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Soapack bottles can be used as soap once their contents are finished
Central Saint Martins post-graduate student Mi Zhou has created toiletry bottles called Soapack that are cast from soap and melt away once they are no longer useful. To make each Soapack, vegetable...
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Comic strip on Harry's packaging foreshadows mystery item inside
Customers of male grooming brand Harry's are taken back to 1950s confectionary advertising, through the comic strip packaging of their Mystery Item product. Harry's looked to the aesthetics of Bazooka...
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LARQ water bottle self-cleans using UV light
The minimalist LARQ bottle cleans itself using UV light, for people troubled by the hygiene of tricky-to-wash reusable water bottles. The LARQ bottle contains an LED in its lid that transmits UV-C...
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Colourful circles denote contact-lens prescriptions in Dimple design by...
Australian studio Universal Favourite has designed the packaging for contact lens subscription service Dimple, which makes use of boldly patterned circles that correspond with prescriptions. Dimple is...
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SuperBee wax wraps offer an alternative to cling film
Thai company BeeConscious has created wraps from beeswax-coated cotton, that can stand in for cling film and other plastic packaging for food. The SuperBee wraps – which are nominated for a Dezeen...
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Anna Piasek makes bento-style boxes for takeaway food from moulded cellulose
ÉCAL graduate Anna Piasek has created modular takeaway food packaging that can be divided like a bento box and composted after use. The One Size, X Size cellulose packaging comes in three variants – a...
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ALT uses aerospace-inspired packaging for its "mind-expanding" liquid cannabis
Science, aeronautics and NASA inspired the Very Polite Agency's packaging design for ALT, a liquid cannabis product for people who want a mind-expanding rather than purely medicinal high. The Canadian...
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Barber Osgerby creates packaging design for "adult cordial"
Design studio Barber Osgerby has created the packaging for Jukes Cordialities, a non-alcoholic drink invented by their friend, the wine writer Matthew Jukes. Described as "top-flight, adult cordials...
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Holly Grounds develops dissolvable ramen packaging that turns into sauce
Product design student Holly Grounds has replaced the many plastic sachets that accompany a pack of instant noodles with an edible, spice-infused wrapper that breaks down when cooked to season the...
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PriestmanGoode creates reusable fast food packaging from cocoa bean shells
Zero is a concept for an incentive-based food-delivery system by PriestmanGoode that could encourage consumers to use and return bioplastic containers to takeaway restaurants. To discourage the use of...
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Amen grows carbon-negative mycelium packaging to ship its candles
A range of candles by French brand Amen will be delivered in carbon-negative packaging made from mycelium and agricultural waste. The brand hopes the packaging will help it tackle the hidden plastic...
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UK to get first ever standard for biodegradable plastic following confusion...
Plastic will have to break down into organic matter and carbon dioxide in the open air within two years to be classed as biodegradable under a new UK standard being introduced by the British Standards...
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OlssønBarbieri makes minimalist chocolate packaging for CF18 Chocolatier
Plastic makes way for moulded paper in this chocolate packaging designed by Norwegian practice OlssønBarbieri to inspire a more mindful approach to materials. The packaging forms part of a wider visual...
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Lin Shaobin emulates mountainous scenes with burnt paper for Chinese tea...
Shanghai-based graphic design studio Lin Shaobin has created packaging for tea that uses burnt paper to emulate traditional Chinese ink paintings of misty mountains. The Mountain Tea Song packaging...
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Nseen is a see-through perfume bottle covered in invisible writing
MIT researchers Jiani Zeng and Honghao Deng have developed a "truly minimalist", 3D-printed flacon, which is entirely transparent at first glance and only reveals its branding when it is tilted at just...
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Valdís Steinarsdóttir turns animal skin and bones into food packaging
Icelandic designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir is turning byproducts from the meat industry into vessels made of bone and a bioplastic material for packaging. The Just Bones project saw Steinarsdóttir create...
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Coca-Cola's plans to reduce plastic waste "simply don't go far enough"
Designers and environmentalists have slammed Coca-Cola's efforts to tackle plastic pollution as "greenwashing" and "a huge step backwards in sustainability". The soft-drink brand's target of a 20 per...
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McDonald's unveils graphic packaging to reflect brand's "playful point-of-view"
Branding agency Pearlfisher has redesigned the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's to incorporate illustrations of the restaurant's classic menu items. Set to be introduced across all of its global...
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Degree Inclusive is a deodorant packaged for people with disabilities
Adaptive design studio Sour and creative agency Wunderman Thomson have developed accessible deodorant packaging for Unilever to make the product easier to use for people with limited mobility or visual...
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Forest and Whale designs edible Reuse food containers made from wheat husks
Design studio Forest and Whale has created Reuse, a container for takeaways made from packaging that can be eaten or composted once the food is finished. The Singapore-based studio, founded by Gustavo...
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iF Design Award 2021 presents the winners of the communication and packaging...
Dezeen promotion: the winners of the iF Design Award 2021 have been announced in nine different design disciplines in a worldwide digital award winners' campaign. Chosen from over 10,000 entries from...
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Forgo aims to become net-zero "within the next five years" through its...
Swedish cosmetics brand Forgo has conducted a lifecycle assessment of its mix-it-yourself soap in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions from its supply chain. By driving down the emissions associated...
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On Repeat aims to take plastic-free packaging beyond the "eco-hippy-mama market"
A new service offers to help beauty brands reduce plastic waste by distributing their products in dissolvable and compostable refills. The startup, called On Repeat, has developed "easy and...
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Notpla is a biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear"
Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic. Notpla's eponymous packaging has been shortlisted for this...
