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No organization can successfully build a product or package and take it to market without acknowledging the environment or cultural context in which it exists.
Noël Theodosiou • The Radical Potential of Semiotics & Cultural Strategy
This “ecosystem of distribution, repair, and disposal” is, Burrell argues, a “fact of life in everyday places marked by scarcity.”
Places Journal • Maintenance and Care
Design has evolved to meet the challenge of the new relationship between people and the material goods they need. Today, designers — artisans, manufacturers, engineers, architects — think far beyond the way things look. Comparing pre-industrial design to post-industrial design with a picture is absurd. Critiquing a modern object based on its appear... See more
Beauty in the machine: post-industrial design
the wood scraps were the raw material of fantasy.
Paul Goldberger • Building Art
some real-world box reuse programs and initiatives:
- Dell's "OptiPlex" Packaging Program
- Operates a closed-loop recycling system
- Ships products to commercial customers in reusable containers
- Containers are picked up at delivery and returned to Dell
- Reports indicate this reduced packaging costs by approximately 10%
- Apple's Box Recovery System
- Uses specializ
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outline practical approaches for repurposing shipping and product boxes as storage solutions in warehouse settings:
- Box Selection Criteria
- Choose boxes with specific characteristics:
- Double or triple-wall construction for durability
- Clean, no previous water damage
- Strong corner construction
- Minimal previous tape residue
- Standard dimensions that fit rackin