eco - packaging, interesting designs

http://lodzdesign.com/en/festival-menu/exhibitions/make-me/

These designs are are finalist for the ‘Make Me! Competition’, for Polish Designers

I chose these design as they stood out in forms of material, new ways to possible bring into my own designs

This design was made by a polish designer Maja Szczypek. 

The packaging was made using a heated press to mold the hay into its general shape, with brightly-colored, narrow labels to differentiate the amount of eggs in each “box”.

Could this be used to protect the product for traveling, as it is used to package eggs it must be able to protect fragile objects from damage.  

The Patch Project by Beza Projekt

This design is crosses and strips made from sheet metal with five holes at each tip to accommodate screws. Each one is bent in a different way to form a range of angles when used to join standard sections of softwood.

"There is no need to install them evenly," say the designers. "Chaos is incorporated into their design, so you can spontaneously form constructions where the technical component is also a decorative one."

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/24/patch-project-diy-furniture-by-beza-projektl/

Could this be an alternative way to join the product together, rather than using glue, or moulding an object which uses energy, these connections could be painted to match the company brand.

From Ap Dizajn Design

Fully biodegradable stool. The main materials used are reed, sawdust and cement. The reed substitutes the legs of the seat – firmly compacted, it is very durable, does not rot when exposed to moisture and is fireproof. A specially prepared mixture of cement and sawdust is used as a cohesive for the reed. The mixture is biodegradable and durable but at the same time relatively light.

This design showed me that my initial thoughts of what is a strong material and what wasn't not is not necessarily right, and I should be more open to the options, as the above material is not individually strong but a group of it is more durable.  

Designed by Wiktoria Szawiel

C-chair is a chair made of plywood – its shape comes from studies on the ergonomic and durability qualities of this material. Instead of adding upholstery or cushions, the back and the seat are cut in a way that maximizes seating comfort. The back and seat bend under the weight of the user, adjusting to the shape of the body.

This design again challenges the idea of the materials which we use and the impression we have on them and there strengths.