Stripes Verpackungsserie by Ridzert Ingenegeren

Stripes Verpackungsserie by Ridzert Ingenegeren is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Eisen in Nachhaltiges Produktdesign Competition Category.

EisenNachhaltiges Produkt· 2021

Stripes Verpackungsserie

by Ridzert Ingenegeren

Client: Bergkvist

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Nachhaltiges Produkt Category

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The Design

About Stripes Verpackungsserie

Die zehn Verpackungen der Serie sind so konzipiert, dass sie sich als Geschenkverpackung eignen und ein angenehmes Auspackerlebnis bieten. Auf jeder Schachtel ist ein Streifenmuster aufgedruckt, das sich auf der Hülle, die die Schachtel verschließt, wiederholt. Die Kartonteile der Box sowie die Hülle und eine Broschüre bestehen aus recyceltem Karton. Zum Schutz und zur Präsentation des Inhalts dient eine Bagasse-Papierschale. Die kompletten Verpackungen dieser Serie können in der Papiertonne entsorgt werden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Stripes Verpackungsserie ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Stripes Verpackungsserie wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Stripes Verpackungsserie wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Instead of EVA foam, a bagasse paper tray is used here to protect and present the contents. The bagasse is a by-product of the sugarcane industry and the tray can be recycled like regular paper. No magnets are used in the packagings. Instead, a drawer box was created that closes with a paper sleeve. The cardboard parts of the box, as well as the sleeve and a brochure, are made of recycled cardboard. The complete packagings in this series can be disposed of in paper recycling bins.
Dimensions & Packaging: External dimensions of a single box, closed: 188 x 137 x 41 mm.
Tags: packaging, plastic-free, no plastic, recyclable, recycled, sustainable, sustainability, luxury, pocket knife, cardboard
Production Technology: The bagasse paper tray is made from bagasse pulp and dry pressed into its final shape. The main drawer box is made of recycled cardboard, covered with decorative paper. The sleeve and brochure are made of recycled paper. Keeping the entire packaging plastic-free was one of the key objectives in creating a truly sustainable packaging.
Design Challenge: It was challenging to find a solution that could be fully disposed of in paper recycling bins. Especially, to find an economically viable and presentable solution that matches the current brand and can be recycled with paper at the same time.
Research: The brand researched the market and its own current users and found that its folding knives are often purchased as gifts. It identified the importance to offer its folding knives in a relatively luxurious packaging that is suitable to give to someone as a present. Furthermore, for the outdoor brand that takes its mission seriously to reconnect humans with nature, it was obvious that customers share these core values and want to see them reflected in every aspect of the product and packaging.
Inspiration: Current packagings for many products, like in this case folding knifes, use EVA foam as a protection material. Even though EVA foam is very suitable, its recycling rate is very low. Often, the foam is glued onto other materials in a packaging and therefore hard to separate for recycling. Rare-earth magnets are used in many packagings as well. The extraction of rare earth elements for these magnets is notoriously linked to environmental pollution. There had to be a way to improve this.
Project Duration: The design process started in the end of October 2018 in Berlin. The first version of the product was launched in April 2019 on the German market, with Italy, Spain and France following in the subsequent months.
Operation Flow: The ten packagings in the series are designed to be suitable as gift packagings and to provide a pleasing unboxing experience. In order to open a packaging from this series, remove the sleeve and open the drawer box. The brochure and a cloth are now visible. The main product, a folding knife, is wrapped in the cloth. The cotton cloth can be used later for cleaning the knife. Under the brochure, a sharpening stone and sheath are hidden.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mission Green Ltd., 2019.
Team Members: Designer: Ridzert Ingenegeren
Client: Michael Gläser, Bergkvist
Image Credits: Image #1: Mission Green Ltd., K29 Packaging #1, 2021.
Image #2: Mission Green Ltd., 3 Packagings #2, 2021.
Image #3: ExpertenTesten.de/ever-growing GmbH, K29 Titanium packaging, 2020.
Image #4: Mission Green Ltd., K29 Packaging Front, 2021.
Image #5: Ridzert Ingenegeren, packaging series overview, 2020.