A Footbridge Made Entirely of Paper
A bridge in Europe has no bolts, no beams, no wood and no glue. The entire structure is made out of 22,000 sheets of paper. The post A Footbridge Made Entirely of Paper appeared first on Paper and...
View ArticleSpecial Drawings Become Even More Special Shirts
An apparel company is selling T-shirts featuring the artwork from a child with special needs to raise money for charity. The post Special Drawings Become Even More Special Shirts appeared first on...
View ArticleGoogle Experiments with Clickable Paper Posters
A tech company is taking promotional posters and crowd-sourced voting to new heights with interactive, clickable paper. The post Google Experiments with Clickable Paper Posters appeared first on Paper...
View ArticleA Working Electric Car Made Out of Cardboard
Engadget reports that a major luxury auto brand has done the impossible and created a fully functional sedan entirely out of cardboard. The post A Working Electric Car Made Out of Cardboard appeared...
View ArticleAn E-Retailer is Putting Fans’ Mobile Videos On Their Holiday Boxes
What happens when the digital world meets packaging? This holiday season, an online fashion retailer will start sharing real social media posts from their fans on their shipping boxes. The post An...
View ArticlePlaying Electronic Music with Ink and Paper
Liquid Midi uses electrically conductive ink on paper to create eerie electronic music. The post Playing Electronic Music with Ink and Paper appeared first on Paper and Packaging Board.
View ArticleFiltering Water in a New Way…with Paper
Millions of people live without safe drinking water. A new paper-based water filter, embedded with bacteria-killing nanoparticles, just might change that. The post Filtering Water in a New Way…with...
View ArticleBoxed Water is a Simple Change with a Heavy Impact
Is it possible to design a bottle that’s better for the environment? One company has found a way to inject some sustainability into the bottled-water industry by switching to paper packaging. The post...
View ArticleMaking a Difference in the Lives of Disabled Children with Cardboard
You might be surprised at the impact that cardboard can have in the lives of children with disabilities. This video feature explores how the winner of a 2015 grant is doing just that by creating...
View ArticleHow One Library Is Expanding Access To Their Extensive Paper Public Domain...
In 2016, New York’s public library announced in a blog post that they were granting public access to over 180,000 digitized versions of pieces from their expansive paper collection. The post How One...
View ArticleThe Art of Upcycling: A Q&A with Dinah Wulf
We sat down with Dinah Wulf of DIYInspired.com to learn the role that paper and packaging has in the upcycling and how it’s influenced her lifestyle. Q: Spring is often heralded as the perfect...
View ArticleDoes Your Paper Have Wifi?
Does the concept of an internet-connected piece of paper sound like science fiction? It may soon be science fact due to an innovative partnership between a university system and a major media company....
View ArticleYour Next Bike Helmet Might be Foldable, Recyclable – and Made of Paper
Cyclists, say hello to the EcoHelmet, a foldable, recyclable bike helmet made of heavy card stock that recently won the 2016 James Dyson Award, an international design competition that celebrates...
View ArticleHigh-flying Ideas: High-tech Paper Airplane? Or Cardboard Drones?
DARPA, the arm of the U.S. Defense Department that gave us cool things like the Internet and GPS, is collaborating with Otherlab, an R&D outfit in San Francisco, to create what’s essentially a...
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From A to Z, We Use #EveryPartOfTheTree
Most people know that wood fiber—one of the most recyclable and renewable natural resources on the planet—is the principle raw material used in making paper and paper-based packaging. But that’s just...
View ArticleLive from Austin! #PoweredByPaper disrupts SXSW
We’re here at South by Southwest (SXSW), about to wrap Day 2 of the Interactive Trade Show! The first day was a blur of activity as attendees flocked to our #PoweredByPaper gallery to learn how...
View ArticleA Closer Look at Jollylook: The Cardboard Camera
Imagine a camera made almost entirely out of recycled cardboard. And no, we are not talking about disposable cameras. Besides, those cameras are usually made up of mostly plastic. We’re talking about a...
View ArticleInside the Hive: Paper Innovation for the Built Environment
Great ideas can begin on paper, but paper-based materials can help you realize your next big idea — or your next REALLY HUGE idea like the Hive, an innovative, interactive installation at the National...
View ArticleAn Added Layer on Tiny Houses – Cardboard Layers That Is
If only the three little pigs thought about using cardboard when constructing their homes… The Big Bad Wolf would’ve had a difficult time blowing down a sturdy 24-layered cardboard house known as the...
View ArticleUrbanStems Chooses Cardboard to Impress and Protect
For premium floral delivery service UrbanStems, packaging is an important consideration for their customer’s experience. How do you keep perishable flowers safe in uncertain shipping circumstances,...
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