Creative Re-use. Designer Tom Ballhatchet (he of the awesome Hamster Shredder!) is thinking how packaging can be re-used. In the above example, a flat screen television's protective sheath is reborn as an "entertainment center". Via: Inhabitat...
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This was posted on AT:HT a while back... I still think it's a waste, since it'll end up in a landfill anyway.
It reminds me of a client I have right now. They want to print a brochure on standard-sized paper and not trim the resulting white border, because trimming the border off = wasting paper.
But with that said, I guess it could "work" in "the right space."
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This ranks right up there with the cinderblock and plywood shelving system. Dorm chic.
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With some experimentation with colors, pattern, and materials this could be brilliant.
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This is brilliant! I say this with feeling having just tossed some styrofoam packaging in the dustbin.
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