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Posts tagged “packaging”

Make a MacBook Stand From Its Packaging

We love it when we can save stuff from a life in a landfill and use it to make our lives better, more beautiful or more efficient. Apple knows this better than anyone and consistently puts out great l...

Question: What do you do with your old product boxes?

Apple products are known for their innovative packaging design which is what compels me to save them. But electronic boxes are also handy to have if you ever move or sell your electronics - but in t...

Green Idea: Paper Alternative to Bubble Wrap

We have seen bubble wrap abuse many times before. While we love the convenience of shopping online, receiving a small package shipped in a box that is about 10 times bigger than the actual package and...

Green Idea: Wine Box Turned Table Lamp

We have seen the idea of repurposed product packaging come up before and the reactions have been mixed. Are we advocating increased consumption of "stuff" or is there really value in extending the us...

Not Useless Packaging: The Sticky Lamp

Are we seeing a new trend here of lamps whose packaging becomes part of the lamp itself? The cleverly-named Packaging Lamp was number one, and now we have the “Sticky Lamp” by designer Chris Kabel...

Look! Styrofoam Figurine Shelf

Who knew there was a growing contingent of people using their electronics packaging as décor solutions. We've seen styrofoam laptop corners used as wallpaper and cardboard printer holders as collage...

DIY: Make Free iPhone Stands with Recycled Packaging

Our cell phones really are taking over our lives. When we posted about taking your laptop on travels, we got feedback that many people leave their notebook at home and use their phone for impromptu We...

Look! Zipper Scotch Tape Fastens Everything You Can Get Your Hands On

With the holidays just around the corner, we're sure plenty of you will opt to ship presents rather than shipping yourselves to family and friends via a pricey airline (newsflash: we've heard Jetblue...

DIY Project: Reusing Apple Packaging for Décor

Stopped by my screen printer's today to put in a new order of Feral for Life shirts and was reminded of Jason Chaste's rad DIY project in his Teamscreen showroom......