Eika: single-piece kraft packaging

The project

For Eika, Archicercle manufactured a kraft paper box that brings the graphics and folds together in a single piece. Its cubic form and black printing bearing the name ‘eikä’ define packaging presented alongside a white mug with a red interior.

Manufacture began with 0.5 mm kraft paper. We printed the graphic design onto this material using a plotter suitable for rigid substrates, before cutting it. Archicercle’s documented contribution focuses on producing the packaging.

After printing, we laser-cut the box blank as a single piece. During the same operation, the fold lines were marked at a lower intensity: the laser was used both to cut the outline and to indicate where the material would fold.

The finished volume is formed by square faces and folded flaps at the top. Black graphics contrast with the brown kraft surface. The distinctive feature of the manufacturing approach is the combination of printing, a cut outline and fold lines on a single substrate.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.