Iggesund Paperboard’s digitally cut Christmas card offers thousands of variations
Paperboard mill Iggesund created a snowflake design Christmas card with 44,000 possible variations.
The card consists of seven digitally cut snowflakes with each side printed with a different pattern. These 14 variations can then be folded to create more than 44,000 different patterns. The snowflake then encloses a card made of Invercote Metalprint 359 gsm.
‘We’re actively looking for new solutions and techniques, or innovative uses of traditional methods, that can inspire our customers around the world,’ explained Anna Adler, project manager for Iggesund Paperboard. ‘The Christmas card is a printed sample which shows what people can achieve with our paperboards, Invercote and Incada.’
The design was formulated by Peter Dahmen, who in recent years has specialised in digital finishing, often together with the Israeli equipment manufacturer Highcon. Design engineer Yaron Eshel from Highcon supported Dahmen in the creative process.
‘Digital finishing is an exciting field and Iggesund’s Christmas card is one of the most sophisticated commissions I’ve done in this area,’ said Mr Dahmen.
‘Digital technology gives me as a designer greater freedom because usually there’s no time to wait for a mechanical adjustment to the cutting tool,’ added Mr Dahmen.
