The Good Cup Nohalteg Verpackung by Cyril Drouet

The Good Cup Nohalteg Verpackung by Cyril Drouet is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Eemoleg a Eemolueg Produkter Design Competition Category.

SëlwerEemolueg Produkt· 2023

The Good Cup Nohalteg Verpackung

by Cyril Drouet

Client: Choose Planet A

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Eemolueg Produkt Category

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The Design

About The Good Cup Nohalteg Verpackung

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The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

The Good Cup Nohalteg Verpackung ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt The Good Cup Nohalteg Verpackung e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. The Good Cup Nohalteg Verpackung ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Good Cup is the industry most recent cutting-edge innovation in response to the global plastic crisis. The new, fully patented design is revolutionizing how the single-use paper cup is manufactured, consumed and recycled.

Featuring an innovative extension to the structure of the cup, The Good Cup has an integrated lid that folds and locks into place, effectively eliminating the presence of and need for a plastic lid.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Good Cup 8oz : 74 (W) x 60 (D) x 97 (H) mm
The Good Cup 12oz : 77 (W) x 63 (D) x 120 (H) mm
The Good Cup 16oz : 94 (W) x 70 (D) x 128 (H) mm
Tags: Packaging Innovation, Sustainable Packaging, Paper Cup, Compostable Packaging, Plastic free
Production Technology: The Good Cup starts with the material (our paper is not coated with plastic inside, it has a coating that is bio-based, certified home compostable (breaking down in landfill too) and certified recyclable in paper stream (which is not the case for most paper cup in the market with PE coating)

Then it continues with how it’s produced. Same process and machine as traditional paper cup. The Good Cup only has a paper extension from traditional paper cups (no additional energy compared to additional lids in plastic or other material).
Design Challenge: The main obstacle was to create a cup that could easily been produced by any paper cup machine globally and save cost.

Most sustainable solutions and plastic alternative are in general two to three times more costly in the packaging industry. The Good Cup is not only highly sustainable, it also offers cost savings.
Research: The idea of improving traditional paper started fifteen years ago. Along the years, thought my different career positions, the idea developed and took various forms. It’s only from July 2019, when I started my own green design studio that things became serious as I decided to spend time, energy and money to truly make this idea a reality. After more than 1000 tweaking, tests and hand-made samples, I approached one of the largest paper cup manufacturer in Asia. The goal was to benefit from a manufacturer experience to continue improving the design and ultimately make samples on production lines.
Inspiration: Every year, over 500 billion single-use plastic and paper cups are manufactured globally, generating a total of over 1 million tonnes of waste in plastic lids alone.
As a designer, my mission has always been to create new codes, develop new materials/processes and implement the latest technology with brands and manufacturers in order to lead the next sustainable packaging revolution.

As a father and as a fellow global citizen, I see even more urgency for our solution than ever before.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 in Hong Kong and after two years cooperation, the paper cup manufacturer decided to be part of this project. In March 2022, the company Choose Planet A was created with the creator of The Good Cup as major share holder. Today The Good Cup is reaching packaging distributor globally.
Operation Flow: Same process, machine and operation as standard paper cup forming. The Good Cup saves the needs to produce additional plastic lid in the production.

The Good Cup also saves 40% carton space in the entire supply chain as it removes the needs of lid cartons. This means 40% less carbon footprint in terms of transport as well as 40% additional saving too.
Patents: PATENT COOPERATION TREATY: PCT/CN2020/121419
Team Members: Creative Director: Cyril Drouet
Operation Director: Paul Wong
Photographer: Freya Ting
Copywriter: Anne Drouet