Cradle to Cradle

 Sustainable Multi use Packaging & Furniture Design

The Tea Cup Rocking Chair is multi-functional, sustainable, and can be mass produced. It is created by cutting out each individual part from a single sheet of plywood. These parts simply slot together. The packaging becomes the cushioning by wrapping it around a piece of dowel. Materials have been minimised and it flat packs for transport. It can be easily disassembled for repair and replacement because it doesn't use glue or screws. The timber is biodegradable and it can be recycled. The Polypropylene cushioning/packaging is 100% recyclable.

Points relating to the the eco-designers manifesto 

2) Reduces its ecological footprint by

• Reusing the packaging to form the cushioning of the chair
• cuts out each individual part from a single sheet of plywood. 
• Screw free

4) Enables the seperation of components by

• Using a slotting system, which can be taken apart seperatly to be repaired or replaced
• Using biodegradable materials
• Recycleable Polypropylene packaging

5) Excludes the use of toxic or hazourdous substances by

• Not using glue 

14) Design to create more sustainable products/materials for a more sustainable future

Ilford Packaging

The design of this package for Ilford reintroduces and encourages the use of analog film technologies. The reusable packaging of the film functions as a pinhole camera, which provides individuals with a way of exploring analog photography without the cost of having to buy an old medium format camera. It also re-introduces a mindset and manner of working that is completely different from that which comes with fast-paced digital imaging technologies. Its simplicity allows users to gain a fundamental understanding of the most basic processes of photography. Visually, the package is meant to resemble a Twins Lens Reflex Camera from the 1800’s , which was one of the earliest types of cameras to use 120 film. The black and white design of the camera reflects the strong presence of Ilford in the black and white film market. Color however, is used sparingly to distinguish between different film types and to add a unique personality to each camera. Information is communicated through eight different languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Hindi, and Japanese) on the camera body and was kept to a minimum and relocated to a separate removable label to avoid cluttering the body of the camera. The package includes assembly instructions and all of the necessary materials for easy reassembly as a fully functioning pinhole camera.

Outside the box

Being green still seems to be on the top of everyone’s to do list. If it is recycling you are into check out one of our new favorite innovative green thumbs Marc O’Brian.

Marc is a young UK based designer who works primarily with cardboard sculptures making stunningly detailed replicas of everyday items out of, well, cardboard. We are mostly impressed with his functional creation dubbed the “Smart Shoes”. Marc has created a well fitting and functional fashion piece he describes as,

“Shoes seem to work really well in cardboard. Because corrugated cardboard won’t flow and bend like leather or canvas it takes a lot of squashing and twisting to get it into shape, which seems to bring out the corrugated structure and chunky look of the material.”

Looking over his portfolio we are amazed at some of his creations and his dedication to detail. O’Brian has designed and made custom pieces for window displays and is an amazing artist for hire. So if you are looking for that little something extra, and excuse our pun, “out of the box” hit up Marc and you will not be disappointed.


Wine bottle's packaging transforms into beautiful lamp

Here's an idea: instead of throwing away a product's packaging, make it suitable for re-use as another product of even greater beauty and usefulness. That's the idea behind this Cava wine bottle packaging by Spanish design firm Ciclus.

After you've guzzled all the wine from the bottle contained within, the outer layer of its package turns into this swank-looking lamp. The package even includes the fixture and bulb you'll need to complete the illuminating metamorphosis. 

 “Empty paperbags, containing simple step by step instructions on how to fold the bag into an origami animal, in order to become a sustainable designer toy in paper. The cost of the bag is directed to the WWF to help save the endangered animal and it’s dying population.”

Of the things that you could do with beer bottles, this has got to be one of the most glorious. Designer Sam Gensburg has created this special packaging for beer bottles — in this example, the adorably-named “Southern Bells,” — that can be transformed into a tone-accurate xylophone. Once you’ve drunk all the beer, of course. Read on to discover more about this recycled polyphonic percussion set.

This next idea would also work well if i could find a way to create it

Paul Stamets has designed and created a fantastic way to help the environment with Life Box.
A system that allows seeds to be inserted in the manufacturing process of corrugated boxes.

The Life Boxes are then shipped as normal with your DVD, PC or any other object. Once you received the packaging you can either tear it up and plant it to germinate the seeds within the corrugated flutes, or simple recycle it.

Les Paniers de Martin: weekly distribution of fresh and bio vegetables and legumes for the citizen from the country.The action of the ecodesign agency Fredericadet has been transversal: they designed both the graphical identity as packaging design and even thinked about distribution process and communication strategy. The result is a a sustainable basket that can be used 5 times for the transport from the producer to the final consumer and that can resist till a weight of 8 kilos. It can contain vegetables, legumes, a wine bottle or bio juices flacons as well as meat. During the transport the high part of the packaging is bended in order to better stack the packs.

This lamp comes as a box with all parts inside (bulb, plug, cable etc. + manual). You cut top and bottom yourself and then install. The cut out of the lamp shape functions as a graphical image of the lamp that could be inside the box, but is not. "

 

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Reference:http://www.cmccluredesign.com