Design

September 24, 2019

Japanese KitKats Are Replacing Plastic Packaging with Origami Paper You Can Turn into Cranes

From plant-based, bioplastic LEGO to Adidas’s first fully recyclable running shoe, companies worldwide are working hard to make their products and packaging more sustainable. Last year, food and drink manufacturer Nestlé announced that it plans to use 100% recyclable packaging for its products by 2025. As part of that goal, Nestlé Japan recently released new packaging for its popular miniature KitKat chocolate bars, which will now be wrapped in origami paper instead of plastic.

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September 20, 2019

Bench Made of Undulating Scaffolding Planks Invites Pedestrians to Take a Seat

Designer Paul Cocksedge invites the public into his world with his new public installation Please Be Seated. As part of London Design Festival, Cocksedge has created undulating, concentric benches from upcycled scaffolding planks. Part sculpture and part furniture, its scale invites people to walk under it and sit on it—just as the installation's name requests. It's an ambitious piece that's located in the heart of Broadgate, London's biggest pedestrianized area.

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September 19, 2019

Spooky Wall Sculptures of Victorian Ghosts Emerging from a Mirror

Inspired by Victorian horror literature, artist Michael Locascio (founder of Della Morte & Co.) has created a series of haunting sculptures. His Ghost in the Mirror comes in two versions, one depicting a female ghost and another featuring a male phantom. In both cases, the cast resin figures emerge from antique mirrors as though floating from the underworld into our space.

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