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You want custom candle packaging designed, developed, and produced by this holiday season? No problem. You want a matching set-up box and shopping bag delivered the same time? no problem.
You want to incorporate unconventional materials, printing techniques and still make the same deadline? PROBLEM.
Tattfoo's Black Gold, and portable worm bin. my massive sweet potatoes 6 of the 45 lbs pulled from one plant.
Tattfoo Tan's "Black Gold", the concept of waste as art based on his experience in both standard and vermicomposting. The year long process of composting and re-composting will yield a finely tuned plant fertilizer of worm castings available early spring of 2010. Unlike many that will keep the piece intact as a work of art, I plan on feeding it to my garden. I feel that this Black Gold will not reach it's fullest potential unless it is recycled back in to the food we eat.
What will you do with your Black Gold?
September's issue of W magazine, captures the 'designer' look using retail shopping bags in the editorial 'Paper Bag Princess'.
Design Packaging's own take on this concept was executed earlier this year in the 09 Design Packaging Fashion Show, complete with a walk off.
