The Days Of Joss Paper

Design: Shui Lun Fan
Project Type: Produced, Commercial Work
Packaging Content: Chinese traditional joss paper
Location: Hong Kong

Joss paper usually was packed by plastic bag in many shops which leads to the perception of misuse. Designing the new packing attaching various functions; for instance decomposition. There are three purposes for the box, Packaging box (before), Burning tray (during), Fertilizer box (after).

Wood ash, a natural fertilizer which is a residue powder after burning of plants, however the traditional joss paper cannot become the wood ash, because it used tin foil which is heavy metal. Therefore, Fertilizer joss paper made by banana peel and paper mulberry, and use edible metal pigments to replace tin foil. It will become a fertilizer when you burn it.