Printed book from 1482

It is one of the oldest printed books in English – Caxton´s Polycronicon. William Caxton has only had 50 copies made. The book dates back to the beginning of book printing, when written style was still used for printed books. Caxton, who came from England, spent time in Cologne to learn how to print and…

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Sonja Angerer: The last FESPA

The Hamburg edition (May 8th to 12th, 2017) was the last “FESPA” show – from 2018 onwards, Central European trade shows will be known as FESPA Global Expos. FESPA 2017 took place in Hamburg from May 8th to 12th. When the show returned to Germany´s most important port city´s trade show grounds after a first…

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Brunchcase: handy packaging to go

Marleen Roelofs, student at HAS in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, has invented Brunchcase. A durable and handy to go packaging. The Brunchcase is suitable for eating sandwiches on the go. The cardboard packaging is more durable than plastic and very easy to use. The case can be folded open and used as plate and napkin…

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Xerox PARC develops smart stickers with sensors

Stickers are becoming smarter with PARC´s new invention. PARC is Xerox´s research and development arm. The sensors can measure temperature, air quality, humidity and more and are powered by RF energy. This will surely result in a new market. The American government also believes in it and has offered 19 million USD for the project…

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Paper made from grass

Germany paper manufacturer Scheufelen introduced grass paper, suitable for graphic applications and food packaging such as for fruit and veg. The paper consists for more than 50% of fresh fibres from sun-dried grass. Source product is grass from around the factory in Lenningen, Germany. The biggest advantage of grass as a resource is that there…

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Cupboard made of cardboard

rawecodesign.nl designs and delivers cupboards and shelves made from cardboard. The shelves have a corrugated centre which is also called flexwave. This ensures the shelves are strong enough. Raw Eco Design offers designs, but consumers can also design their own furniture. Branche organisation VKGO recently showed that cardboard furniture can be very stylish when they…

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