Stripes Uchungechunge Lokupakisha by Ridzert Ingenegeren

Stripes Uchungechunge Lokupakisha by Ridzert Ingenegeren is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Umkhiqizo Oqhubekayo Competition Category.

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Stripes Uchungechunge Lokupakisha

by Ridzert Ingenegeren

Client: Bergkvist

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Umkhiqizo Oqhubekayo Category

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The Design

About Stripes Uchungechunge Lokupakisha

Amaphakheji ayishumi ochungechungeni adizayinelwe ukuthi afaneleke njengamaphakheji esipho futhi anikeze umuzwa ojabulisayo we-unboxing. Ibhokisi ngalinye linephethini yemigqa ephrintiwe kulo, ephindaphindwa emkhonweni ovala ibhokisi. Izingxenye zekhadibhodi zebhokisi, kanye nomkhono kanye nencwajana, zenziwe ngekhadibhodi elisetshenziswe kabusha. Ithreyi lephepha le-bagasse lisetshenziselwa ukuvikela nokwethula okuqukethwe. Amaphakheji aphelele kulolu chungechunge angalahlwa emigqonyeni yokugaya kabusha amaphepha.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Stripes Uchungechunge Lokupakisha iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Stripes Uchungechunge Lokupakisha ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Stripes Uchungechunge Lokupakisha iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

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.