Nissan Skyline Moist Tissue Box Looks Fast & Furious

Posted on 31/12/2023 by Jonathan Berisford

Styled after the late-90’s R-34 Nissan Skyline GT-R, this moist tissue holder is hands down the fastest-looking tissue box I’ve ever seen. Hopefully, it’s not so fast I can’t grab a tissue, though, or I will have to wipe my hands on my shirt.

An officially Nissan licensed product, the mini Skyline is available with Sonic Silver, Bayside Blue, and Black Pearl exterior paint and costs ¥6,600 (~$47) from Camshop.jp before shipping from Japan. So, it’s not exactly the cheapest tissue box. But can you really put a price on a tissue box that looks ready to speed off your coffee table and crash onto the floor?

The car measures a respectable 29cm x 11cm x 8cm (11.5″ x 4.5″ x 3″) and fits most standard-size boxes of moist tissues. The only thing that would make it better is if it produced engine revving or tire squealing noises whenever you pulled a tissue from it. They really should have made that a factory option.

[via TechEBlog]

Redesigned Kleenex Tissue Box is Stronger, and makes it Easier to Reach the Last Few Tissues

Posted on 09/11/2023 by Sarang Sheth

In the grand scheme of global design, it’s easy to take the basics for granted. Why bother redesigning a tissue box when we’ve got more pressing issues like solving the Climate Crisis, or going to Mars, right?! The case that needs to be made, however, is to look at the small problems with equal intensity as the larger ones. A problem ignored is a problem persisted, and with enough time, it really becomes a part of our life in general. Take for instance the humble tissue box. Outwardly, it’s a pretty simple product – a box with a cutout that you can dip your hands into to reach for tissues. Dig a little deeper and you realize that it isn’t perfect. The box’s inherent design makes it rather flimsy, and when you get to the bottom of the box, reaching for the last few tissues can involve some mildly frustrating deep digging… to say the least.

Designed by studio CLAY Inc. for Yuhan-Kimberly (South Korea’s joint-venture in charge of the brand Kleenex), this reimagined tissue box has a unique feature that allows it to overcome its past problems. When full, the box holds its shape really well (thanks to the tissues inside giving it volume), but as and when you reach the bottom, the box can be pushed into a new arched/curved structure that makes it much more stable, while reducing the the box’s overall height at the mid-section. This makes it easier to reach the bottom of the box without having the entire structure collapsing on you. The new box design is elegant, clever, and eco-friendly too, with the use of bamboo recycled paper in its construction. Moreover, it uses no ink (helping save cost while enhance recyclability) but rather comes with a simple Kleenex logo embossed on the side. The box is easy to use from start to finish, and once done, can easily be recycled or composted without any material impact on the environment.

The redesigned Kleenex Facial Tissue Box is a Winner of the Red Dot Award: Design Concept for the year 2023.

Designer: CLAY Inc. for Yuhan-Kimberly, South Korea

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Sustainable tissue and box utilizes rice straw material

Posted on 31/08/2022 by Ida Torres

When I hear rice straw, I immediately think of those pasta-looking alternatives to plastic straws that some eco-conscious restaurants are now using. But the natural and original rice straw is the byproduct of rice production that are mostly just discarded and burned after the harvest. There’s only a small percentage of it that is used for the production of things like paper, fertilizers, animal feed, etc. So we need more products that will be able to reuse this material.

Designer: Ze-Qi Wang, Qing-Yun Qian, Fang-Yuan Wan & Dan-Dan Zhu

The Third Size is a product concept that utilizes rice straw to create not just the tissue but the boxes they come in as well. As anyone who has lived without a bidet or who suffers from various allergies and sicknesses, tissue paper is among the most used materials. In reality, just a small part of it is used and the rest is discarded. Re-using it comes with so many hygiene and medical issues. Some of them come in disposable boxes so the container is also part of waste.

Using biodegradable and recyclable materials like rice straw can help in limiting wastage. Third Size is a multi-size carton that can hold replaceable tissue packs. The different-sized holes lets you choose which size tissue you’ll be needing, whether to blow your nose, to wipe off a table, or to do your business in the bathroom. The box is sturdy enough to be re-used several times over and can even be used as a container for other stuff if you have no need for tissue paper.

With the rate of utilization of rice straw being quite low, products like this should help lessen the wasteful and sometimes hazardous disposal of this rice by-product. Tissue paper made from recyclable is not always the most comfortable especially for bathroom business but I’d take sustainability over comfort any day. Well, most of the time.

