Cardboard: The little commodity that could. Twenty years ago, Frank Gehry turned cardboard into a classic furniture series; twenty years later, one ad firm built its entire office out of the stuff. And here's a new design: Flat-pack cardboard furniture, which can be assembled into handy workstations, accent tables, and storage nooks:
Compared to the Gehry furniture, or even the Beeboard desk which used to be sold at Design Within Reach, this line by Pedro Gomes is greener because it packs into a skinny envelope. That means carbon savings through lowered transport costs.
Gomes, however, is not alone in his idea: Magis recently introduced a carboard playhouse for kids, which the tykes can assemble themselves:
Related: No Joke: These Guys Really Do Work Out of a Cardboard Box
[Via Yanko]
Related Stories: | Topics:Innovation, Technology, Design, Ethonomics, Carboard Furniture, Cardboard, Pedro Gomes, Frank Gehry, Pedro Gomes, Design Within Reach Inc. |
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Recent Comments | 5 Total
April 10, 2009 at 1:00pm by Josh Jeffryes
That's pretty awesome, but what's with the "Doomed Startup" headline?
April 10, 2009 at 1:09pm by Cliff Kuang
Ha--Thanks for commenting Josh. What mean and my editor were wondering: Has cardboard begun teetering on parody? And if so, wouldn't the first fashion victims, so to speak, would be startups. Witness all the Aeron chairs that went up on Craigslist, circa 2002.
April 13, 2009 at 8:57am by Paritosh Sharma
Interesting stuff, well for startups not a bad idea at all for a beginning! And this is highly customizable without much effort... :)
October 10, 2009 at 2:24pm by Keith Russel
Card board furniture or for that matter furniture made from press wood has never appealed to me. I think proper furniture made from proper wood will only be long lasting. For those who keep changing the homes, have a transferable job or would like to change their furniture frequently this could be an expensive proposition hence Cardboard furniture might be suitable.
Keith,
Curtain Makers
November 19, 2009 at 5:32am by Go Cleanup
Such kind of cardboard furniture can be really fun to make and put in the corner to make use of the available space. But if you are looking for office computer furniture then you would do well to pick computer ergonomics furniture that helps you work and function better in the office work time.
Kelly