Friday, March 25, 2011
Of interest: Cardboard furnishings.
[ http://inhabitat.com/karton-art-design-cardboard-furniture/ ]
[ http://www.foldschool.com/ ]
Given my interest in handicrafts and a naturally large quantity of cheap (or free) cardboard available to the common man, I think it would be interesting to try and construct something load-bearing and stylish from materials that are otherwise easily affordable.
My thoughts are something like the following:
Corrugated cardboard is paper and adhesive.
Reinforcing cardboard by stacking it in layers where grains are at right-angles to one another will create a product similar to plywood.
The large quantity of empty space in the constructed cardboard results in an ultimately lightweight product.
The end-product is (most likely) going to be nothing except for cardboard and adhesive. As a result, non-toxic adhesives that also do not eat through organic material will give rise to the production of cheap (and possibly load-bearing) constructs.
I also understand that a bit of reason is required for this- I wouldn't expect to see a cardboard garage see loads of use, although such a thing might be possible.
A definite reason-for-success would be that the furnishings would be cheap, simple to construct, and require only a modicum of shipping costs (in terms of weight/mass moved from point a to point b).
Problematically, such construction requires higher degrees of skill with small-scale and large-scale papercrafts.
Just an idea, I guess.
[ http://www.foldschool.com/ ]
Given my interest in handicrafts and a naturally large quantity of cheap (or free) cardboard available to the common man, I think it would be interesting to try and construct something load-bearing and stylish from materials that are otherwise easily affordable.
My thoughts are something like the following:
Corrugated cardboard is paper and adhesive.
Reinforcing cardboard by stacking it in layers where grains are at right-angles to one another will create a product similar to plywood.
The large quantity of empty space in the constructed cardboard results in an ultimately lightweight product.
The end-product is (most likely) going to be nothing except for cardboard and adhesive. As a result, non-toxic adhesives that also do not eat through organic material will give rise to the production of cheap (and possibly load-bearing) constructs.
I also understand that a bit of reason is required for this- I wouldn't expect to see a cardboard garage see loads of use, although such a thing might be possible.
A definite reason-for-success would be that the furnishings would be cheap, simple to construct, and require only a modicum of shipping costs (in terms of weight/mass moved from point a to point b).
Problematically, such construction requires higher degrees of skill with small-scale and large-scale papercrafts.
Just an idea, I guess.
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How does moisture and wear factor in?
ReplyDeleteVery nice! thanks for the info, interesting post
ReplyDeleteToooo lazy.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was going to say to Corridor's point, make sure you don't spill anything...
ReplyDeleteI have to say I was going to make a point similar to Corridor. If something is spilled...game over.
ReplyDeleteBut I like the idea! Maybe slip covers could help?
haha interesting topic of choice
ReplyDeleteI like it and I believe you when you say it can be very strong. I don't remember where, but I remember seeing a thick piece of cardboard, or it might have been stacked, and marveling at how strong it was!
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