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Translucent Tissue Box Makes Tissues Look Like Icebergs

Posted on 27/05/2022 by hite

Because whimsy comes in all shapes and sizes, including the shape and size of a tissue box, Japanese artist Michiru crafted this one that makes tissues appear as if they’re icebergs. Clever! As far as design goes, I think this might even be more clever than the Godzilla head tissue box, which, prior to seeing this one, I assumed couldn’t be beaten.

The addition of the polar bear really sells the illusion. Of course, Michiru could have included a tiny replica of the Titanic instead but presumably opted for a more tasteful approach. I’ve been called a lot of things, but tasteful was never one of them.

Me? I don’t even have a tissue box on my desk; I just use my shirt sleeve. My wife jokingly calls me Patient Zero anytime a new bug is going around. Although now that I think about it, I wonder if she’s actually joking or just thinks I’m disgusting. Probably the latter.

[via Laughing Squid and MyModernMet]

Godzilla Tissue Dispenser Stomps out Stuffy Noses

Posted on 10/09/2020 by Paul Strauss

Usually, when you think of Godzilla, you imagine the giant reptilian breathing fire from his mouth. But it turns out that the monster can also dispense tissues between his mighty jaws. Yes, this is a Kaiju for Kleenex.

Japanese company Rotary Hero (the same people behind the Big Moai tissue box) makes this amusing dispenser that makes your Kleenex look like smoke coming out of the famed Kaiju’s mouth. It’s also officially licensed Godzilla merch too, so no lawyers from TOHO will be knocking on your door.

These initially went on sale this past May from Japan-based collector’s shop DeAgostini for about $50, but they don’t seem to be available there at the moment. I’m hoping some of these eventually turn up on eBay so I can put Godzilla in my bathroom. For now, I guess I’ll have to settle for a Godzilla toilet paper holder.

Sustainable rice packaging becomes an artistic tissue box in afterlife

Posted on 08/04/2020 by Ruchi Thukral

The Srisangdao rice grows in Thailand in a controlled environment and every year only a limited quality is produced. Because of how special the rice is, the environment where it grows and how it is stored is given the utmost care making sure there are no chemicals hampering the quality. To showcase Thung Kula Ronghai’s efforts of growing this gorgeous grain, a designer reimagined the packaging as a tribute to the process with a purpose that went beyond preserving rice.

The packaging is created using chaffs, a natural waste product from husking, which very literally incorporates the process which the designers wanted to celebrate through this product. The box has simple yet meaningful art surrounding the Srisangdao rice – it is die-formed with an oversized rice grain embossed on it which is the main artistic element. The grain graphic is complemented with wave-like lines and smaller embossed design of the crop in full bloom. The designer has also burn-stamped the logo of the rice mill from the Thung Kula Ronghai region on the box. A thoughtful detail that really completes the picture is the rice inside comes in a miniature sack just like the traditional one. All these pieces put together truly bring out the different elements of the rice’s identity and lifecycle.

What makes this organic packaging more interesting is the fact that it can be used as a tissue box after it has served its purpose of storing rice. It is completely eco-friendly as well as recyclable and generates minimal production waste. To see how a simple rice packaging can completely be reimagined and redesigned to tell a story while still providing value after its main job is done is an inspiration to continue being creative.

Designer: Somchana Kangwarnjit

The Magic of a Sunrise in a Napkin Box!

Posted on 30/01/2017 by Sarang Sheth

When you open crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter, you notice an absolute majority of watches, wallets, backpacks, and pens. Amidst these campaigns, you’ll notice a product like Mirro, a product so unusually beautiful you’ll love at first sight. Mirro takes a beautifully unique idea and owns it completely, giving you a product that delights with its user experience in a way that not many products do nowadays.

In essence, the Mirro is a tissue paper/napkin dispenser. It can accommodate any type of tissue box or even loose tissues. However it does more than what a tissue box does. Mirro’s entire smooth chrome surface is conductive, and when you touch it, a light on the inside shines on the exposed tissue paper, giving it a beautiful diffused glow, almost like a sunrise of sorts.

The magic behind the Mirro is its choice of light, and its reliance on the tissue paper to distribute light in a beautiful manner. The light on the inside has a warm aura, making your home feel really cozy. Mirro’s immaculate round design adds to that coziness, and its mirror finished surface makes it look otherworldly yet oddly comforting. The entire surface is conductive, so one touch engages the light on the inside. The light slowly activates, making it look like the sun is rising right in your own home. Another touch deactivates the light, making it slowly fade out, and therefore setting the sun. The beauty of the product is in how the tissue paper is arranged. A crumpled tissue will give you abstract edgy lines, while a soft tissue paper with neat folds will almost make it look like a Japanese Rising Sun.

Who knew a Tissue Box could make such a magnificent mood light!

Designer: Mordeco Design

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