Archived Articles from Products & Packaging
From everyday objects to the wrappers, boxes and bags they come in, this section of the site is dedicated to eye-catching and thought-provoking industrial designs. Watch out for double meanings, clever marketing and much more.
High Tech to High Fashion: Upscale 3D-Printed Designs
These exciting 3D-printed fashion designs, including dresses, bikinis, shoes, jewelry and eyewear, could be at the forefront of a manufacturing revolution.
Symbiotic Design: Life-Saving Meds Hide in Spare Space
It is a strange (but vital) fact that Coca Cola is so widely distributed it is easier to obtain in some parts of the developing world than clean water.
Bottle & Sell It: 14 Designer Bottles that Break the Mold
These 14 tweaks on standard plastic bottle packaging make water, sports drinks, shampoo and cleaners more user-friendly and multi-purpose.
Recovering Literature: Bold Classic Book Cover Redesigns
It takes a powerful book to survive decades or even centuries and stay prominently in the public eye - but times change, and covers, too, regardless of the print inside.
Custom Redress: 7 DIY Clothing Designs, Ideas & Reuses
Wild do-it-yourself clothing designs, from color-your-own and converted-umbrella dresses to hoodies-turned-tote-bags and color-scanning sewing machines and more.
Google Maps-Inspired Birdhouse Guides Birds Home
Just as the Google Maps icon shows us where our destination can be found, it leads birds to their homes in a playful birdhouse design by Shuchun Hsiao.
Futuristic Fashion: 35 Out-of-this-World Designer Looks
Perhaps in the future, we'll all wear spiky metallic caps, transparent plastic exoskeletons, transforming animatronic outfits and dresses that dispense smoke.
Architecture Meets Fashion: Shoes by Hadid, Gehry & More
Shoes are much more than just protective gear for our feet, especially when they're designed by architects, who see them in an entirely different light.
Wrap Recap: Best 10 DIY Xmas Gift Wrappings from Reddit
The best thing come in small packages - or around them. Among other places, Reddit was abuzz this year with simple but brilliant gift-wrap solutions
Hipster Starter Kit: Complete with Ironic Mustache & More
This kit contains the essentials to get you started on the road to a life of independent fashion, aspiring artistry and political posturing.
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