Comments on: VOTE NOW & Judge Student Eco Design Competition! http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:18:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jill Fehrenbacherhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-80364 Jill Fehrenbacher Fri, 02 May 2008 23:00:06 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-80364 Hi Chemical.Free-I totally agree with your point here - I've been wondering the same thing myself. Green packaging is all well and good and Kiehls should definitely strive to make their packaging more green, but the first task should be cleaning up the products themselves and making them more 'organic'. Aveda has the same issue. Very few of these beauty products trying to brand themselves as green are actually 'natural' in terms of the chemical makeup of the products.-Jill Hi Chemical.Free-

I totally agree with your point here – I’ve been wondering the same thing myself. Green packaging is all well and good and Kiehls should definitely strive to make their packaging more green, but the first task should be cleaning up the products themselves and making them more ‘organic’. Aveda has the same issue. Very few of these beauty products trying to brand themselves as green are actually ‘natural’ in terms of the chemical makeup of the products.

-Jill

]]> By: chemical.freehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-80343 chemical.free Fri, 02 May 2008 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-80343 I find it ironic that this is Kiehl’s commitment to social and environmental responsibility, when they use harmful cancer-linked parabens in many of their products (even the BABY products)! If they were really trying to clean up their act, the first step should be to address the harm caused by the products IN the packaging, not the containers themselves. I find it ironic that this is Kiehl’s commitment to social and environmental responsibility, when they use harmful cancer-linked parabens in many of their products (even the BABY products)! If they were really trying to clean up their act, the first step should be to address the harm caused by the products IN the packaging, not the containers themselves.

]]> By: LMagalnickhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-80153 LMagalnick Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:28:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-80153 Great contest and great job! Great contest and great job!

]]> By: Michaelangelo Design Studioshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-80039 Michaelangelo Design Studios Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:02:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-80039 Great to see creative and innovative expression applied to everyday common objects. I do like Sergio\'s soapstone bottles for a number of reasons. Firstly they they express the opposing nature of Rock and Fluid; the soapstone itself passionately tactile and therefore heightens the anticipation of what gifts lie within. The remarkable aesthetic and reusable nature of the external package also allows for future changes to the ingredients without devaluing the total package. It would be a total pleasure to have these items luxuriating in my bathroom. A future collectors item like the carved Chinese bottles - perhaps!I would like to see however, the shipping/wrapping packaging and how the refills will be distributed and packaged. Congratulations to all - keep going...Michael Great to see creative and innovative expression applied to everyday common objects. I do like Sergio\’s soapstone bottles for a number of reasons. Firstly they they express the opposing nature of Rock and Fluid; the soapstone itself passionately tactile and therefore heightens the anticipation of what gifts lie within. The remarkable aesthetic and reusable nature of the external package also allows for future changes to the ingredients without devaluing the total package. It would be a total pleasure to have these items luxuriating in my bathroom. A future collectors item like the carved Chinese bottles – perhaps!

I would like to see however, the shipping/wrapping packaging and how the refills will be distributed and packaged.
Congratulations to all – keep going…

Michael

]]> By: CynthiaVasconcelloshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-80021 CynthiaVasconcellos Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:10:42 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-80021 For me, the best design project is the number 1- Reusable Soapstone Bottles. The others are very good as well, but this particularly has a lot of elegance. For me, the best design project is the number 1- Reusable Soapstone Bottles.
The others are very good as well, but this particularly has a lot of elegance.

]]> By: Ali Kriscenskihttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-79922 Ali Kriscenski Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:44:01 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-79922 These are all wonderful projects, each unique in its approach to creating consumer-friendly packaging reuse incentives. Looking forward to following along with the competition, as all of these these ideas are well-deserved finalists. These are all wonderful projects, each unique in its approach to creating consumer-friendly packaging reuse incentives. Looking forward to following along with the competition, as all of these these ideas are well-deserved finalists.

]]> By: Abigail Doanhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-79921 Abigail Doan Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:43:04 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-79921 I was so impressed by the thoughtfulness of all of the finalists in this eco-design competition. The proposals were ingenious as well as professionally executed. My first pick was Sergio Sayeg's 'Reuseable Soapstone Bottles', as I love the cradle-to-cradle nature of his solution. Sergio's design is wonderfully user-friendly with its carved imprints and is also quite beautiful as an organic object. In addition to this, the bottles' reusability is completely inline with how we should be thinking about sustainable product design and packaging - that is, one supports the other and together leaves behind no trace in the environment.I was genuinely impressed by all of the finalist designs, and I look forward to having a winner announced in May!Again, good luck everyone, and a special thanks to The New School and Kiehl's for helping to support for sustainable design and future-forward thinking!- Abigail @ Inhabitat I was so impressed by the thoughtfulness of all of the finalists in this eco-design competition. The proposals were ingenious as well as professionally executed. My first pick was Sergio Sayeg’s ‘Reuseable Soapstone Bottles’, as I love the cradle-to-cradle nature of his solution. Sergio’s design is wonderfully user-friendly with its carved imprints and is also quite beautiful as an organic object. In addition to this, the bottles’ reusability is completely inline with how we should be thinking about sustainable product design and packaging – that is, one supports the other and together leaves behind no trace in the environment.

I was genuinely impressed by all of the finalist designs, and I look forward to having a winner announced in May!

Again, good luck everyone, and a special thanks to The New School and Kiehl’s for helping to support for sustainable design and future-forward thinking!

- Abigail @ Inhabitat

]]> By: Jason Sahlerhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-79920 Jason Sahler Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:41:37 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-79920 Some cool stuff here, but I have to say that I really like the reusable soapstone bottles. They are kind of raw but really good looking at the same time. We really need to get our consumption under control and I think designing that into the product so that they can be used over and over is very important, part of the solution, to consumption. And the use of the soapstone is a really nice choice for an alternative to plastic. Some cool stuff here, but I have to say that I really like the reusable soapstone bottles. They are kind of raw but really good looking at the same time. We really need to get our consumption under control and I think designing that into the product so that they can be used over and over is very important, part of the solution, to consumption. And the use of the soapstone is a really nice choice for an alternative to plastic.

]]> By: Mike Chinohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/comment-page-1/#comment-79919 Mike Chino Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:21:44 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/28/the-new-school-creates-sustainable-design-for-kiehls/#comment-79919 Some great ideas hear - I'm happy to see such varied responses that emphasize different approaches to the packaging reuse problem, from using sustainable materials to incentive programs, to branding and awareness raising. I'm excited to see what develops by the contest's conclusion! Some great ideas hear – I’m happy to see such varied responses that emphasize different approaches to the packaging reuse problem, from using sustainable materials to incentive programs, to branding and awareness raising. I’m excited to see what develops by the contest’s conclusion!

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