Robert Gair then invented the pre-cut paperboard box in Brooklyn in 1879. So popular were his products that he made millions of boxes for cookies, tea, tobacco, toothpaste and cosmetics manufacturers.

Four students at the University of the Arts will be installing their design motifs throughout the Washington Square West neighborhood this spring, transforming those ubiquitous brown utility boxes ...

New packaging was a no brainer in the plan to refresh the brand. Beginning this month, McDonald’s is phasing in new bags, cups, and boxes that embody a less-is-more mantra.

Amazon’s brown box contributes to a cardboard excess that could pave a road from New York to LA three times. The iconic delivery package have become a target.