Andrew Sigfrids is a American designer and is the founder of ASIG Design, a multi-discipline boutique design studio based in Shanghai. ASIG Design designs a range of projects and works with a range of clients primarily focusing on architecture, interior design and furniture design. Andrew started the studio in 2010 as a furniture retailer with a store located in the French Concession that gave customers a unique experience of designing bespoke in-store and seeing the results within a month after being manufactured in Shanghai. From there, ASIG Design has spun off the retail sector and now focuses on project work doing architecture and interior design projects for Chinese and international clients like Yershari, Starbucks and ABInbev. In addition, a team within the studio focuses soley on industrial and furniture design for domestic and international companies that are seeking marketable products manufactured in China, which reinforces the notion of 'designed in China'. In this presentation, Andrew will introduces how it works with a well designed reusable delivery package.

1. REUSABLE EXPRESS BOX
DESIGN COMPETITION SUBMISSION
PANDORA’S BOX
ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED ON 5/12/2016
A COMPETITION HOSTED BY MUSEu&m Studio AND Opendesk

2. DESIGN COMPETITION
BACKGROUND
REQUIREMENT:COME UP WITH A DESIGN FOR ANY CONTRAINER THAT IS NO BIGGER
THAN 200MM×200MM×200MM, WITH ANY KIND OF FUNCTION. ALL IDEAS AND
DESIGNS ARE WELCOME.
MATERIAL:WOOD THAT CAN BE CUT BY CNC MACHINE OR LASER CUTTER AND EASILY
ASSEMBLED.
SUBMISSION: CAN BE DRAWING, PHYSICAL MODEL, PICTURE, COLLAGE, VIDEO, ETC.
PROCESS:MAXIMUM 2 PEOPLE PER TEAM, THE TOP 3 TEAMS WILL BE PICKED BY THE
TEAM OF JUDGES LISTED BELOW. THE 3 WINNING TEAMS WILL BE INVITED TO WORK-
SHOPS AT UNI_LAB. ALL WINNING TEAMS WILL BE PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT
FROM OPENDESK.
SUBMISSION:EMAIL:MUSEUM-LULU@OUTLOOK.COM

3. BACKGROUND

4. EFFECTS OF E-COMMERCE
BACKGROUND

5. E-COMMERCE GROWTH
BACKGROUND
IT’S WELL KNOWN THAT CHINA IS THE LARGEST E-COMMERCE MARKET IN THE
WORLD, BUT YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE THE HUGE UNTAPPED OPPORTUNITY IT REP-
RESENTS FOR FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS. ONLINE SALES CURRENTLY
CONTRIBUTE JUST 11% OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN CHINA (U.S. AT 8%), BUT IT’S GROW-
ING AT A RATE OF 53% YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
THE SHEER SIZE OF THE OPPORTUNITY IS MIND-BOGGLING: THERE ARE 380 MILLION
ONLINE SHOPPERS TODAY IN CHINA, AND IT’S PREDICTED THAT OVER 50% OF CHINA’S
CONSUMPTION WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLINE WITHIN 10 YEARS. IN ADDITION, AN
INCREASE IN MID- TO HIGH-INCOME ONLINE SHOPPERS HAS DRIVEN AN OVERSEAS
ONLINE PURCHASING CRAZE IN CHINA.
CHINA E-COMMERCE MARKET TO HIT $1.1T BY 2020.

6. CHINA EXPRESS ASSOCIATION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE NUMBER OF LOGISTIC
DELIVERY PACKAGES REACHED 20.6 BILLION WITH AN INCREASE OF 48% YOY IN 2015.
THE PEAK DAILY PROCESSED PACKAGES REACHED 160 MILLION.
CHINA’S EXPRESS DELIVERY INDUSTRY DEVELOPED RAPIDLY WITH AN ANNUAL
GROWTH RATE OF 54.6% IN 2015.
DELIVERED PACKAGES
BACKGROUND

7. IN 2015, 2.96 BILLION WOVEN BAGS, 8.26 BILLION PLASTIC BAGS, 9.9 BILLION
CARTONS, 16.95 BILLION METERS OF TAPES AND 2.97 BILLION BUFFERS OR BUBBLE
WRAPS WERE USED IN EXPRESS DELIVERY BUSINESS, WHICH MOVED 20.6 BILLION
PACKAGES.
CHINA’S E-COMMERCE GIANT ALIBABA IS PLANNING TO LAUNCH A GREEN LOGISTICS,
INCLUDING GREEN EXPRESS BOXES, TO DEAL WITH WASTE AND POLLUTION CAUSED
BY PACKAGE MATERIALS AND TRANSPORTATION IN EXPRESS DELIVERY BUSINESS.
DELIVERY WASTAGE
BACKGROUND

8. IN CASE YOU DIDN’T SEE THAT
IN 2015, 9.9 BILLION CARTONS AND
16.95 BILLION METERS OF TAPES
WERE USED IN EXPRESS DELIVERY BUSINESS.
BACKGROUND

