Cognitive Flow Design is a San Francisco studio focused on creating high-end products and packaging using circular design principles.
Why focus on high end products?
Few are doing it at scale (yet). This is a huge opportunity to make an impact and fill a gap.
High-end products are the trendsetters. If premium products do it, low-end products are likely to follow.
More complex assemblies: Integrating sustainable materials on a basic package can be as easy as swapping out a sheet stock, but high-end is process-intensive and requires a team with proven industry experience.
Higher quality standards: Premium products are looking to differentiate with top-quality colors, materials, and finishes which usually pushes sustainability to the wayside.
Materials
Researching opportunities to work with new and non-standard materials, particularly focused on circular design principles
Process
Experimenting and refining manufacturing processes to achieve high-quality results as efficiently as possible, and enabling fabrication using non-standard material selection
Design
Designing projects around circular design principles and a goal of creating a more welcoming and calming spaces