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How Seventh Generation designed their Zero Plastic cleaning line

We're talking to the Seventh Generation packaging team about their new plastic-free, water-free line of cleaning products.

Katelan Cunningham · Oct 20, 2020

Video

Unboxing Healthynest

An elevated unboxing that uses storytelling to make the mundane feel more special.

Jesse Genet · Oct 15, 2020

Video

Unboxing Crown Affair

Minimal packaging elevates this drugstore buy, making it an elegant ritual.

Jesse Genet · Oct 8, 2020

Video

Unboxing Blue Bottle Coffee

A minimal subscription unboxing with secrets to efficient fulfillment.

Jesse Genet · Oct 1, 2020

Podcast

Building direct relationships

When Shopify acquired Tictail, Carl Rivera took the lead on Shop — Shopify's shopping app that boosts brand discovery and lowers acquisition costs.

Carl Rivera and Stephan Ango · Sep 30, 2020

Video

Unboxing Judy

Packaging is playing a crucial role in this ultra-organized emergency kit.

Jesse Genet · Sep 24, 2020

Podcast

Giving your brand a soul

From logo to mission statement, it's become easy to create a cookie-cutter brand. Emily Singer, author of Chips + Dips, explores how to break the mold.

Emily Singer and Stephan Ango · Sep 23, 2020

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Unboxing Pepper

Small bras making a big impression.

Jesse Genet · Sep 17, 2020

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Unboxing Bearaby

This sturdy box is shipping 25 pounds of blanket. See how it's done.

Jesse Genet · Sep 10, 2020

Podcast

Unlearning and reeducating

Céline Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, is bringing us up to speed. This episode is a lesson on unlearning the systems we know and getting familiar with the discomfort of change.

Céline Semaan and Stephan Ango · Sep 9, 2020

Podcast

Giving a crap

At peak pandemic panic buying, Who Gives a Crap sold 28 rolls per second. Co-founder and CPO Danny Alexander shares how rapid scaling has led to their biggest donation ever — $4m.

Danny Alexander and Stephan Ango · Sep 2, 2020

Video

Unboxing Vitruvi

Polished and restrained. Every detail of this design guides the customer through a memorable unboxing.

Jesse Genet · Aug 27, 2020

Advice

What drives the manufacturing costs of a box?

An exploration into how specs drive the manufacturing costs of your packaging.

Katelan Cunningham · Aug 26, 2020

Podcast

Adopting new shopping behaviors

The pandemic has drastically changed how we shop, at least for now. The New Consumer Editor-in Chief Dan Frommer shares his insights and predictions for the surge of ecommerce.

Dan Frommer and Stephan Ango · Aug 26, 2020

Video

Unboxing Material Kitchen

This layered unboxing is a testament to the strength of corrugated, with custom printing in places where you'd least expect it.

Jesse Genet · Aug 20, 2020

Podcast

Decolonizing spices

Food equity starts in the supply chain. Diaspora Co. founder Sana Javeri Kadri is disconnecting Indian spices from the influence of Western colonization.

Sana Javeri Kadri and Stephan Ango · Aug 19, 2020

Advice

What every brand can learn from Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging guidelines

Whether or not you sell on Amazon, there is a lot to learn from their packaging.

Katelan Cunningham · Aug 13, 2020

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Lumi is part of the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network

Now, packaging ordered through Lumi can be designed and tested for Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging certification.

Lumi Staff · Aug 13, 2020

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Unboxing Bright Cellars

Four bottles of wine, shipped entirely in paper. Never underestimate the strength of corrugated.

Jesse Genet · Aug 13, 2020

Podcast

Making it onto the grocery list

In the midst of a pandemic-induced ecommerce boom, Ithaca Hummus is doing just fine in grocery stores’ deli sections. Founder Chris Kirby talks about the experiential role of retail, staying smart and flexible, and separating trends from universal truths.

Chris Kirby and Stephan Ango · Aug 12, 2020

Video

Unboxing Uncommon James

A jewelry brand that's making purchases feel giftable whether they're for your, or someone else.

Jesse Genet · Aug 6, 2020

Podcast

Protecting people and planet

What does it mean to be an "intersectional environmentalist" and how can companies follow suit? We're talking to Leah Thomas, the person who coined the term.

Leah Thomas and Stephan Ango · Aug 4, 2020

Video

Unboxing Pure Beauty

Let's talk about packaging design for cannabis.

Jesse Genet · Jul 30, 2020

Advice

Bend don't break: The future of supply chain is antifragile

Two strategies to prepare your packaging supply chain for all kinds of disruptions — from material shortages to pandemics.

Katelan Cunningham · Jul 28, 2020

Innovative brands use Lumi to manage scalable and sustainable packaging.