73 Cardboard Creations
From Sculptural Structured Supports to Recyclable Workspaces:
Meghan Young — Oct 20, 2009 — Eco
When I think of cardboard, the word ‘box’ is always close at hand. To me, cardboard boxes are the epitome of childhood imagination, yet so much more can result from such an eco-friendly material—everything from pop-up furniture to luxury sneakers. Take a look at the amazing cardboard creations compiled in this cluster.
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Ecotastic Gifts
From Cardboard Taxidermy to Plush Toy Chairs
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Cardboard Children
Sneaky Cut-Outs Trick Road Warriors into Safe Driving
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Cardboard Coitus
Mode 2 Unveils Naughty Urban Artwork
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Corrugated Cardboard Furniture
Swirly, Modern and Eco-Friendly Cardboard Chairs
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Deceptive Rock Tables
The Domingos Totora Agua Table is Not What It Seems
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Cardboard Taxidermy
PETA-Friendly Trophy Heads
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Cardboard Shelving
Eco-Friendly Magma UK Bookstore
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Cardboard Retail Shops
The Bombed Mache By Ksubi
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Green Hangers
100% Recycled Cardboard Coat Hanger
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Multifunctional Cat Cocoons
Purrfect Cardboard Cat Shelter Doubles as a Scratching Station
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Luxury for the Homeless (UPDATE)
Faux-Cardboard or Clochard Duvet Covers
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Corrugated Workspaces
It Aint No Disco In A Cardboard Office, But it Certainly is Creative
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Compact Cardboard Furniture
Pedro Gomes' Sustainable & Collapsible Home Decor
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Pop-Up Cardboard Furniture
Liddy Scheffknecht and Armin B. Wagner Channel Childhood Imagination
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Cardboard Realism
Chris Gilmour Sculptures
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100% Recycled Home
The CardBoard House
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Cardboard Sentiments
Cardboardlove Lets You Send Your Love On Box Cut-Outs
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Flat-Pack Holiday Decor
The Cardboard Christmas Tree
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Cardboard Architecture
Play Houses and Furniture Made of Corrugated Boxes
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Cardboard SLR
a Single Reflex Camera Made of Cardboard
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DIY Cardboard Garden Tools
The Rake and Take
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Cardboard Home Decor
Recession-Friendly Interior Design From Giorgio Caporaso
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Corrugated Cat Habitats
Caboodle Eco-Friendly Cardboard Feline Furniture
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Cardboard Carpets
Ravishing Recycled Rugs Made of Flattened Boxes by Wendy Plomp
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DIY Cardboard Kids Chairs
Finish Your Self Junior
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Biodegradable Sculptures
Corrugated Cardboard Art
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Promotional Cardboard Seats
The ‘Cheekseat' is Perfect for Useful Mass Mobile Advertis
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Papercraft Puzzles
Prof. George W. Hart Creates the 'Frabjous' Out of Cardboard
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Cardboard Room
Disposable Design at its Finest
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Cardboard Box Lamps
'Flamp' Is A Fashion Lamp That Lets You Customize Its Colors
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DIY Laptop Stands
Recycled Cardboard Is Fast, Fun & Cheap for Computer Geeks
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Cardboard Creations
Paperpod Housing
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Cardboard Tube Fighting
TubeDuel.com is the Official CTFL Site for Global DIY Jousters
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Recyclable Folding Cardboard Stool
Flat mate
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Flatpack Forts
The 'Villa Julia' Cardboard Playhouse Lets Kids Play Designer
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Cardboard Hangers
Ditto's Eco-Friendly Hangers Save Land Fill Space
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Cardboard Tree Huggers
Life-Sized Cut-Outs To Promote Earth Hour Awareness in Australia
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Cardboard Luxury
'Don't Stop Object Shopping' Replicas Gives You Goods Without The Cost
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Cardboard Art
Chris Gilmour's Eco Creations
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Real Cardboard Building Blocks
Bloxes
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Cardboard Paddle Boats
Eco-Friendly, Water-Worthy DIY Kayaks
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Table in a Suitcase
Portable Cardboard Table
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Pixelated Box Heavens