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Notpla salvages seaweed by-product to make paper
Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. Notpla introduced its eponymous product...
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Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms
Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks....
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Seth Rogen's cannabis brand Houseplant unveils collectable lego-like packaging
Design studios MA-MA and Pràctica have collaborated on the rebranding of Canadian cannabis company Houseplant to create stackable containers that resemble Lego bricks. The redesign of Houseplant's...
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Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign
American musician Kanye West, now officially called Ye, has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa to reimagine the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's. The rapper's simplified...
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Dark Igloo rebrands magic mushrooms with "trustworthy" identity for PLANT...
Subtle references to the experience of taking magic mushrooms are incorporated into the branding and packaging that Brooklyn studio Dark Igloo has designed for psilocybin dispensary PLANT. The...
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"Burger King must be talking to Brad Pitt as we speak," says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West's redesign of fast-food chain McDonald's packaging and other top stories. The packaging that West designed in collaboration with...
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Great Wrap is a clingfilm alternative made from waste potato peels
Australian biomaterials company Great Wrap has created a compostable bioplastic alternative to clingfilm that is made from waste potatoes. Great Wrap film consists of starch extracted from potato peels...
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OlssønBarbieri plays with Bordeaux wine rules in Château Picoron rebrand
To reflect the restrictive winemaking regulations in the French region of Bordeaux, Norwegian studio OlssønBarbieri set itself constraints when coming up with a playful brand identity and packaging...
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Hennessy creates basketball-shaped bottle to mark NBA's 75th anniversary
Parisian jeweller Lorenz Bäumer has designed a hand-faceted Baccarat crystal bottle for Hennessy to celebrate the NBA's 75th anniversary season. Bäumer and his team hand-crafted 75 spherical,...
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Packioli is a biodegradable soap packaging made from artichoke leaves and...
Industrial design student Alara Ertenü has developed a packaging solution for soap made from peapods and artichoke waste, which is currently on show as part of Dutch Design Week. The packaging, which...
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GoneShells is an edible juice bottle peeled like fruit
Design studio Tomorrow Machine has created a biodegradable juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material that can be peeled away like fruit skin and then eaten, composted or dissolved. Called...
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Soap-in-a-can brand Kankan receives "elevated" redesign by Morrama and Two...
Kankan, a brand that sells hand and body wash in fizzy drink-style cans, has upgraded its packaging with a new visual identity and a reusable clip-on pump. London-based studios Morrama and Two Times...
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Seven colourful and playful packaging designs from Dezeen's Pinterest
Recent pins on our packaging design board are some of the most popular on Dezeen's Pinterest. We round up the seven most colourful and playful projects. Advances in technology and the rising popularity...
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Momma's Kit aims to cut maternal mortality rates among Black women
Design firm Leadoff Studio and Spora Health have created the Momma's Kit – a health monitoring system that aims to reduce Black maternal mortality rates with the help of attention-grabbing graphics and...
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Playful Jell-O rebrand captures jelly's "jiggly goodness"
Dessert brand Jell-O has received its first makeover in ten years courtesy of branding agency BrandOpus, featuring a bolder, blockier logo and hyperreal renders of pudding swirls and jelly fruits. The...
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Wedge reimagines boxed wine to be "worthy of the MoMA store"
A pattern of exactly 10 half moons decorates each box of wine by California company Ami Ami, which branding agency Wedge has designed to suggest the number of glasses yielded by each carton. The...
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Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater
German branding and advertising agency Serviceplan has developed a skincare product made from textile-industry wastewater to promote Japanese startup Aizome's chemical-free dyeing process. Aizome...
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Takeo packaging exhibition highlights "unique sensory properties" of Japanese...
Examples of practical and playful paper packaging were presented at this exhibition curated by designer Makoto Umebara as part of the Takeo Paper Show in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition was organised by...
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Researchers find bioplastic drinking straws intact after over a year buried...
The 5 Gyres research institute says bioplastics are "not a silver bullet solution" for plastic pollution, following a study that raises concerns about so-called biodegradable products. In its Better...
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Ini Archibong designs packaging for Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's Gin & Juice
A hand-drawn lowrider features on the packaging of Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's premixed drinks brand, envisioned by designer Ini Archibong to "encapsulate the spirit" of 1990s West Coast hip hop. The...
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Johnnie Walker sheds 300 grams to make "world's lightest" glass whisky bottle
Beverage company Diageo has produced what it believes is the world's lightest standard-sized glass spirits bottle for its Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultra whisky, launching next week at the London...
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Blond creates "beautiful and long-lasting" refillable skincare packaging for...
London design studio Blond has developed a range of sustainable packaging products for skincare brand Daisyface, featuring flower-shaped aluminium vessels that contain recyclable refills. Blond was...
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Thomas Heatherwick creates Bombay Sapphire bottle with cinched waist and...
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has created a collection of sculptural bottles including some with an integrated "terrarium of sorts" as part of a glassware collection for gin brand Bombay...
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Coca‑Cola accused of abandoning reusable-packaging target
The Coca-Cola Company – named the world's worst plastic polluter for six consecutive years – appears to have dropped its pledge to pivot to 25 per cent reusable packaging by 2030. The company announced...
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The top rebrands and logo redesigns of 2024
From car companies unveiling new identities as part the shift to electric vehicles to a kitchen-cupboard favourite getting its first new look in more than a century, here are the top seven rebrands and...
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Ini Archibong designs gin bottle for Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre
Switzerland-based designer Ini Archibong has created a dimpled-glass gin bottle for musicians Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg's spirits company Gin & Juice, following the brand's launch in 2024. For the...
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