Verdant Loop Studio, led by Ananya Rao in India, is building its packaging design process around practical questions of protection, handling and material use. The approach brings customer requirements into the brief before a finished design is chosen.
Material Choices And Everyday Use
The studio considers size, durability, presentation and what happens to packaging after use. Its starting point is the experience of people who pack, store, open and handle a product.
That process allows customers to compare the advantages and limits of different materials. Rao’s emphasis is on explaining the choice in plain language rather than treating one material as suitable for every product.
Testing Before Final Production
Projects move from a short brief to a prototype. Options are reviewed with the customer, questions are recorded and details that make handling difficult are revised before the design is finalised.
The studio’s process gives each test a specific purpose. A focused question about size, opening or use can guide a revision without requiring every part of a design to change at once.
Clearer Guidance For Customers
Rao’s next priorities include clearer project stages, concise material notes and a more careful handover, particularly for customers commissioning packaging for the first time.
The intended outcome is a design that customers can understand and use in their daily work, supported by an explanation of the decisions behind it.
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