Cardboard Cloud Installation by Fantastic Norway Reaches for the Stars
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Cardboard Surfboards
Mike Sheldrake's Home Creation
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Cardboard Skull Puzzles
Limited-Edition Macabre Recycled Decor (UPDATE)
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Cardboard Robot Disguises
Transform Into Optimus Prime With This Hand-Built Costume
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Cardboard Tech Toys
Kyle Bean Makes Artistic Statement on Our Disposable Culture
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Wearable Cardboard Creatures
BenBlancStudios Introduces Their New Designs
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Intense Paper Crafts
The Recycled Cardboard Transformer
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Cardboard Castles
Four Guys Create a Fort Fit for Do-It-Yourself Kings
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Design Curiosities
Cardboard Miniature Audio Equipment as Art
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Recyclable Workspaces
The Cardboard Office
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Cardboard Desserts
These Inedible Sculptures Are Actually Supposted to Taste Like Cardboard
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Collaborative Cardboard Art
The Box Doodle Project
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Louis Vuitton-Inspired Cardboard
Branded Packaging Makes Bubble Wrap Passe
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Cardboard Couture
Tranqui Yanki Fashions Will Blow Your Mind (and Body)
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Compostable PCs
ReCompute Features Corrugated Cardboard Case
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Feline Cardboard Fun
Maru The Japanese Cat Loves Paper Bags and Boxes
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Sculptural Structured Supports
A Monstrous Cardboard Squid by Wil Natzel
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Customizable Cardboard Cot
$300 Baby Box as Art
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$75,000 Solar Cardboard Cookers
The Kyoto Box Revolutionizes Third World Living
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Cardboard Mattresses
The Foldable itbed
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Cardboard Box Beds
Nikolay Suslov Designs for Nomads and the Homeless
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Paper Blankets
Cardboard Coverings Revamps Recycled Boxes
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Cardboard Bridges
Japanese Architect's Eco-Friendly Bridge in France
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Cardboard Pet Homes
The Cutting-Edge ‘SnoozePal' Hammock Is Purrfect For Lazy Felines
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Cardboard Lamps
Corrugated ‘Scrap Lights' Are A Very Bright Idea
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Cardboard Cafes
B3 Designers at London Design Festival
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Cardboard Character Collections
Berni Valenta's Creations Come From Outside the Box
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Cardboard-Inspired Bedding
The Quilt Cover Project
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Cardboard Shoes
Decorative Craft Footwear Unfit for a Rainy Day
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Cardboard Box Accessories
Wannabe Turns Boxes into Chic Tables
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Fake Police
Cardboard Cops
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Upcycled Waste Material Furniture
This Cardboard Furniture Design by Lee Lin is Modular
Sustainable Lightweight Cat Toys
A Team of Designers Create the Pet-Friendly Cat Box
Freestanding Vertical Desk Designs
The Conceptual 'Workstick' by Alp Çakın is Space-Saving
Sustainable Speaker Packaging
Sonos' Packaging Shares a Premium, User-Friendly Experience
Pink-Hued Shipping Container Homes
These Pink Shipping Container Homes by Ishita Ganguly are Chic
Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
The 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers Puts Garbage in the Spotlight
Compressed Toilet Paper Boxes
Bambox Changes the Way Tissues are Dispensed by Removing the Roll
Accordion-Style Coffee Cups
The Accordion Paper Cup Concept is Easy to Carry
TV Packaging Seating Solutions
The 'Cuna' Furniture by Valeria Coello is Made Out of Cardboard
Envelope-Packaged Couch Designs
The 'Couch in an Envelope' is Modular and 100% Recyclable
Eco-Friendly Racing Toys
VTech's Turbo Edge Riders Inspires Racing and Recycling
Recycled Homeware Capsules
Particle Launches a Collection Made from Recycled Sneaker Materials
3D-Printed Sustainable Chairs
Eva Dugintseva Designs the Som Chair Concept with No Screws
Eco-Friendly Bath Essentials
Bebo Seeks to Reimagine the Packaging of Kid's Bath Products
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Bookshelf Board Games
These Classic Board Games are Disguised as Vintage Books
Reusable Paper-Made Water Bottles
The 'reU' Reusable Water Bottle Concept is Recyclable
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
Cardboard-Inspired Breathable Sneakers
adidas Introduces the Samba Cardboard Sneaker Model
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Kid-Envisioned Urban Environments
