A few months ago, our blog focused on an international board game competition, known as the Cardboard Edison. This annual event encourages individuals to submit ideas for new card or board games, which are tried and tested by a game obsessed judging panel. The winners...
With accurate folds, it is possible to transform a single sheet of paper into all manner of 3D forms. The art of paper folding is a Japanese tradition, so it is no wonder that a number of contemporary Japanese artists use paper and cardboard to...
If you were travelling from Birmingham to Aylesbury on Sunday, you may have passed a wide load. A convoy of three trucks were transporting a large die cut machine to our factory; we hope it didn’t cause any delays to your journey. What is Die Cutting? As...
Looking for a new challenge in 2017? How about designing a board game? In a world of digital technology and computer games, it might seem that there is little market for the traditional board game, but they still prove popular. Each year people from around the world submit...
The James Dyson award focuses on supporting innovating ideas from design and engineering students around the world. At the end of 2016, Isis Shiffer, a graduate from the Pratt Institute of Design in New York received this year’s top prize. Her invention is the EcoHelmet; a...
London 2012 – Sustainable Ethos Back in 2012, when London hosted the Olympics, the aim was to be the ‘greenest games ever’. An independent commission was set up to monitor the environmental impact and a sustainable ethos was embedded in the design of the Olympic Stadiums,...
This Sunday sees the official start of British Winter Time as the clocks go back. For a few weeks we’ll benefit from a little more light in the mornings, but we can expect to arrive home in the dark. The joy of this annual event is...
In a recent YouGov Poll, 71% of UK shoppers responded that buying local produce was important. Despite this, large retailers with their generic products that have travelled from all corners of the earth, continue to dominate the market. The poll focused on the food and beverage...
Autumn: kicking up leaves, crackling bonfires and a bounty of fruit; what a delightful season! If any of you have an apple, pear or plum tree in the garden, this is the season to gather in your harvest. Fresh, juicy and delicious, there’s little more satisfying...
Cardboard cut-outs might be a familiar sight in the cinema foyer, but we’ve recently discovered that cardboard cut outs have also been playing an important role in reducing criminal activity. We’ve all seen programmes such as Crimewatch, where viewers are shown CCTV images, re-enactments and other...