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Packaging!

i have dedicated much of April to finding a great way to package my framed works for safe transit to customers

There are lots of considerations when it comes to packaging: Protection of work; BrandinG; Postage Weight; Size versatility; Environmental impact; and cost, to name but six, and so it hasn’t been the simplest of tasks!

Following some advice from a friend, i was minded to wrap my work using A soft-lined bubble wrap. THE market-leading product ‘FURNI-SOFT’, WIDELY used in the furniture industry AND made by jiffy IS OF GREAT QUALITY, however IT FEATURES prominent branding and so I INSTEAD opted for an own-brand alternative made by globe packaging

I experimented with screen printing and also spray painting a motif on the wrap, however both were a bit fiddly and ineffective and i have found that using a combination of colourful parcel tapes to secure the wrap looks suitably lively whilst keeping things simple. A win-win!!

It has been a challenge finding cardboard boxes of the perfect size and i have considered many possibilities, such as making my own boxes or using pizza-style boxes. I now have one frame size covered but have taken to experimenting with joining boxes together to create the ideal box for the slightly larger, square-shaped mounted works. I am screen printing a dot-themed design directly on the box, as well as a protective slip insert, to provide some added branding and style

To protect the corners of the work i had bought some purpose-made 100% recycled foam protectors, however the sizing and other factors weren’t quite right, so they’re on their way back to the supplier and i’m making my own, but out of recycled cardboard

The full make-up of the packaging for my framed work is as follows: white acid-free tissue paper, coloured acid-free tissue paper; card to protect face of print; soft-lined bubble wrap (secured with colourful parcel tape); cardboard insert for protection and padding (silkscreen-printed); tight-fitting cardboard box (silkscreen printed), secured with colourful parcel tape; 4 x cardboard corner protectors; polythene postal bag (coloured, not grey!)

So there you have it - packaging fully resolved. I’m looking forward to hearing what the lucky recipients make of it!

packaging printed with own design