The document discusses packaging ideas for a kombucha beverage sold in 34oz bottles. The beverage is sold for $10 per bottle and customers receive $3 back when returning the bottle. The author has been looking for a way to have removable labeling to easily prepare returned bottles for the next bottling. This led the author to consider origami-inspired designs using triangles and pyramids. A pyramid design was found that could serve as a bottle topper, allowing the front label to remain simple while including other information. The author proposes prototyping this pyramid design further.

1. Bucky Inspired Design
Kelly Kokaisel
The study of cubes and tetrahedrons has gotten me thinking about packaging.
I have a product I am working on that needs packaging. It is a kombucha beverage that comes in a 34oz
grog bottle. The beverage is sold for $10 per bottle, and if you return the bottle you get $3 back or
towards your next bottle. I have been looking for a way to have removable labeling so that when the
bottles are returned it is easier to prepare them for the next bottling.
The idea of triangulating cubes reminds me of origami, and how at the beginning of many folds, you
usually start with triangulating a perfect square of paper.

2. And this got me wondering how I might apply this to bottle packaging. I am partnering with a gym on
this kombucha project, and the pyramid is a strong image in their branding. I found a pattern for a
pyramid that makes a nice bottle topper. I could use this for all the wordy info and keep the front label
on the bottle simple and clean.
It could be a bit smaller perhaps, but I think this is an interesting and unique prototype to build on.