Designer Packing Tape Review (over 20 designs)

Ordinary packing tape takes on a whole new dimension when printed with pretty or clever designs. We've put together an international collection of designer packing tapes that were too cool not to share. Designer packing tape has been known to go out of stock frequently due to demand and limited print quantities. Still, we hope you'll find this comprehensive resource useful.

Check out all 21 packing tape picks after the jump!

Python by Atypyk. (Great photo of this tape - couldn't help but admire!)

Snip Tape by Danish designer, Kenn Munk. This one is probably a lot of fun to use!

Reform Tape - Say Hello.

Gorgeous black lace tape, from Reform.

For the musically inclined, by FreeTree.

Screwhead and dovetail tapes by Sam Johnson and Richard Shed for Thorsten van Elten.

Atypyk Shut Up tape says it bluntly.

Droog's do-frame tape by Martí Quixé.

Clouds from The Living Factory. (I love this one!)

Another Reform gem - Hometown.

Instant Labelling Tape is very inventive - using a black permanent marker, you black out parts to create an LCD-like message. This would be very interesting in a store setting to mark prices and specials. By rAndom International. (Also check out their video of the equally-cool Pixel tape.)

Swallow tape by Matt Sewell.

Atypyk's Woodgrain tape. (buy at bytrico.com)

Fredflare psychedelic  graphic tape. Gotta love those colors!

Everlasting calendar tape is a self-promotion by Croatian design firm Laboratorium. (Winner of 2007 ED Awards)

Here's another lace tape from Reform, in white.

I've been seeing lots of this kind of character tape from Japan. (source unknown)

More lacy tape from Oboiler, designed by Karl Zahn.

Bullet tape by Worldwide Co.

Can you get enough of super-cute tape?

Fresh and pretty colorful scribbles adorn this tape by Bunku Musume.

By far, the most diverse and interesting collection of designer packing tape is from 10x10, an online Korean web store. Most of our favorites are from this exciting collection. We recommend you check out their full collection of packing tapes and their other appealing products. It's well worth the long-ish page load times for US visitors.

(These packing tapes were culled from various sources; some originally seen at swissmiss and coolhunting.)

Comments

[Sub-Studio]

Great collection! I love this packing tape by Busy Beaver seen over at Notcot.com, too:

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/10/busy_beaver_tap.php

[revenuerobot]

awesome collection of tape... very creative!

[Anna]

Great post! Lots of inspiration. I'm such a fan of Korean stationary...

[David Dolphin]

Nice, some very creative designs here.

[Komitata]

http://store.artlebedev.ru/catalog/office/scotch/ - and this one, of course

[jeroen]

Here's a nice one from Dutch art publisher Plint: http://www.plint.nl/upload/04TA.jpg

The poem reads 'A pound of feathers won't fly if there's no bird in it'.

[usagirondo]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagirondo/466008378/

[Chris Papadopoulos]

Very inspirational list. Thanks. I'd like to buy some of these and use them in my own packages.

[ve]

Just wanted to share: we used similar idea for packaging of my band's last album: http://blackdog.lt/culture_repair_1.html

[hugo]

Great collection....And to add to your collection i send a tape of a friend...
http://www.studioverissimo.net/do_measure.htm

[Nancy]

Just wondering if the 10x10 website is translated to english anywhere? I'd like to order some stuff. If not, anyone know where I can buy some of these tapes - other than Fred Flare? I like the reform tape and the Bunku Musume designs. Thanks!

[Princess Vie]

Briliant!!

[Fanatic]

There is some really creative work involved in making these tapes.

[Saim Baig]

That calender tape is awesome.Nice share.Thanks.

[laura sweet of If It's Hip, It's Here]

You left out a few other good one:
Illustrator Ana Ventura's at: http://anaventura.com/shop/tape/tape.htm

Make your own message tape (LCD digital tape by Suck UK) here at: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/a77e/

Tinsel Tape at: http://www.fredflare.com/

Damask packing tape here at: http://www.organize.com/home-chic-home-damask-packing-tape.html?Prod_ID=home-chic-home-damask-packing-tape&qid=

[laura sweet of If It's Hip, It's Here]

oops, I almost forgot, three other great ones here:
http://www.dedeceplus.com/plus/dedeceplus_product.cfm?gallerystartRow=4&PACK=Prestige&ID=2199

[Parinya]

so how can i have my own design?
how many i have to oder for the start?
can you email me?

[emily st clair]

how can i bye your tape

[Adnan Sunny]

Hi,
We are looking for the distribution of your products in Pakistan. How we could be able for it.

Thanks