Some smart designers by the names of Won-Jae Lee, Jun-Yong Lee, Sang-Jun Hahn, Sun-Kyu Kim and Yeo-Wool Kang have come up with an eco-friendly packaging solution for food that does not use any plastic. Essentially, the spoon or fork pops out from the handle of the food box. No need for plastic utensils!

The spoon is simply popped out from the handle, then folded to turn it into a handle. If you want a fork, you just need to cut out a V-shape from the end of the spoon. A great solution for dry foods, but I think that anything ‘wet’ will quickly render the utensils useless.

Although the practicality of this solution is limited, I think that the designers are to be congratulated for at least trying something different. Perhaps there’s an eco-friendly way to coat the cardboard so that it’s waterproof?

Source: YankoDesign

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On the theme of using the packaging as part of the product, a designer by the name of David Gardener has created a packaging lamp. The packaging lamp houses all the parts you need to make a lamp from the packaging.

The material itself is made from recycled cardboard pulp, and there is no waste whatsoever. The bulb and wiring is housed in the packaging until the lamp it put together. I must admit, this lamp looks pretty cool!

Source: DVICE

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Ciclus, a Spanish design company, were tasked with creating a gift with the theme of turning waste into resources. Their delivered concept was wine packaging that also doubled as a lamp.

The interior packaging holds the wine and the lamp elements. The exterior packaging forms the main part of the lamp. The case comes with the lamp and electric plug in the bottom compartment that can be pulled out to be used to create the lamp. Essentially, nothing is wasted, and all of the packaging forms the lamp.

If the packaging is made from recycled and recyclable materials, then the product is almost completely eco-friendly. A great green gadget and an innovative idea. Shame that the lamp itself looks a little naff.

Source: TreeHugger via DieLine

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