翻訳

Cacao Inspired
Green solutions for packaging that's Cacao inspired.
Brand Matters
Green Packaging for Katherine Anne Confections
Quality Matters
Creative Boxes from Natural Materials for Zen Jewelz
Sustainability Matters
Packaging for gifts! Nashville Wraps has a full collection of Distant Village packaging supplies. In Stock and Available to Ship Now.
Community Matters
Awarded 2010 Most Innovative 3S Program from Global Sourcing Council.
Awarded 2010 Best Eco-CSR Program from Philippines DTI.
Nature Matters
Green Labels, Custom or Print-Ready
Unique Materials
Natural Materials like this Coconut Keychain for American Greenwood
Beautiful Solutions
Elegant Designs for Mighty Leaf Teas
Visit Us on Facebook
Like Us on Facebook to Receive 20% Off on Package Design Services!

デザイナーオーダーメイド化粧箱＆紙製品

ディスタント・ヴィレッジは天然素材のみを使ったフェアトレード職人の手によって作られたデザイナー化粧箱をはじめとした紙製品の製造販売しています。弊社の理念「フェアトレード」と「斬新なデザイン」を通し「継続可能な発展」に貢献する事に基づいた商品のみ扱います。 Distant Village | Be Authentic.

100% Recycled Rigid Box Board, Every Time, Always

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

100% Recycled Box Board

Distant Village's Arlene at Local Recycling Facility

It seems like every business wants to build a sustainable branded product line around eco-friendly packaging these days. We have found it doesn’t matter if you seek custom sustainable boxes for chocolate, jewelry, clothing or any other specialty product – a better green package is increasingly important. Does this describe your company?

As a proud pioneer of wholesale sustainable packaging, ディスタント・ヴィレッジ is accustomed to innovating and introducing a leading edge of green and sustainable value to brand owners. Recently, I was surprised to learn a little fact about our clients — few knew Distant Village has always and forever only been using 100% recycled box board for all its rigid boxes. We couldn’t dream of using anything less. In fact, ever since we opened our doors more than a decade ago, we have always used only 100% recycled box board. Our promise is to deliver the “best of the best” in sustainable presentation packaging.

Seed to Box

Reclaimed Paper Waste Thread Spindles from Textile Manufacturers

100% Recyclable Spindles for Making 100% Recycled Box Board

Sustainable brands thrive on transparency and detailed knowledge of their product and local impact. Packaging is no exception. Authentic sustainable brands must understand what their packaging is made of. How was it produced? By whom? Under safe, clean and fair working conditions? As a recent example, beloved iconic Apple Computer lost face due to recent news published about their manufacturer Foxconn in China. Sustainable brands thrive on rich stories to create a brand-building experience, but as seen in the Apple case, it can cut both ways. Truly sustainable companies rely on transparent supply chains and benefit from having a beautiful authentic sustainable story to share with clients.

Distant Village’s Seed-to-Box initiative is our sustainable approach (noted similarities to the Cradle to Cradle Certified^CM C2C concept and Chain of Custody [CoC] at FSC, with an important addition of Fair Trade principles). Seed-to-Box represents our ongoing and relentless commitment to delve into the roots of our supply chain. We establish awareness and key strategic exclusive relationships with our raw goods producers/growers, including our recycled paper chipboard producer. This is how we can stand behind our promise and knowledge that all boxes are 100% recycled box board. Certainly it is demanding, especially on a small business like ours, however as our loyal clients can attest, it is a sustainability journey that uniquely defines ディスタント・ヴィレッジ. It is what defines Distant Village as a sustainable leader and innovator.

100% Recycled Box Board Hot off the Press

100% Sustainable, Rest Assured

Distant Village is committed to knowing the source, identity and sustainability of every aspect of the custom boxes we produce. We share with our B2B clients and their customers the human stories, photos, video and a world of details about the packaging they are using – it is our mission to empower and build artisan communities and to celebrate humanity through this custom handmade sustainable packaging made in distant villages. Our growing fair trade packaging community is creating hundreds of thousands of boxes for premium sustainable brands. Why not yours?

