24 June some wines are beginning to appear on store shelves in PET bottles. This particular wine bottle design you find at Deviantart.
What is Greenwashing?
July 23, 2009 at 9:43 pm | In Sustainability Information | Leave a CommentTags: green, greenwashing, term, washing
It is used to describe the actions of a company which advertises positive environmental practices while acting in the opposite way. The term is generally used when significantly more money or time has been spent advertising being green, rather than spending resources on environmentally sound practices. Greenwashing was coined by NY environmentalist Jay Westerveld in an essay regarding the hotel industry’s practice of placing green placards in each room, promoting reuse of guest-towels, ostensibly to “save the environment”. Westerveld noted that, in most cases, little or no effort toward waste recycling was being implemented by these institutions.
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