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.

Generosity in a Can: Coke Can Splits in Half for Sharing

Need a reason to be generous? This innovative can from Coca-Cola encourages sharing by splitting into two halves - one for you and one for someone special.

Binder Clip Handbag: Office Product-Inspired Tote Purse

It is a familiar trope these days, but fun nonetheless: take a common object, tweak the scale and transform the materials, and you get a new play on memory.

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.

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