Posts by Stephan Ango - Lumi Blog

Stephan Ango

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer

Opinion

Slash Packaging: Earth needs progress not perfection

Why something is better than nothing. Reflections on the first year of Slash Packaging.

Stephan Ango · Apr 22, 2021

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Becoming good ancestors

As a futurist, purveyor of tech tools, and the founding executive editor of Wired, Kevin Kelly has spent a lot of time thinking about the future. But his latest project is a 50-year visual anthology that cherishes the past while bringing a more long-term vision into focus.

Kevin Kelly and Stephan Ango · Apr 15, 2021

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Sourcing more patiently

As the natural food market has boomed, Thrive Market's Jeremiah McElwee has learned that scaling a healthy, sustainable supply chain takes patience and a constant pursuit of perfection.

Jeremiah McElwee and Stephan Ango · Apr 9, 2021

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Taking care of yourself

The price, time commitment, and vocabulary involved in self-care can leave consumers stranded and overwhelmed. With Golde, Trinity Mouzon Wofford is determined to make healthy changes — in business and body — more accessible.

Trinity Mouzon Wofford and Stephan Ango · Apr 1, 2021

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Testing the edges

"I'm still the person that just wanted to make beautiful things and that hasn't changed." Jenna Lyons is diving back into creative with full force: launching a new lash brand, hosting a TV show, and designing a new hotel.

Jenna Lyons and Stephan Ango · Mar 18, 2021

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Keeping clothing out of landfills

On average, each person in the US sends 70 pounds of textiles to a landfill each year. For Days founder Kristy Caylor is building a textile recovery stream to close the loop and build a supply chain fueled by fashion waste.

Kristy Caylor and Stephan Ango · Mar 4, 2021

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Streaming the runway

It’s been two years since Vogue Business editor Hilary Milnes was on the show to share her DTC retail predictions. One year into the pandemic, trend trajectories have spiked, forcing brands to accelerate faster than anyone predicted.

Hilary Milnes and Stephan Ango · Feb 25, 2021

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Impressing the eco-nerds

Sustainability is not binary. Returning guest reporter Alden Wicker is breaking down what we talk about when we talk about sustainability and exposing common red herrings.

Alden Wicker and Stephan Ango · Feb 18, 2021

Bulletin

You can now hire exceptional packaging agencies and freelancers with Lumi Experts

Discover our new partnership program for experts in packaging design, engineering, sustainability consulting and supply chain

Stephan Ango · Feb 11, 2021

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Getting comfortable with trade-offs

Ian Montgomery, founder and Creative Director of Guacamole Airplane is merging environmental science and design to push the limits of how we think about sustainable packaging.

Ian Montgomery and Stephan Ango · Feb 11, 2021

Bulletin

Meet Lumi Search and Supplier Profiles: What if finding a manufacturer was easy?

Announcing our new tools to help you find and work with packaging and print suppliers

Stephan Ango · Feb 2, 2021

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Subscribing to a shoe

What does it take to make a shoe recyclable and how do you get customers to recycle it? Caspar Copetti and his team at On are testing their hypotheses with a whole new supply chain for a subscription based shoe.

Caspar Coppetti and Stephan Ango · Jan 28, 2021

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Building the future right now

Designer Kristy Tillman has no time to waste. Between her roles at Slack and Facebook, she took a sabbatical to launch a fellowship for underrepresented design talent.

Kristy Tillman and Stephan Ango · Dec 31, 2020

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Aspiring to ubiquity

What does it take to be the first big blanket brand in the past couple centuries? Fresh off his Shark Tank pitch, Wylie Robinson is sharing his plan to make Rumpl a household name.

Wylie Robinson and Stephan Ango · Nov 18, 2020

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Starting from scratch

“Whether you plan to be transparent or not, transparency is going to find you.” With end-to-end control of the supply chain, Boll & Branch is building a business that’s better for people and the planet.

Scott Tannen and Stephan Ango · Nov 11, 2020

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Designing for longevity

Bellroy CEO and Co-founder Andy Fallshaw is debunking status quo for profit, purpose and product design, and evolving to meet the needs of our planet.

Andy Fallshaw and Stephan Ango · Nov 5, 2020

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Creating future nostalgia

Schoolhouse is revitalizing American manufacturing to build the next generation of heirlooms.

Sara Fritsch and Stephan Ango · Oct 28, 2020

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Advice

Reduce Your Packaging Costs: 30 Strategies

Our first ebook distills strategies to reduce packaging costs with real-world examples from IKEA, Walmart, P&G, Dell, Glossier and more.

Stephan Ango · Jul 8, 2020

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Looking to Nature

True Botanicals founder Hillary Peterson debunks the idea that natural products can’t outperform toxic ones, and dives into the implications of cost and customer education.

Hillary Peterson and Stephan Ango · Jun 24, 2020

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Scaling Environmental Accountability

Etsy's Director of Sustainability shares how the maker marketplace is measuring and taking responsibility for their ecological impact.

Chelsea Mozen and Stephan Ango · Jun 17, 2020