Christine Cheung sent me a link to this interesting collection of practical design ideas: http://mentalfloss.com/article/59993/11-movements-replace-common-things
There's origami in #4, the Rapid Packing Container invented by 2 students at Cooper Union: VIDEO HTTP://WWW.COOPER.EDU/ENGINEERING/NEWS/STUDENT-INVENTED-RAPID-PACKING-CONTAINER-VIDEO-GOES-VIRAL <http://www.cooper.edu/engineering/news/student-invented-rapid-packing-container-video-goes-viral> Chris Curro and Henry Wang of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering describe the conventional cardboard box as “wasteful, hard to open, and difficult to pack.” They designed an alternative box <http://www.cooper.edu/engineering/news/student-invented-rapid-packing-container-video-goes-viral> called the “rapid packing container,” which uses 15 percent less cardboard than a conventional box and requires no tape, making it an environmentally friendly alternative. The rapid packing container is assembled with what they call a “rapid folding jig." Press the cardboard into the jig, and presto: a new box whose design allows sealing with a single recyclable adhesive. The box is also reversible, and can be reused with the label-free side out. Karen 11/9/2015 karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring a grown-up.) Princeton Public Library info: 609.924.9529 http://princetonlibrary.org Upcoming meetings: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, 6:30-8pm (the library is open on Veterans Day), featuring Laura Kruskal's classic Thanksgiving Turkey model Celebrating 10 years of the Princeton Public Library Origami Group! Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, 6:00-8pm. NOTE: this is the FIRST Wednesday of month, and we start a bit earlier.