100% Recycled Box Board for Best Sustainable 100% Recyclable Compostable Boxes

Ask us how packaging can build your brand and raise your company’s sustainability profile. Contact us atinfo@distantvillage.com or call at 1-773-276-4554. We look forward to learning how we may help.

ディスタント・ヴィレッジ designs custom handmade sustainable packaging and produces PURE Labels™, a world leading sustainable adhesive label. Our packaging helps brands express an authentic sustainable message. Distant Village was founded in 2000 and is a proud member of Green America, Social Venture Network, and Fair Trade Federation.

Leave a commentShare article:

Large-Scale Supply Of Handmade Packaging

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

One Million Handmade Boxes

A Million Copies Sold

Little Known Fact: ディスタント・ヴィレッジ has a production capacity of 1,000,000 handmade sustainable boxes within 60 days. Yes, One Million!

Occasionally, we are asked about our capacity to scale up production of our popular sustainable handmade packaging. It delights us to answer this question. To the surprise of many, our handmade production capacity is 1,000,000 units within just 60 days. You may also ask the next question that others ask, “How is that possible?”

Quality and Reliability Follow a Two-Fold Strategy

As an illustrative example, Distant Village’s handmade production model is a bit similar to that of a large high-quality coffee roaster. How can a large coffee roaster like Starbucks produce so many cups of coffee? (Do they have one hugely massive coffee bean plantation?) We work with a large number of carefully selected artisan communities to develop a consistent high quality line of handmade products using natural fiber materials. As production volume ebbs and flows we extend or retract production across our network. Our local quality control team coordinates and manages our quality standards and production consistency across our producer network. Our advantage is a flexible production capacity in which we are able to produce unprecedented numbers of consistent quality products in a reliable manner with impressive turn-around.

Machine-Made Wild Grass Paper

To further improve speed and capacity, we looked at how to produce machine-made wild grass papers. We have devised a way to shave off weeks of handmade papermaking time by producing large rolls of our exclusive wild grass paper on conventional paper mill machines. We also are producing a variety of many other natural fiber milled papers, such as banana paper, abaca paper, mulberry paper, water hyacinth paper and other paper varietals using invasive plant species and other natural fibers. By machine-producing the paper for our handmade boxes, the time to market for our clients has dramatically improved and opened the doors for Distant Village to work with larger customers with larger volume needs.

Better Packaging at Better Prices

The name of the game is better prices for sustainable packaging solutions. By continuously improving our production processes and strategically automating production, we have been able to help our clients get product faster at lower prices. We’re proudly able to serve our clients with orders up to 1,000,000 units at the most competitive packaging prices in the world.

To learn more about world-class sustainable packaging at affordable sustainable prices, contact us at info@distantvillage or call at 1-773-276-4554. We look forward to learning how we may help.

ディスタント・ヴィレッジ designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging and produces PURE Labels™. We create products to build strong brand identity to communicate an authentic sustainable message. Distant Village was founded in 2000 and is a proud member of Green America, Social Venture Network, and Fair Trade Federation.

Leave a commentShare article:

Low-Cost Packaging Solutions For Sustainable Brands

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

Two-Buck Chuck! 7"x4"x2" Sustainable Box

I am an optimist. But let’s face it, the economy is rough, and we are not expecting any major changes overnight. That means we need to adjust to this new economic reality. At ディスタント・ヴィレッジ, we have rolled out a new wave of sustainable packaging that also saves everyone money.

We have listened to and responded to our clients’ needs. By reducing packaging costs from 40%-70%, ディスタント・ヴィレッジ offers affordable sustainable packaging for upscale, gourmet and fine boutique products while maintaining strong alignment with premium quality, brand-building packaging. We give the credit for this cost-saving innovation to our customers. Earlier this year, we surveyed a cross section of our clients and asked them about their 2012 packaging needs and goals. We also asked them how we might contribute toward their success. I am pleased to share what we learned.

