Flat Pack Furniture

Did Ikea spring to mind? Much as we are fans of Ikea’s sustainability policy, including the use of cardboard pallets, the flat pack furniture we’re exploring in this blog is made from corrugated cardboard. Dutch Design Chair Created by Tim Vardy, this simple flat packed cardboard chair weighs only 896 grams and is therefore easy […]

Japanese Cardboard Art

With accurate folds, it is possible to transform a single sheet of paper into all manner of 3D forms. The art of paper folding is a Japanese tradition, so it is no wonder that a number of contemporary Japanese artists use paper and cardboard to create sculptures. A flat sheet of cardboard can be folded […]

Cardboard Design Wins James Dyson Award

The James Dyson award focuses on supporting innovating ideas from design and engineering students around the world. At the end of 2016, Isis Shiffer, a graduate from the Pratt Institute of Design in New York received this year’s top prize. Her invention is the EcoHelmet; a foldable, recyclable cardboard cycling helmet. Cardboard is recognised as […]