SmartEnvelope

SmartEnvelope is a new product developed by a consortium formed of the envelope manufacturer Plast-Farb, technical specialist AndTech and the artist David Rickard. This new type of postal product can be linked to online content relevant to each and every separate envelope via individualised QR codes and an innovative database. Alongside digital connectivity, the physical design of the envelope has also been re-invented, addressing the current throw-away culture of postal envelopes by turning used envelopes inside-out to reveal a new product ready for use. The first use of the SmartEnvelope is the large collaborative artwork Fluid Borders which considers the different political and environmental forces that shape communities through collaboration with people living alongside the rivers, lakes and streams that define the edges of the European Union.