Stripes Mfululizo Wa Ufungaji by Ridzert Ingenegeren

Stripes Mfululizo Wa Ufungaji by Ridzert Ingenegeren is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa Endelevu, Miradi na Muundo wa Kijani Competition Category.

ChumaBidhaa Endelevu· 2021

Stripes Mfululizo Wa Ufungaji

by Ridzert Ingenegeren

Client: Bergkvist

Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Bidhaa Endelevu Category

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The Design

About Stripes Mfululizo Wa Ufungaji

Vifungashio kumi katika mfululizo huu vimeundwa kufaa kama vifungashio vya zawadi na kutoa hali ya kupendeza ya unboxing. Kila sanduku ina muundo wa mstari uliochapishwa juu yake, ambayo inarudiwa kwenye sleeve inayofunga sanduku. Sehemu za kadibodi za sanduku, pamoja na sleeve na brosha, zinafanywa kwa kadibodi iliyosindika. Tray ya karatasi ya bagasse hutumiwa kulinda na kuwasilisha yaliyomo. Vifungashio kamili katika mfululizo huu vinaweza kutupwa kwenye mapipa ya kuchakata karatasi.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award

Stripes Mfululizo Wa Ufungaji ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Stripes Mfululizo Wa Ufungaji inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Stripes Mfululizo Wa Ufungaji inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.

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.