packaging made from snail excrement ---  manuel jouvin created the packaging for cooked snails, using snail excrement. 'during my researches, I pointed out that colored paper has an influence on color snail excrements. in partnership with sylvie pierru, a snailfarmer in picardie (france), we created packagings made of snail excrements and destinated to cooked snails. they are envisaged in the molding cellulose process by replacing recyclable paper by snail dejections.' more
andrea russo ---  andrea russo is an artist / designer based in naples italy. he creates sculptures and furtiure from paper using origami techniques. you can see the making of his pieces, experiments with paper as well as some finished pieces here.
ryuji nakamura ---  ryuji nakamura is a japanese architect who creates furniture, clothing and architectural models from paper.
bread shoes ---  designers R&E praspaliauskas designed this collection of bread shoes.
robert the ---  american artist robert the creates artworks from books related to their title - more
food: lesson 9 - wine / new homework assignment, online ---  to all food course participants, lesson 9 - wine bottles is now online. the lesson includes you last homework assignment. please respect the deadline as the course nears its end!
More bottled water ---  This year, on experimenta design, in Portugal, the colective Pedrita presented a bottle water for "įgua do luso" (a portuguese water). I think this solution is very good to store, but it steel use the PET...
tristram stuart on food waste ---  in this clip tristram stuart talks about the world's consumption of meat and dairy products, and the waste produced from these industries.
cardboard laptop ---  cardboard laptop concept by je sung park - more
avacado help ---  buying an avacado that's going to be ready to eat at the time you want to is an art - even for experienced buyers. this sticker which the japanese supermarket COOP place on their avacados aims to make the process a little easier: when the color of the avacado skin matches the color of the sticker it's ready to eat! see more examples of japanses food packaging in ping mag's feature 'packaging imatating nature'.
bottle opener homework reminder ---  this is a reminder to all food course participants, the deadline for your bottle opener homework assignment is tomorrow: thursday 5th november, 2009. if you haven' sent your design already please do so by the end of tomorrow. you can find full details of the homework assignment in food lesson 10:how to open a bottle. we look forward to seeing your work!
condiment characters ---  artist sket-one has designed these heinz dunny and french's mad L vinyl figures based on the iconic condiment packaging.
food: bottled water is now online ---  to all food course participants, lesson 6: bottled water is now online.
you are what you eat ---  designer kyle bean has created these graphics using real fruits and vegetables to represent body organs indicating that...you are what you eat. view more images here
paper: lesson 23 Tyvek®, is now online ---  to all paper course participants, lesson 23: Tyvek® paper by DuPont is now online.
ndeur paper fashions ---  ndeur create fashionable accessories and more from paper - see more of their work here
blood ---  did any of you enjoy a round of 'blood caffeinated energy potions' this halloween? the drink has the 'same color and consistency of real blood' more.
food: lesson 24 - dog food, now online ---  to all food course participants, lesson 24: dog food design is now online.
paper: lesson 10 - architecture, now online ---  to all paper course participants Lesson 10: architecture is now online.
chocolate homework online ---  to all food course participants, lesson 30: sweet temptations (your chocolate designs) is now online. please comment the work here in the discussion area.
'parupu' chair by koivisto rune ---  'parupu' by koivisto rune is a chair for children, made of paper pulp mixed with a non petroleum based thermoplastic. it is durable and waterproof, as well as fully compostable. see how the chair is made here.
NYC spaghetti ---  NYC spaghetti packaging project by alex creamer - more
cardboard angle chair ---  the 'angle chair' by julian mayor is made from copacted sheets of cardboard that are then cut at an angle.
paper into yarn ---  Here this amazing yarn from a dutch designer Greetje van Tiem, who turns old newspapers into yarn...and then into rugs. greetjevantiem
food: lesson 21, guerrilla cooking, now online ---  to all food course participants, lesson 21 - guerrilla cooking is now online.
paper: lesson 22 - shigeru ban, now online. ---  to all paper course participants, lesson 22: shigeru ban's paper structures is now online.
your packaging ---  to all food course participants, we have published a compilation of your nutella, heinz ketchup and nesquik packaging designs. please comment on your fellow participants' work here in the discussion area. (there is also a link below lesson 1 in the lesson list)
office snack gourmet ---  'office snack gourmet' by emily baltz are recipes designed to turn even the most disgusting of office snacks into delicious gourmet meals.
paper furniture by domingos tortora ---  designer domingos tortora creates these 'rock like' tables using a papier mache technique. - more
cabbage chair ---  cabbage chair
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