9. GREAT TRIUMPHS

10. EARLY GLASS BOTTLES WERE OFTEN REUSED: MILK, WATER, BEER, SOFT DRINKS,YO-
GHURT ETC.
THE REUSE OF CONTAINERS IS OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS BEING A STEP TOWARD MORE
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING. REUSE SITS HIGH ON THE WASTE HIERARCHY. THE CON-
TAINER IS USED MANY TIMES THUS THE MATERIAL PER USE OR PER FILLING CYCLE IS
REDUCED.
174,292 TONNES OF WASTE AVOIDED GREENHOUSE GASES, EQUIVALENT TO TAKING
33,325 CARS OFF THE ROAD.
ENERGY SAVINGS OF 2.9 MILLION GIGAJOULES, EQUIVALENT TO 477,453 BARRELS OF
OIL WITH A COST OF $36 MILLION.
RETURNABLE GLASS BOTTLES
GREAT TRIUMPHS

11. HOW REUSABLE BOTTLES WORK
GREAT TRIUMPHS
REUSABLE BOTTLE PROGRAMS IN SOME WESTERN COUNTRIES FOUND SUCCESS VIA DEPOSIT AND REFUND METHODS
FILLED BOTTLES
EMPTY BOTTLES EMPTY BOTTLES
FILLED BOTTLES
DEPOSIT
REFUND REFUND
DEPOSIT
DISTRIBUTORS RETAILERS CONSUMERS

12. PLASTIC BAGS TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 1000 YEARS TO DECOMPOSE.
ONLY 1 PERCENT OF PLASTIC BAGS ARE RECYCLED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE REST
END UP IN LANDFILLS, THE OCEAN, OR SOME OTHER PLACE IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
THERE’S ACTUALLY A GIANT GARBAGE HEAP MADE MOSTLY OF PLASTIC FLOATING IN
THE OCEAN THAT’S TWICE THE SIZE OF THE UNITED STATES.
IT’S ESTIMATED THAT 1 MILLION BIRDS AND THOUSANDS OF TURTLES AND OTHER SEA
ANIMALS DIE EACH YEAR AFTER INGESTING DISCARDED PLASTIC BAGS.
MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF WASHED-UP DEBRIS POLLUTING THE U.S. COASTLINE IS
MADE UP OF PLASTIC BAGS.
IT TAKES 12 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL TO PRODUCE THE ESTIMATED 100 BILLION
PLASTIC BAGS AMERICANS USE EACH YEAR.
THE PETROLEUM USED TO PRODUCE 14 PLASTIC BAGS CAN DRIVE A CAR ONE MILE.
REUSABLE SHOPPING BAGS
GREAT TRIUMPHS

13. ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH
IN THE MAKING

14. REUSABLE EXPRESS BOX
ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH

15. ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH
FOR EASE OF MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY FOR MASS PRODUCTION,
THE REUSEABLE EXPRESS BOX IS MADE OF ONLY 2 PIECES.
MADE FROM 10mm THICK PLYWOOD THAT CAN BE CNC MACHINE OR
LASER CUT FROM STANDARD SHEETS OF MATERIAL.
2 PIECE ASSEMBLY

16. FLEXIBILITY
ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH

17. SCANBILITY
BY CREATING A UNIQUE QR CODE TIME IS SAVED IN HAND WRITING SEND-
ERS AND RECEIVERS INFORMATION.
IN ADDITION, EXPRESS COMPANIES ARE INCENTIVISED TO LET THE CUS-
TOMER SCAN THE QR CODE UPON DELIVERY AND REMOVE THE CONTENTS
DIRECTLY FOR THE CUSTOMER IN ORDER TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN THE
BOX FOR REBATE WITH THE SELLER.
EACH BOX FOR EACH DELIVERY HAS ITS OWN QR CODE AND THE TRACK-
ING AND REFUND SYSTEM OF EACH BOX IS CONTROLLED ELECTRONICAL-
LY.
ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH

18. HOW IT WORKS
PACKAGED GOOD
EMPTY PACKAGE EMPTY PACKAGE
PACKAGED GOOD
DEPOSIT
REFUND REFUND
DEPOSIT
SELLERS COURIERS CONSUMERS
ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH

19. THE REUSABLE EXPRESS BOX CAN BE STACKED ATOP OF EACH IN ORDER
TO CREATE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EFFIENCY IN DELIVERY VOLUME. BY
HAVING A CLEAN ORDERLY STACK OF BOXES, THE EXPRESS COMPANY
WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO REDUCE TRANSIT DAMAGE.
STACKABILITY
ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH

20. DUE TO THE STACKABILITY OF THE REUSABLE EXPRESS BOX, ELECTRONIC BIKES, WHICH IS THE MAIN METHOD OF EXPRESS DELIVERIES IN CHINA, CAN IN-
CREASE THE VOLUME OF PACKAGES THEY CAN DELIVER ON EACH TRIP BY AN ESTIMATED 2.5 TO 3 TIMES.
DELIVERY VOLUME COMPARISON
BEFORE AFTER
ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH

21. ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH
BY MAKING THE REUSABLE EXPRESS BOX FOLDABLE, EXPRESS COMPA-
NIES CAN MORE EASILY TRANSPORT A LARGE VOLUME OF BOXES THAT
ARE BEING RETURN DIRECTLY AFTER A CUSTOMER TRANSACTION OR
UPON CUSTOMER RETURN OF PREVIOUSLY DEPOSITED BOXES.
FOLDABILITY

22. ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH
REDUCING USE OF CARDBOARD THAT IS MARGINALLY RECYCLED, USE OF TAPE AND USE OF PAPER SHIPPING SLIPS THE REUSABLE EXPRESS SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCES WASTE THEREFOR REDUCING ENERGY WASTAGE AND CARBON EMISSIONS.
DELIVERY WASTAGE COMPARISON
NOW AFTER

23. ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH

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