Case study
Doce & Sal
Boxes that open like a bakery counter: sweet on the left, salt on the right, and a paper band that doubles as a recipe card.
Packaging
Doce & Sal, a confectioner in Porto
2024
Design Inês Moura · Structural design Cartonagem Silva
The challenge
Boxes for a bakery counter that sells sweet and salt in equal measure, packed by hand in small runs.
The approach
One box, two sides: sweet on the left, salt on the right. A paper band doubles as a recipe card, so the packaging earns a second life in the kitchen.
6 box formats, 1 die line
Unit cost down 18%
Stocked in 14 shops
The invoice · ex. VAT
Packaging system Structural design with the printer Label templates Shop display
Days
20 working days
Team
2 people
Price band
€15–30k
The price band is what the client actually paid, ex. VAT.
More work
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