Researching on case studies of recyclable paper packaging designs. Especially the ones which are sustainable and eco-friendly.
Tetra Pak - page.42
Founded in 1951 by Dr Reuben Rausing as a way to package liquids in order to maximise their longevity, Tetra Pak has since become of the leading international food packaging companies.
Best known for the Tetra Classic, the tetrahedral packaging allows liquids to be packed in a vacuum and stored for up to one year, minimising use of materials and maximising hygiene. The Tetra Pak cartons use a compound of materials generally consisting of 73 percent paperboard for strength and stability, 22 percent plastic, and, depending on the package, five percent aluminium. The plastic is used to coat the paperboard in layers on either side to give the packaging renewed strength and durability.
Tetra Pak's influence upon the packaging industry and innovative use of materials, has led to numerous different representations of the original design, that included experimental shape and sizes and an array of different colours and prints.
Raw Edges - page.43
Design studio Raw Edges, founded by Royal College of Art Product Design graduates Yael Mer and Shay A in 2007, have gained recognition for their range of products, from the bags and luggage designed for Chinese company Kobold in 2007, to 2006's British Council Student award-winning Milk Cartons, exhibited at the Talented: Graduate 2006 design festival in Milan.
Milk Cartons uniquely distinguishes between different levels of fat content in each variety of milk by the form of each pack, rather than colour. The length and taper of the folds on the front of each pack denote whole, skimmed or semi-skimmed milk and conceal the spout, which folds out from the top of the carton, with similar folds on the back actin as a handle with which to grip.
Wewow - page.44
Wewow are a CD and DVD replication company with a deep concern of the way their products are packaged. Motivated by the environmental impact of traditional plastic packaging, the company have created an entire portfolio of eco-friendly packaging solutions under the name of WoEco. The innovative range avoids plastic completely in favour of using sustainable cardboard and other natural materials. Any inks used in printing the cardboard are vegetable-based, where possible, and the use of matt or gloss laminated is also avoided. The image below is the WowSpiral, originally designed for a folk artist Peter Rose's EP The Merry-Go-Round, but now is a staple of Wewow's packaging services. Its deign embodies the company's principles of simple, creative, eco-friendly, and cost-effectivepackaging. The spiral's distinctive shape leads it a unique and pleasing atheistic who,e comprising just one single piece of card, which folds to form a secure, spiral-shape clasp. Not only does this minimise the amount of material used, but it also means that no glue is required to stick separate pieces together.
adónde? - page. 54
French design firm adónde? pride themselves on their green credentials, with their cardboard products - Boîtes and Boîte à lumière - being made using recycled cardboard and FSC certified coloured paper. Boîtes feature seven "do-it-yourself recycled cardboard boxes" which are intended to be used to hold stationary and other desktop items. Sold in many different colours, all depicted in a colour bar featured on their elegant brown paper packaging - evocative of the cardboard product within - alongside simple diagrams of the various uses and constructions possible with the cardboard templates. The firm's Boîte à lumière - a fully functioning series of cardboard lamps - work on a similar premise as Boîtes, with their continuation of colour, and similarities in materials, shape and construction; they also continue to promote the company's commitment to proving cardboard as a versatile material used in well-designed product.
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