When the employees at Nothing, an Amsterdam ad agency, say they work out of a cardboard box, most people are probably think they're making a joke about their cheap-o bosses. They're not, and the bosses aren't being cheap at all. Rather, they commissioned Alrik Koudenburg and Joost van Bleiswijk to create all of their office furniture using only cardboard. The results are pretty impressive, but they'll only grow more interesting over time, since visitors are encouraged to mark up the surfaces with anything they please, making the entire office a palimpsest. It's worth noting that cardboard furniture has a long history: Frank Gehry's cardboard line is a modern classic that's been in production for thirty years; Design Within Reach used to carry an excellent cardboard desk that I owned for a while. It's a great material: Light,strong, green, and warm-looking.
[Via Creative Review]
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Recent Comments | 21 Total
March 9, 2009 at 8:47pm by Alexey Kojevnikov
I never knew cardboard could be so classy
March 9, 2009 at 9:09pm by Becca Frucht
europeans + cardboard = green awesomeness
March 10, 2009 at 6:35am by Jean Vincent
Cardboard furniture is really cool. Uses less wood, lightweight, reconfigurable.
March 10, 2009 at 10:51am by Peter Jaros
Pretty cool.
But God help you if you spill a glass of water.
March 10, 2009 at 11:06am by Brian Kurtz
I'm thinking that a little fire could become a BIG problem in a place like this.
March 10, 2009 at 12:47pm by Jason Liebe
This is so cool.
Regarding what someone said about a fire. If it did catch, I think cardboard would burn quickly and at a low temperature. I also think fire suppression would be easier with cardboard vs materials you'd find in a standard office.
March 10, 2009 at 1:54pm by Eoin Ryan
Not if it was doused in petrol it wouldn't.
March 10, 2009 at 7:04pm by Colin Hutt
This and the Lego story are cool examples of office design done right that can also lead to good publicity. Companies often forget to consider things like this for PR opportunities.
March 11, 2009 at 12:57am by Rick Thomchick
beautiful...but having built cardboard furniture, I can tell you that it is rather smelly. Not sure I'd want to be surrounded with that odor.
March 11, 2009 at 1:12am by Kate Haley
I tried to get plywood cubicles to fly at work before. No dice. Now cardboard... I'm off to redesign my Aeron out of zip-ties in anticipation!
- Kate http://blogs.accuratealways.com
March 11, 2009 at 2:41am by Mariana Tomas
Not bad!
March 11, 2009 at 2:50am by Timothy Kwun
I like the idea but I wonder if it can be done here in Malaysia? Tim http://marketdesigns.blogspot.com
March 11, 2009 at 4:24am by Anders Wedendahl
I'm surprised that such an office can be approved especially with such a high fire risk. I'm not sure that the government i Denmark would allow the use of such furniture. I'm really just guessing. However, it is a very nice idea and a very interesting way to deal with sustainability and recycleable furniture. I hope we will be seeing more of this in the future, especially now when the global focus is on becoming more "green".
March 11, 2009 at 12:14pm by Kerry O'Malley
The Dutch can be so creative!
March 25, 2009 at 12:44am by Eric Ferraiuolo
Considered for my next work area.
May 11, 2009 at 2:56pm by Wilson Wong
Its already done in Malaysia. Forgot the name but there's one large exporter of all kinds of furniture and fittings from cardboard. Interesting, but what about the smell over time?
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