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A week of prototypes

Five days, one table and forty paper models. What we learned by building before we drew.

Words by Mira Lindqvist

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Monday: no screens

We started a packaging project by banning laptops for a week. Everyone got a cutting mat, a scalpel and a stack of board.

By Wednesday the table was covered in boxes that did not work. That was the point. Every failed fold taught us something a render never would.

What survived

Three models made it to Friday. One became the final system. The other two are on a shelf in the studio as a reminder of how close we came to choosing wrong.

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