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...
View ArticleAmen 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...
View ArticleUK 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...
View ArticleOlssønBarbieri 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...
View ArticleLin 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...
View ArticleNseen 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...
View ArticleValdís 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...
View ArticleCoca-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...
View ArticleMcDonald'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...
View ArticleDegree 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...
View ArticleForest 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...
View ArticleiF 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...
View ArticleForgo 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...
View ArticleOn 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...
View ArticleNotpla 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...
View ArticleNotpla 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...
View ArticleDoppelgänger 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....
View ArticleSeth 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...
View ArticleKanye 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...
View ArticleDark 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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