For the build process, I started off by laser cutting swatches of very simple live hinges. It was my first time experimenting with them and wanted to get a feel for how they move and bend. I was surprised that how well the initial attempt bent and moved, however, it snapped very unexpectedly after being worked a few times.
When moving on to the sleeve I attempted a patterned live hinge (pictured below). It did not bend nearly as well as the simple live hinge and so the idea was tossed. Because I had used live hinges, forming the sleeve with the heat gun was very easy.
With the sleeve done I moved onto the box that would actually hold the milk. I cut the pieces for one 1.5"x1.5"x1.5" box and one 1.5"x2.5"x1.5" box, both having the lid connected by a live hinge (pictured below). The boxes were fastened with acrylic, however, did not line up correctly leaving several gaps in the corners. I resolved this issue by using a finger jointed box instead (pictured below) which produced a tighter fit and only needed minimal glue.
For the final product, I went with an acrylic clip heat gunned from a flat rectangular piece. The clip was glued to the actual milk box but sat snugly in the sleeve, allowing the user to quickly remove and put back the milk box.
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