Christophe Guberan of Écal (University of Art and Design, Laussane) has developed a self-folding origami with potential package and multi-pack applications. While the approach and the process are different between this and North Carolina State University‘s self-folding origami we covered in our previous article “Self-folding origami may have packaging applications,” applications are equally relevant and […]

North Carolina State University has developed a self-folding material that may have packaging applications, especially in the multipack area. This material may potentially be used to self-open or close packages and multipacks, bringing a new level of consumer convenience. Check out the video below. ©2012 PackageRepublic.com. All Rights Reserved.

As reported by The Atlantic, Stacked Wines introduced a multi-pack of portion pack sized wines, packaged in a relatively new vertical-stack format. The obvious novelty of this idea is its bottle-like format. Unfortunately, we do not find the package or its multi-pack design usable beyond its novelty. On the sensory appeal front, while this package […]

Cup-o-jay, designed by Ken Gruhl, a student at the Michigan State University, was the winner of the 2010 Flexible Packaging Student Design Challenge. We have taken a detailed look at this concept. The novelty of this concept is not in the package format itself, as this type of package has been used with single serve […]