2012 Packaging Trends in Sustainable Packaging

From our cross section client survey, we listened and learned, and this is what we heard from our clients:

We still need the same volume of packaging.
We need to retain our quality image with quality packaging, at lower costs.
We need to have lower minimum order quantities.
We do not want to compromise our sustainable mission, if possible.

The Leader in Low-Cost Sustainable Presentation Packaging?

Well, we do not exactly want to rename ourselves the Leader in Low-Cost Sustainable Presentation Packaging, but we did develop a new line of packaging that is up to 70% lower cost than our standard rigid box packaging. As you can imagine, it has been a great success.

The best part of this new low-cost packaging line is there is no compromise on eco-friendly, sustainable or fair trade aspects. In fact, some may say it is even more sustainable.

A Penny Saved, A Penny Earned. Foldable Candy Tray

Better and Cheaper Packaging. And Even More Sustainable

The new line of economical packaging carries wonderful sustainability advantages too! It lowers carbon footprints and shipping costs, and often requires less storage. It also utilizes less raw material due to our innovative and proprietary paper-making techniques. This brings a wonderful eco-benefit of reducing waste and consumption. And if that is not enough, another very exciting advantage is that the process is highly scalable and allows for very large production runs into the 100,000′s and millions!

We’re with You for the Long Haul

Our gratitude and thanks go out to our loyal clients who have been working with us to contribute suggestions and find solutions that work for us all. And, of course, ディスタント・ヴィレッジ remains steadfastly, 100% dedicated to our sustainable mission. As long as we keep working together, taking a long view and building quality relationships, we will get through these hard times together and become stronger. ディスタント・ヴィレッジ continues to grow, and we are on pace for another banner year.

To learn more about affordable sustainable packaging solutions, contact us at info@distantvillage.com or call at 1-773-276-4554. We look forward to learning how we may help.

ディスタント・ヴィレッジ designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging and produces PURE Labels™. We create products to build strong brand identity to communicate an authentic sustainable message. ディスタント・ヴィレッジ was founded in 2000 and is a proud member of Green America, Social Venture Network and Chicago Fair Trade

Leave a commentShare article:

Natural Water-Resistant Paper Boxes

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

Distant Village Water-Resistant Paper Box

Water-Resistant, Meet Sustainable

Water-resistant paper packaging is essential for many situations. Over the years, clients in various industries had requested premium water-resistant paper packaging that is sustainable and eco-friendly. There are various situations where water-resistant packaging is essential — cold/chilled, refrigerated, frozen, wet, powder, bakery and more. Traditional packaging companies have been offering water-resistant packaging for years, but they all missed the mark on sustainable fundamentals.

Necessity Is the Mother of Innovation

So, off to the labs went ディスタント・ヴィレッジ and their skilled artisans. After extensive experiments, research and trials, our latest sustainable innovation is ready for prime time: Water-Resistant Paper Packaging.

We take great pride in our reputation as a leader in sustainable packaging. We follow sustainability in accordance with strict triple bottom line metrics – always have, always will. The new water-resistant paper packaging is no exception. It is not only sustainable, but also it performs superbly in water/moisture situations and is frankly very attractive. Furthermore, the new water-resistant paper complies with the strict regulatory requirements and was formulated from ingredients found on FDA lists cleared for food packaging.

Beauty is Essential

Great in the Kitchen, Too

On a personal note, I am particularly excited and proud of the “beautiful” part. As experts in sustainable presentation packaging, we know that beauty is a vital element in creating brand-building packaging for our success and our wonderful clients. Through painstaking efforts and extensive development, these papers were engineered to perform without compromising appearances. In fact, they look so much like “regular tree-free paper” you might not believe they are actually water-resistant as well unless I told you. Unlike other water-resistant papers, the Distant Village water-resistant packaging is not waxy, shiny or glossy. It looks like and feels like plain ol’ natural paper! The end result is an attractive box or bag that is repulpable, compostable, biodegradeable, recyclable, sustainable and, of course, water-resistant.

