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...
Over the summer you may have squeezed into a wetsuit and headed out to sea with a surfboard in hand. There is certainly a draw to the adrenalin rush of riding a wave. The challenge and reward are sufficient to encourage many people to endure...
French artist Olivier Grossetete has been dubbed the ‘cardboard architect’ following a series of large scale construction projects created from cardboard boxes. The People’s Tower This year the latest design; ‘The People’s Tower’ will be a focal point of Hull’s Freedom Festival. A construction that will be...
What would you do with 24 single wall cardboard boxes, one double walled box, 12 cardboard edge protectors and three rolls of tape? Building a seaworthy boat might not be the first thing that springs to mind, but that was the ‘starter kit’ that Isle of...
In the cardboard packaging business, we meet many customers who are looking for the ideal way to present, store and transport their product ranges. Some of the customers are from established companies, whilst others are just starting up their own business. If you have developed a...