jeong
Designer & PM
Greenbox
Personal Project (2018)
Role:
Industrial Designer
This project was motivated by my passion for green waste and sustainability, Within two months, I brainstormed, designed, and executed the project.
Designed a reusable plastic box that can replace up to 1,000 cardboard boxes at a low manufacturing cost.
Cardboard boxes are being used only one time for shipping because cardboard manufacturing costs are extremely low. To design a plastic shipping box with low cost in mind, I decided to use die-cutting without any fasteners to lower manufacturing cost. Since the plastic box is meant to be used multiple times, the returning process also had to be considered. To make this process easier and fun, I started ideating different ways to fold the box that works in any ratio.
failed attempt 1.
Glued side pieces stopped
the box from folding
failed attempt 2.
Side support pins add additional manufacturing cost
failed attempt 3.
top was too flimsy
Design solution: by adding extra flaps to the top, the box was given extra strength. Die-cutting is used for the manufacturing cutting process, and living hinges are used for folding parts. There is no assembly or fasteners needed for creating the box.
