"Burger King must be talking to Brad Pitt as we speak," says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West's redesign of fast-food chain McDonald's packaging and other top stories. More
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Dark Igloo rebrands magic mushrooms with "trustworthy" identity for PLANT dispensary
Subtle references to the experience of taking magic mushrooms are incorporated into the branding and packaging that Brooklyn studio Dark Igloo has designed for psilocybin dispensary PLANT. More
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Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign
American musician Kanye West, now officially called Ye, has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa to reimagine the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's. More
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Seth Rogen's cannabis brand Houseplant unveils collectable lego-like packaging
Design studios MA-MA and Pràctica have collaborated on the rebranding of Canadian cannabis company Houseplant to create stackable containers that resemble Lego bricks. More
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Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms
Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks. More
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Notpla salvages seaweed by-product to make paper
Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. More
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Notpla is a biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear"
Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic. More
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On Repeat aims to take plastic-free packaging beyond the "eco-hippy-mama market"
A new service offers to help beauty brands reduce plastic waste by distributing their products in dissolvable and compostable refills. More
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Forgo aims to become net-zero "within the next five years" through its refillable cosmetics
Swedish cosmetics brand Forgo has conducted a lifecycle assessment of its mix-it-yourself soap in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions from its supply chain. More
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iF Design Award 2021 presents the winners of the communication and packaging design disciplines
Dezeen promotion: the winners of the iF Design Award 2021 have been announced in nine different design disciplines in a worldwide digital award winners' campaign. More
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Forest and Whale designs edible Reuse food containers made from wheat husks
Design studio Forest and Whale has created Reuse, a container for takeaways made from packaging that can be eaten or composted once the food is finished. More
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Degree Inclusive is a deodorant packaged for people with disabilities
Adaptive design studio Sour and creative agency Wunderman Thomson have developed accessible deodorant packaging for Unilever to make the product easier to use for people with limited mobility or visual impairments. More
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McDonald's unveils graphic packaging to reflect brand's "playful point-of-view"
Branding agency Pearlfisher has redesigned the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's to incorporate illustrations of the restaurant's classic menu items. More
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Coca-Cola's plans to reduce plastic waste "simply don't go far enough"
Designers and environmentalists have slammed Coca-Cola's efforts to tackle plastic pollution as "greenwashing" and "a huge step backwards in sustainability". More
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Valdís Steinarsdóttir turns animal skin and bones into food packaging and vases
Icelandic designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir is turning byproducts from the meat industry into vessels made of bone and a bioplastic material for packaging. More
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Nseen is a see-through perfume bottle covered in invisible writing
MIT researchers Jiani Zeng and Honghao Deng have developed a "truly minimalist", 3D-printed flacon, which is entirely transparent at first glance and only reveals its branding when it is tilted at just the right angle. More
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Lin Shaobin emulates mountainous scenes with burnt paper for Chinese tea packaging
Shanghai-based graphic design studio Lin Shaobin has created packaging for tea that uses burnt paper to emulate traditional Chinese ink paintings of misty mountains. More
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OlssønBarbieri makes minimalist chocolate packaging for CF18 Chocolatier
Plastic makes way for moulded paper in this chocolate packaging designed by Norwegian practice OlssønBarbieri to inspire a more mindful approach to materials. More
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UK to get first ever standard for biodegradable plastic following confusion over terminology
Plastic will have to break down into organic matter and carbon dioxide in the open air within two years to be classed as biodegradable under a new UK standard being introduced by the British Standards Institute. More
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Amen grows carbon-negative mycelium packaging to ship its candles
A range of candles by French brand Amen will be delivered in carbon-negative packaging made from mycelium and agricultural waste. More
