The vast nature provides us with all kinds of materials. Such as: wood, rattan, bamboo and other natural materials. Bamboo, wood, rattan and other natural materials show natural texture, convey a simple feeling, achieve harmony between man and nature, let people truly feel the breath of nature, shorten the distance between people and nature. Take a look at some creative packaging that uses natural materials.
Heights
Designer：Pentagram
The bottle's design was driven by two factors: it needed to be highly visible to launch the brand, and it needed to be less than 25mm thick to fit through the mailbox. In order to minimize the carbon footprint and keep it within a total packaging thickness of 25mm for economical transportation, a special shipping container was designed using molded sugar cane pulp, a sustainable and biodegradable material that is a by-product of the sugar industry.
Sprout
Designer：Pat Mangulabnan
The packaging is made from pineapple leaves, making it 100 percent biodegradable. The "Pinyapel" material is embedded with seeds and consumers are encouraged to "plant the package" after use, which is printed with organic soy ink to further enhance its eco-friendliness. It is used with edible starch wrappers to provide more protection for the packaged cereal during transportation.
Paper tube
Designer：Kolmar Korea
The cosmetics package is made of paper except the lid is plastic. Consumers simply tear the used paper tube along the dotted line to get the last remaining part.
BAUM
Designer：SHISEIDO
The packaging design was obtained through a collaboration with a Japanese wooden furniture manufacturer with recyclable wood offsets from the furniture manufacturing process collected and reconfigured with premium oak bottles made from bio-based PET or recycled glass.
Smiley face woven bag
Designer：Sho Shibuya
Designers use 100% biodegradable bamboo fiber material to make a beautiful and practical smiling face woven bag, which can easily hold vegetables, fruits and other suitable for a variety of life scenes.
SRISANGDAO RICE
Designer：Prompt Design
An organic rice from Thailand, different from the traditional impression of rice packaging, uses the material after the natural peeling of rice, the designer uses the packaging material of rice bran, which plays a good role in environmental protection. The outer box packaging is molded, and the box cover is decorated with lines and grain head illustrations. The raised large rice embossing is used to enrich the illustration content. Against the tone of grain bran color, the unique texture design makes the packaging more stylish.
Origami instant noodle bowl
Designer：Tomorrow Machine
The design team developed an environmentally friendly biological material that can be automatically degraded by 100%. The packaging made with this material can be flattened to save transportation space. When in use, after pouring boiling water into the package through the small opening reserved at the top, the whole package will expand and expand into a round bowl, and become stiff and firm as the temperature drops.
Pearl
Designer：GROW
The fibre-based packaging was designed as an alternative to the plastic sample bags used extensively in the beauty and skincare industry. The pod was developed in collaboration with Billerud Korsnas and Syntegon and was inspired by the shape of a sea urchin. The shell looks elegant and refined, utilizing 3D properties to provide a unique tactile experience for consumers.
NOTPLA
Designer：SUPERUNION
Developed by startup Skiping Rocks Lab, the material comes from plants such as seaweed and is edible, biodegradable and degrades in four to six weeks, giving us a glimpse into the world of packageless design. Superunion has given this epoch-making material a new mission -- to change the world -- without neglecting how it can be applied to everyday, typical packaging.
Qingyi Nong Nong organic dried vegetable
Designer：Mei Jing Fang Design
The package is made of natural wood flakes, bamboo and linen. A paper-thin sheet of wood on which writing is written when a woodworker planes. Thin flakes of wood curl up to form just enough to wrap dried vegetables. This back-to-basics design philosophy fits nicely with organic dried vegetables.
Cases are sourced from the official website of each design agency.