“Swimming Box Test” Is Successful

Artisan Production of Water-Resistant Paper Box

Our clients are quite pleased with this innovation and excitedly are reporting successful results. One pleased client is entrepreneur Chris Pemberton of Origin Spices, who told us, “We tested the Origin Spices Spice Box made by Distant Village by dumping a pint of water over it and laying it in a pool of water on the counter – it still looks and works fine.” Chris has decided to launch his three new chef product lines (baker’s box, salt box and cook’s box) using the Distant Village Water-Resistant display boxes.

Next, I can’t wait to tell you about our flame-resistant paper packaging!

Leave a commentShare article:

Plantable Paper Packaging

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

Blooming Paper & Packaging

These days, Distant Village Packaging is growing in more ways than one. Our plantable seed paper products have blossomed with great fanfare. Excellent quality high-yield American wildflower seeds combined with the best wholesale prices in the industry have attracted wholesale clients with a wide range of needs, including growing seed paper boxes, bags, invitations and more. As reliable leaders in the seed paper market, we’re serving industry-leading distributors likeAmerican Greenwood (Sprout Tyme line).

Hand “Polishing” of Seed Papers

All of our plantable papers bloom with a variety of American wildflower seeds. Producing growable paper, which can also be printable, may be more challenging than many may realize. Seeds must be carefully selected based on size, durability, longevity, blotting and botanical temperament. Only the highest quality seeds are chosen to ensure your papers bloom each and every time. The papers are made from only natural and sustainable fiber blends. The seeds are embedded in the papers (this is a trade secret) in a way that allows them to be preserved and enables our papers to have extremely high flower yield rates. We then create custom boxes, bags, wedding favors, baby shower cards, calendars, letter press cards, bookmarks, confetti, garden tags, wrapping paper, paper packs, greeting cards and more with the flower paper.

Flower Power

Seed Paper Drying on Bamboo Racks

Seed Paper packaging and products have been a favorite for promotions and green weddings. We’re now expanding our flower power into branded packaging and virtually any product concept our clients desire. Consider how a plantable packaging may grow your business and beautify the environment.

Leave a commentShare article:

Best Value For Sustainable Adhesive Labels: PURE Labels™

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

Inexpensive and Sustainable

For adhesive labels, the best value is ピュアラベル™. Lower priced than conventional labels from large companies like Avery® and Wausau®, these pressure-sensitive labels are a great value, authentically sustainable and perform excellently on ink-jet and laser-jet printers.

Pure Labels custom rolls

Sustainable Beyond Compare

ピュアラベル™ are recognized as the leader in labels sustainability. Produced by ディスタント・ヴィレッジ, PURE Labels™ are 100% non-tree plant fiber made with wild grass. Pretty smart, hey? They’re naturally beautiful and the ideal fit for sustainable companies seeking a natural look in their adhesive labels. The labels have been widely recognized by a variety of industry experts in label and print as the best in category. A concise and fair summary was posted by a blog reviewer at the Going Beyond Green review on WhatTheyThink.com. Plus, there is much more to read in terms of the fair trade and recycled silicone liner at Distant Village’s website.

Perfect for Business and Home

Most leading eco-friendly label printers already have PURE Labels™ stock available for custom label print jobs. For home and business needs the labels are available in Avery-compatible formats for desktop label printing of shipping labels, return address labels, address labels, name badges, circles or other shapes. Save money and improve your sustainable footprint by using PURE Labels™. All PURE Labels™ products have been approved, tested and are compatible with Avery templates.

ディスタント・ヴィレッジ designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging and produces PURE Labels™. We create products to build strong brand identity and communicate an authentic sustainable message. Distant Village is a member of Green America and Chicago Fair Trade.

Leave a commentShare article:

How To Make Award-Winning Packaging

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

Could your packaging drive more sales? Good packaging performs, bringing higher sales and profits to your business.

