Packaging
Sprout Pasta
Sprout Pasta
A dried pasta packaging system that does two jobs. The obvious one: hold dried pasta. The second: become something useful after you're done with it. Encouraging users to rethink everyday packaging.
A dried pasta packaging system that does two jobs. The obvious one: hold dried pasta. The second: become something useful after you're done with it. Encouraging users to rethink everyday packaging.
Year
2025
Year
2025
Year
2025
Collaborators
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
Category
Packaging
Category
Packaging
Category
Packaging
Project Duration
4 weeks
Project Duration
4 weeks
Project Duration
4 weeks
Intro
Sprout Pasta is planting the future, one noodle at a time. In a world hungry for sustainability, this package design project remains a playful nod to eco-conscious eating. This conceptual packaging features three vibrant boxes, each with whimsical cartoon pasta characters. Each box doubles as a seed packet. Plant it. Grow something. Most pasta packaging just becomes garbage. This doesn't.
Objective
Design a pasta box that doesn't end up in the trash. Specifically: a package that holds dried pasta and a seed packet—something people would actually keep and plant instead of tossing. Needed a visual identity strong enough to stand out on a shelf but simple enough to work at pocket size. Hand-drawn mascots for each variety to give it personality without overthinking it.
Challenge
The biggest challenge with this project was thinking about the visuals of the package in both of its major forms: on the shelf fully packaged and when it's been opened and prepped to be used as a pot. This meant the cap should align with the designs whether it was on the top or bottom of the package.
In addition to that, I also insisted the box and seed packets be entirely biodegradable. The boxes are made from raw and unbleached cardboard. For the packets, I used seaweed a sway polybag, engineered by EcoEnclose: a team dedicated to finding sustainable package solutions. These bags are made with seaweed, plants and home compostable polymers. I cut the bag into strips to act as the screen for the seed packets. Making this package design fully biodegradable.
Result
Built a biodegradable system that does both jobs cleanly. Three pasta varieties, three plant options, vintage monochrome aesthetic that feels intentional rather than trendy. The mascots work—they're quirky enough to be memorable, restrained enough not to scream "look how cute I am."
The real win: the box is actually plantable. That constraint forced better design decisions than "let's add plants to packaging" ever could have.
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Packaging
Sprout Pasta
Sprout Pasta
A dried pasta packaging system that does two jobs. The obvious one: hold dried pasta. The second: become something useful after you're done with it. Encouraging users to rethink everyday packaging.
A dried pasta packaging system that does two jobs. The obvious one: hold dried pasta. The second: become something useful after you're done with it. Encouraging users to rethink everyday packaging.
Year
2025
Year
2025
Year
2025
Collaborators
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
Category
Packaging
Category
Packaging
Category
Packaging
Project Duration
4 weeks
Project Duration
4 weeks
Project Duration
4 weeks
Intro
Sprout Pasta is planting the future, one noodle at a time. In a world hungry for sustainability, this package design project remains a playful nod to eco-conscious eating. This conceptual packaging features three vibrant boxes, each with whimsical cartoon pasta characters. Each box doubles as a seed packet. Plant it. Grow something. Most pasta packaging just becomes garbage. This doesn't.
Objective
Design a pasta box that doesn't end up in the trash. Specifically: a package that holds dried pasta and a seed packet—something people would actually keep and plant instead of tossing. Needed a visual identity strong enough to stand out on a shelf but simple enough to work at pocket size. Hand-drawn mascots for each variety to give it personality without overthinking it.
Challenge
The biggest challenge with this project was thinking about the visuals of the package in both of its major forms: on the shelf fully packaged and when it's been opened and prepped to be used as a pot. This meant the cap should align with the designs whether it was on the top or bottom of the package.
In addition to that, I also insisted the box and seed packets be entirely biodegradable. The boxes are made from raw and unbleached cardboard. For the packets, I used seaweed a sway polybag, engineered by EcoEnclose: a team dedicated to finding sustainable package solutions. These bags are made with seaweed, plants and home compostable polymers. I cut the bag into strips to act as the screen for the seed packets. Making this package design fully biodegradable.
Result
Built a biodegradable system that does both jobs cleanly. Three pasta varieties, three plant options, vintage monochrome aesthetic that feels intentional rather than trendy. The mascots work—they're quirky enough to be memorable, restrained enough not to scream "look how cute I am."
The real win: the box is actually plantable. That constraint forced better design decisions than "let's add plants to packaging" ever could have.
Latest Projects
Packaging
Sprout Pasta
Sprout Pasta
A dried pasta packaging system that does two jobs. The obvious one: hold dried pasta. The second: become something useful after you're done with it. Encouraging users to rethink everyday packaging.
A dried pasta packaging system that does two jobs. The obvious one: hold dried pasta. The second: become something useful after you're done with it. Encouraging users to rethink everyday packaging.
Year
2025
Year
2025
Year
2025
Collaborators
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
Category
Packaging
Category
Packaging
Category
Packaging
Project Duration
4 weeks
Project Duration
4 weeks
Project Duration
4 weeks
Intro
Sprout Pasta is planting the future, one noodle at a time. In a world hungry for sustainability, this package design project remains a playful nod to eco-conscious eating. This conceptual packaging features three vibrant boxes, each with whimsical cartoon pasta characters. Each box doubles as a seed packet. Plant it. Grow something. Most pasta packaging just becomes garbage. This doesn't.
Objective
Design a pasta box that doesn't end up in the trash. Specifically: a package that holds dried pasta and a seed packet—something people would actually keep and plant instead of tossing. Needed a visual identity strong enough to stand out on a shelf but simple enough to work at pocket size. Hand-drawn mascots for each variety to give it personality without overthinking it.
Challenge
The biggest challenge with this project was thinking about the visuals of the package in both of its major forms: on the shelf fully packaged and when it's been opened and prepped to be used as a pot. This meant the cap should align with the designs whether it was on the top or bottom of the package.
In addition to that, I also insisted the box and seed packets be entirely biodegradable. The boxes are made from raw and unbleached cardboard. For the packets, I used seaweed a sway polybag, engineered by EcoEnclose: a team dedicated to finding sustainable package solutions. These bags are made with seaweed, plants and home compostable polymers. I cut the bag into strips to act as the screen for the seed packets. Making this package design fully biodegradable.
Result
Built a biodegradable system that does both jobs cleanly. Three pasta varieties, three plant options, vintage monochrome aesthetic that feels intentional rather than trendy. The mascots work—they're quirky enough to be memorable, restrained enough not to scream "look how cute I am."
The real win: the box is actually plantable. That constraint forced better design decisions than "let's add plants to packaging" ever could have.