Project start:
This project is completely self-directed which I like because it gives me the freedom to develop a project that has value and purpose.
(Take the time to look at my previous blog posts and you will see an interest in sustainable materials, related to packaging design.)
Initially, I wanted to give myself a brief that stepped away from material design and solving global issues using packaging as a vehicle, and focus on developing ideas using technology to prevent injury during sports activity as one of my passions is outdoor activities such as cycling and running.
Taking my personal experiences of sport and sport wear to design an accsesable piece of sportswear that prevents injury was something i was keen to complete, I had started working on this project in the summer as part of on going relationship which was built with Presca teamwear during an internship, however during rational of the project ‘smart sock’ early research showed that the technology exists and the idea of intelligent sportswear is currently been designed for purchase in store by companies like Dupont and adidas. I aim to finish the smart sock projectin my spare time.
My carrier goal is to Innovate new sustainable materials and products.
The mushroom paper was thought about as part of a previous project SEAsoning, an edible packaging polymer.
Mushroom paper:
The idea, the concept was to design a packaging material that accounted for the best and worst case, when considering current consumer behaviour trends. Best cases being recycling and composting, worst case littering and landfill.
Best case re-use the paper: The packaging in the home, using the packaging to grow mushrooms on a window sill, this idea was also developed into growing micro herbs.
The paper made from mushrooms or recycled wood pulp designed to be collected at curb side so that the packaging can be recycled encapsulates fungi spaws that grow into edible mushrooms when planted in compost and watered.
The carton board packaging as well as branding the product enclosed it protects during transit. This is important when considering E-commerce and the trend for home delivery. When the product and it’s packaging reaches the home and inevitably reaching the end of its use, can then be Re-use and re-purposed. The paper is designed to have the secondary use of growing herbs or mushrooms, this adds value to the consumer and prevents littering and landfill. The paper can then be composed at home or recycled from curb side collection.
The cleaver bit!
Designing for the worst case, if the paper packaging is littered on land the packaging breaks down leaving no trace, the fungi spaws encapsulated in the packaging join the largest organism/network of mycelium that envelops our Earth.
The Mycyclim will help to break down chemicals in the soil that has been created by prior littering.
Pauline Ferguson and I on a walk and talk mentoring session https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6420371790945751040, discussions like these made me realise its not just design, but designing to create solutions and designing with sustainable ideology throughout a project.
Contact made through women in Leadership scholarship resulted in an opportunity to pitch SEAsoning https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/feet1stblog.wordpress.com/2293to Iceland frozen foods.
The product pitch to Iceland that Joanne Ellison set up https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-elsdon-4a926314, was worthwhile for different reasons.
A) Practising the skill of presenting and selling the concept of a product.
B) Confidence building. ( fake it till you make it)
C) Networking
D) The opportunity to see how packaging departments work with an organisation, and what opportunities there might be for me.
emails from Niel and Phil
Emails from Kevin
discussion with Alaster Biffa
discussion with GF smith and ashley house.
CPD
pitch, interviews, see jo, eldest and phill email.
up dated portfolio
Lectures
Paper making
Illustrator skills cutting guide, 3D modling
Printing circuit boards – Recycling ???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA9xBSb9NZI manufacturing process of egg boxes.looking at this for mushroom punts
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