Successful brand leaders understand that a “cost minimization” approach to packaging is not a winning strategy. They consistently focus their packaging strategy around “revenue maximization.” Simply put, a smart packaging strategy drives sales and profit!

The sustainable revolution is reinventing markets, brands and entire industries. As companies are shifting gears to be increasingly sustainable, now is an excellent time for rebranding. Sustainable packaging is leading the way.

Recently, four of Distant Village’s clients were highlighted on the cover of Package Design Magazine. Each of these companies are first to market with new and truly authentic branded packaging, helping to catapult their products to leadership positions in their markets. They are enjoying increased sales, the sustainability limelight and Eco “bragging rights” to the envy of their competition.

Distant Village custom Abaca Tea box

These are revenue-driving packaging solutions with an authentic sustainable message.

Sustainable packaging is a revenue generator when designed around brand identity. It’s about time to make your product the sustainable sweetheart of your brand category.

In 2010, Distant Village was awarded Most Innovative 3S Program and Best Eco-CSR Program. To learn more about how Distant Village can design award-winning packaging for your brand, visitwww.distantvillage.com.

ディスタント・ヴィレッジ designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging. We create packaging to build strong brand identity and communicate an authentic sustainable message.

Leave a commentShare article:

Sustainability 2.0: Fair Trade And Social Responsibility

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

Fair Trade and Social Responsibility are Sustainability’s Hottest Topics

As I prepare for speaking engagements for next month’s GreenFest events in Chicago and Seattle, it occurred to me that the topics centered on fair trade. That’s interesting because GreenFest is put on by Green America. I expected they’d ask me to speak on the eco/green aspects of packaging. This week, I was interviewed by UK-based Business Fights Poverty. The topic again centered on fair trade. A few months earlier, I was invited to New Delhi to assist in planning the International Business Forum. And the topic was socially responsible business innovation. I started connecting the dots and realized there is a shift in sustainability from “グリーン” topics to “socially conscious and fair trade” topics.

Follow The Sustainability Leader!

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is increasingly on the agendas of more and more corporations. Leaders in sustainability have been following socially responsible practices since their inception. Sustainability wisdom and leadership is built into the DNA of companies like Aveda, Cliff Bar, Kind, Stoneyfield Farms, Ben and Jerry’s, Patagonia, Starbuck’s, Marks & Spencer and The Body Shop. They serve as helpful references as to the future of sustainability. Their products and packaging reflect their values.

What is Sustainability 2.0?

As our global understanding of sustainability evolves and matures, Sustainability 2.0 is clearly taking shape as transparency of socially responsible practices. Sustainability means a triple bottom line, which encompasses:

:: People

:: Planet

:: Profit

Sustainability 1.0 focuses on the Planet (environmental), particularly on topics such as green, eco-friendly, natural, recycled, etc. Certainly there’s more work to be done with Sustainability 1.0, and as our understanding of eco-friendly develops, authentic efforts build brands and early greenwashers are being exposed.

Is your green packaging from socially responsible or fairly traded sources? Stay ahead of the curve and align your packaging for Sustainability 2.0.

ディスタント・ヴィレッジ designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging. We create packaging to build strong brand identity and communicate an authentic sustainable message. Distant Village is a member of Green America and Chicago Fair Trade.

Find out more about Social Responsibility at Distant Village Packaging

Leave a commentShare article:

Quick Steps To Check Greenwashing Of Packaging

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

Have you ever questioned if a sustainable packaging product was as “eco-friendly,” “グリーン” or “sustainable” as claimed by the manufacturer? Do you always trust corporate marketing machines, labels and their claims?

There is good reason to worry. Authentic sustainable brands have established their leadership position by being diligent in validating the sustainability of the packaging they select. Your company’s packaging choices are important because consumers are getting smarter and questioning claims of sustainability. A sustainable packaging choice can make or break the success of a product. Authentically sustainable companies are conscientious about every aspect of their product – and authentically sustainable packaging is essential.

