# Cork Jewel Cases Wall to Wall Carpeting Album Packaging Comprises Creative Materiality By Amelia Roblin | Published 2014-02-12 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wall-to-wall-carpeting-album-packaging References: [thedieline](http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2014/2/7/wall-to-wall-carpeting) & [bend.gr](http://bend.gr) You won't have seen anything like the Wall to [Wall Carpeting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immersive-surfaces) album packaging in your local record shop. Where you've probably picked up a CD in a plastic case or a folded card wrapping, you'll be interested to see how Bend Design has developed a unique and eco-friendly solution to selling and storing [compact discs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinyl-cover). For the record company Orila, Bend began with a [rectangular cork board](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-cork-seating) with dimensions sufficient to enable its division into six squared backings that can accommodate one CD each. Before they're cut, they're printed with album artwork of a roughly hatched underground river so that each set completes the picture when half a dozen are arranged together. Wall to Wall Carpeting album packaging perfectly protects the disks and is complete with a clear plastic sleeve. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Eco-friendly Album Packaging:** Develop creative and eco-friendly solutions to selling and storing albums using sustainable materials such as cork, that protect disks and can be customized with album artwork. - **Custom Album Artwork:** Use new materials and packaging techniques such as cork boards to produce customized album artwork that completes a larger image when multiple packaging units are arranged together. - **Alternative CD Packaging:** Explore unique design solutions for CD packaging using unconventional materials like cork and novel shapes to differentiate products in a crowded market. ### Where This Applies - **Music Industry:** Incorporate sustainable and customizable packaging solutions such as eco-friendly cork jewel cases to delight customers and differentiate from competitors. - **Retail Industry:** Offer unique and sustainable packaging solutions to customers, such as cork boards for album artwork and CD storage, that can be reused or recycled for other purposes. - **Sustainable Packaging Industry:** Drive innovation and collaboration to create alternative CD packaging solutions using environmentally friendly materials such as cork that offer novel designs and shapes and reduce waste. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vinyl Record Credenzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geology-studio.md) - [Eco Cork Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cork-box.md) - [Translucent Record Storage Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aurala120a.md) - [Versatile Cork-Producing Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cork-as-a-material.md) - [Sustainable Cork Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forest-for-the-trees.md) - [Grainy Cork Furniture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clover-collection-2.md) - [CD-Centric Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apartment-nube.md) - [Tissue Box Record Sleeves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fall-out-boy-album.md) - [Sustainable Indie Album Releases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moon-music.md)