Print And Production Finishes for Sustainable Design

TREE FREE PAPER

The base product of paper has always been plant fiber, a raw material that is renewable, environmentally sound, and sustainable, but meeting the demands of mass production can cause serious environmental damage. Deforestation and harmful production processes ensure that many forms of paper are very damaging, both to the ecosystems where it is sourced and where it is processed. The effects of deforestation are well documented but less attention is paid to th ephysical and chemical processing of organic fibers to turn them into paper, such as chlorine bleaching which can pollute the water supply and air.

A new generation of paper is produced from mineral powder to provide a tree-free alternative that requires no chemical bleaching and uses much less water during processing. Bound by non toxic agent, this mineral powder produces a smooth and non fibrous finish. It also offers a surface finish that requires 20-30% less ink due it its lower absorbtion rate. When disposed the paper degrades harmlessly back to its original form. Terraskin is available in different thicknesses and finishes.
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SEED PAPER

Rough texture and speckled appearence adds to the charms of seed paper. This can actually still germinate and flowers if planted. This is a strong visual display of environmentaly freindly packaging.
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MULTI USE PACKAGING

Lemnis Lighting
Designer: Celery Design

Innovative LED lightbulb packaging. It is manufactured from 100% post consumer waste, but the structural design of the packaging has been devised so that it requires no glue or other potentially harmful chemicals or materials in its construction. This is even harder when packaging a fragile lightbulb, sing breakable items are prone to being over packaged, often a way of compensating for poor design. As th elightbulb is a common commoditity the packaging required a special point of sale to assure the consumer they are buying something of quality. The box neatly unfolds into a modern lampshade that can be reassembled on light fixtures.

WATER, SOY AND VEGETABLE BASED INKS

ECO DESIGN-ECOPRINT