Eco-Newbies with good intentions to develop a sustainable product have been fooled by clever marketing folks. With a rapidly growing market for sustainable products, some packaging companies have turned to devising marketing schemes as a quick fix, rather than developing packaging which is truly sustainable. For instance, if an adhesive label was promoted as being “ツリーフリー” you might be surprised to discover that the tree-free label was actually made with plastic! It is certainly treeless, but it is not what you had expected from the tree-free label marketing claim.

What is the conscientious buyer to do when there is not a common and legally-compliant definition of green, eco-friendly and sustainable?

One can turn to trusting certifications, but that could be complicated, misleading or tricky. There are way too many certifications, and their methods may be inconsistent and often questionable. In our fast-paced world, even questionable products have found ways to qualify for sustainable certifications. Buyers like them because they simplify their purchasing process – but caveat emptor. Depending upon the certifying body, you will be best served to do further due diligence.

Savvy buyers of sustainable packaging take time to dig a bit further.

Three Quick Steps to Research Sustainable Products:

1. Google the manufacturer – Do they produce 100% sustainable products, or is this just a sustainable product line in their product offering? Has the company been sustainable since their inception?

2. Google the product – What have third parties said about the product? What are the product “ingredients?” If they are unwilling to share these details, be wary.

3. Common Sense – Use your own common sense, and ask yourself: “Does this seem to be green/sustainable? If it is green/sustainable, then how can it …。” If you’re not 100% convinced, your suspicions are likely valid.

This is simply a short list of quick checks, but it is certainly far better than trusting marketing claims and certifications.

ディスタント・ヴィレッジ designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging. We create packaging to help our clients build strong brand identity that communicates an authentic sustainable position.

Leave a commentShare article:

Lessons From Chain Of Custody (CoC) To Improve Sustainable Handmade Packaging

　リッチ・コーヘン　サステナビリティ

The Chain of Custody-inspired initiative at ディスタント・ヴィレッジ introduces an exciting dimension to sustainable packaging.

As a brief refresher, Chain of Custody (CoC) refers to the chronological documentation and proof regarding extraction, custody, control, transfer, analysis and disposition of sustainable forest material. In the paper world, it ensures the paper buyer that the paper pulp used for the paper originated from a sustainably managed forest.

As you may know, Distant Village is a devout follower of 3BL sustainability, with an emphasis on transparency of environmental preservation as well as fair trade community and social support.

Distant Village, inspired by the transparency of CoC principles, is adapting a chain of custody approach for the Manila hemp that is used in its packaging within an artisan community. That means we can tell you the details — the where’s, the who’s and the how’s of our hemp fiber used for paper making.

Authentic Sustainable Packaging

Any sustainable packaging item from Distant Village can now have its own custody paper trail. We know precisely where our plants were planted, grown, harvested and gathered, and how they were provided to our artisans. This is just our initial step in continuously improving our chain of custody practices and transparency.

We are working closely with indigenous tribal peoples (pictured on the right) who plant, grow and harvest our sustainable hemp used in our paper products. We also collaborate with our artisan friends who carve coconut buttons used on our boxes or our coconut shell productsdistributed by Nashville Wraps.

We believe every consumer has the right to know what they are buying and where it comes from. But more than that, we all deserve transparency in knowing the 3BL impact of our decisions. By being allowed to have a real connection with the source of the product, we can make better decisions. In our modern world of rapid automation and massive corporations, this connection is getting lost. We are getting that real human connection back on track. Our clients are consciously asking and expecting answers, as they should. And we are happy to provide answers.

Join the sustainability movement and bring local community awareness and a real human personal connection to EVERYTHING we buy, including your packaging.

For more information on how to improve sustainable messaging through packaging, contact Distant Village at 1-773-276-4554 or at info@distantvillage.com

Leave a commentShare article:

Sustainable Package Design

翻訳

100% Recycled Box Board

Fair Trade and Social Responsibility are Sustainability’s Hottest Topics

The Chain of Custody-inspired initiative at ディスタント・ヴィレッジ introduces an exciting dimension to sustainable packaging.