CMAX Creates Durable Shelter for Disaster Relief- Let's Catch Up #22
Lumabelt product for running at night, Nothing CMF phone 1 adds new functionality, Meadow rethink sustainable packaging, VekroPack help Coles transition to paper packaging to replace soft plastics
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Durable Eight Person Shelter for Disaster Relief
PRODUCT DESIGN
Credit Cmax
This portable shelter from Cmax combines a tent with a camper to improve the durability of shelters deployed in disaster, aid and refugee relief zones. A simple design that can be rapidly deployed to provide a sturdy housing space for up to eight people. This product aims to bridge the gap in semi-permanent structures for aid, disaster relief, health services and remote location deployment. The product can be set up easily by turning the walls of the unit into two compartment floors either side with an extending enclosed canopy structure. Additional features include adjustable feet for uneven terrain, no tool assembly, 11 minute setup with two people.
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Nothing CMF Mobile’s Expanding Physical Features
PRODUCT DESIGN
Credit Nothing
I really enjoy how Nothing are exploring ways of added functionality beyond the status quo in mobile device design. Their CMF (colour, material, finish) phone 1 boasts a unique utilitarian aesthetic with exposed screws and screwdriver to change the phone back cover. As well as features such as a kickstand for viewing and optional lanyard attachments this design looks beyond a phone being a static mobile all about the technology inside and not the physical product in our hand.
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VekroPack Paper Packaging Replaces Soft Plastic at Coles
PACKAGING
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Coles has replaced their traditional plastic flexible film with new kerbside recyclable paper material from VekroPack. This fully recyclable coated paper was developed by VekroPack from Singapore who have just opened in Australia. The material has been tested and provides comparable performance to plastic, in terms of moisture and oxygen barrier as well as sealing performance. Their material is enabling many brands to change their soft plastic packaging to the new sustainable alternative in efforts to reduce plastic waste.
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Meadow Rethinks Plastic with Aluminium Refill Cans
PACKAGING
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Meadow from Sweden have developed an alternative packaging solution for cosmetics and personal care products. The novel solution uses existing aluminium cans as a refill cartridge for their products. Ingeniously it leverages all existing hardware and manufacturing for cans paired with their design to ‘crack open’ the can, giving users an aural cue that it's ready to be used. When finished simply place it with your other recycling and it can be collected and recycled via existing aluminium recycling facilities.
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Lumabelt LED Utility Running Belt
PRODUCT DESIGN
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Sometimes Nike, Puma or one of the numerous sports brands don’t get a product right, this jogging light has been developed due to existing products either being too bulky or lights not being bright enough. This wonderfully simple solution to lighting whilst doing physical exercise not only accomplishes the primary purpose but additionally addresses elements such as storage, loose items and visibility of the user.
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