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KNOEND’S LITE2GO, No Packaging Required

by , 05/23/07

Knoend Lite2Go, Green Design, Packaging Design, Sustainable Lighting Design

We’re always enamored with flat pack packaging for efficient transport and minimal waste, but here’s a light design that brings a bright idea to packaging by eliminating it all together. Lite2Go‘s packaging doubles as the actual lamp shade so there is almost no waste, excluding the label and the instructions for assembly which are printed on recycled paper using environmentally friendly inks.

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7 Responses to “KNOEND’S LITE2GO, No Packaging Required”

  1. Finally a company that gets it! Being in the lighting biz it is just unbelievable how much packaging is used to ship a light fixture. Hopefully the rest of the industry will follow KNOEND’S lead and address this issue. Kudos to KNOEND.

  2. Alex Alex says:

    props. However, they could’ve come up with a more inspiring design that the packaging becomes. Perhaps something origami inspired.

  3. David in Bali David in Bali says:

    This design may not float everyone’s boat, but it is an inspiring consept. I like it….. and use of cfl’s will permits greater use of recycled plastics in the lighting field.

  4. racheblue racheblue says:

    fantastic – I like the simple design but the non-packaging idea is awesome – good job Knoend!

  5. Hun Boon Hun Boon says:

    I’m sure the designs will improve with each generation.

    But the purpose of packaging is to prevent damage to the product. In this case, what happens if there are scratches on the box? I’m not convinced it’s a practical solution..

  6. royalestel royalestel says:

    Yes to all the comments. I predict this will be a spark to fuel some truly beautiful design ideas.

  7. ironic0n ironic0n says:

    very nice. the concept. as to the specific design- no one has to love it if he doesn’t like it, let it be origami or whatever.
    but the problem with such nice ideas is different principially: such a light system designed as decorative = energy inefficient = non-green design

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