The Little Big Playmat Takes a Creative Path to Design Problems
Cat-Friendly Minimal Desk Concepts
Liam de la Bedoyere Desgisn the Cat Cubby Desk Concept
Minimal Geometric Chair Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Euclid Chair Concept
Collaborative Corduroy Furniture Designs
Solebox and Birkenstock Presents the Corduroy Project
Recycled Material Pendant Lights
These ZBOZHZHA Pendant Lights are Made with Cardboard and Paper
Minimalist Clutter-Free Desk Designs
The Parallel Work Table by Eldho T Jai Enhances Productivity
AI-Enhanced STEM Toys
The Kidx Classbox Fuses Montessori Methods with NFC Tech & AI
Stone-Like Styrofoam Stools
The Kinold Styrofoam Stools by Jiwon Jung are Inherently Lightweight
Sustainable Carton-Based Packaging
Tetra Pak Debuts Its First Trial Facility for Recart
Chic Recycled Waste Chairs
The 'XOX' Chair by Xingcheng Zhu is Made with Plastic Bottles and More
Crowdfunded Circular Childrens Toys
Tiny Earth Toys is Launching a Kickstarter for 'Tiny Spaces'
Multisensory Toy Boxes
The Janod Boxes Stimulate Sight, Touch, Hearing and More
Creativity Time Capsules
Crayola's Campaign for Creativity Reunites Adults with Childhood Art
Cardboard-Resembling Illusion Cakes
Wholegreen Bakery Cooks up the Cardboard Cake
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Repurposed Pasta Boxes
Barilla & Marie Kondo are Sharing How to Reuse Packaging
Recyclable eCommerce Packaging
This New Amazon Packaging is Paper-Made and Arriving in the UK
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Oozing Cake-Like Furniture Designs
The 'Roll Furniture' Makes Use of Discarded Materials
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Transforming Imaginative Furniture Designs
The Kiddie Couch Encourages a Sense of Play
Upcycled Object Exhibitions
Nendo and Daniel Arsham Design, Break, and Create Functional Objects
Sustainable Recycled Paper Cabinets
Joost van Bleiswijk Showcases the No Screw No Glue Collection
Sustainability-Oriented Kids Toys
Learning Resources Unveils a New Sustainable Toy Capsule
Milk Carton-Inspired Bubblers
The DGK X GRAV Milk Carton Bubbler is Fashionable
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Eco-Friendly Hardwood Accessories
Grovemade Creates a New Series of Affordable Desk Organizers
Wooden Textural Furniture Series
Hanneke Lourens Designs the Corrugated Furniture Capsule
Modular Biodesign Furniture Series
The VANK-CUBE Series are Made from Flax and Hemp Materials
Food-Based Toy Block Alternatives
LEGO Replaces its Plastic Bricks with a Eco-Friendly Options
Wood-Crafted Eco-Friendly Crayons
Playfool Designed the Forest Crayon Made From Real Wood
Modular Camping Furniture
'Owomo' Created a Line of Build-Your-Own Camping Panels
War-Inspired 3D-Printed Chess Sets
Cuibiono Designs the Stackable Kindachess – S Set
Retro-Inspired 3D-Printed Storage
Scott Yu-Juan Designs the Organized Macintosh Studio
Single-Piece Wooden Chair Concepts
Deniz Atkay Designs the Slide Table Concept with a Single Sheet
Recyclable Hardware Packaging
Nokia is Adopting Lighter Recyclable Packaging for Circularity
Towering Wooden Block Sets
Oscar Diaz Designs a Block Set Inspired by the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Sustainable Produce Packaging
These Cascades Eco-Friendly Produce Baskets are Recycled
Recyclable Cardboard Lining
Sonoco Created Recyclable Linings for Cristalco's Icing Sugars
Modular Wooden Desk Trays
Teixeira Design Studio Creates the Modular Track Concept
Eco-Friendly Pouf Chair Concepts
Design Studio701 Creates the Rio Pouffe Concept
Origami-Inspired Lunch Boxes
The FoldiBox 2 Box has a Flatpack and Technical Design
Digital Collectible Displays
Gatebox's Digital Figure Box Shows Off Virtual Collectibles
Meticulous Paper-Stacked Chairs
Brian Thoreen Creates the Paragraphic in Four Stacks Chairs
Interlocking Living Room Furniture
Mirlay Özlem ER's The Cube is Elegant and Space-Saving
Modernism Birdhouse Exhibitions
Andu Masebo and Rio Kobayashi Create the Dwellings Project
Reusable Material Office Buildings
The MVRDV 'Matrix ONE' is Capable of Being Easily Demounted
Leaf-Inspired Colorful Trays
The LEAF Tray Joins the GOODS' EVERYDAY OBJECT Series
Proposal Ring Box Puzzles
LEGO Introduces a Ring Box Set to Fit a Ring Inside
Modular Modern Wooden Bookshelves
Kengo Kuma Designs the Marumarushikaku Shelf for More Trees
Educational Linoleum Birdhouses
The 'ELVI' Birdhouse Educates About Sustainability
Sustainable Cork-Based Sofa Designs
Paul Crofts and Isomi Design the Tejo System
L-Shaped Stacked Shelving
The LOFT Shelf for GOODS Can be Assembled at Various Heights
Sleek Artful Accessible Furniture
ThirdKind Presents its Abigail Collection of Furniture
Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Weekend Excursion City Vehicles
The Playbox Urban Mobility Vehicle is Imagined for 2040
Toy Brick-Inspired Studios
Sukchulmok Designs the Curving Block Photography Studio
Toy Block-Inspired Furniture
The Bloc Collection by From: C is Inspired by Nostalgic Elements
Pulp Foam Packaging
Stora Enso Launches the Eco-Friendly 'Papira' Pulp Foam Packaging
Green Thermoformed Cardboard Trays
Cascades Launches Innovative Packaging for Fresh Produce
Recyclable Paper Packaging Initiatives
Walmart is Swapping to Recyclable Packaging on All Channels
Cocoa Bean-Based Display Units
Mars Wrigley is Trialing a Second 'Cocoa Cardboard' Bean Display
Upcycled Sculptural Exhibitions
Madeline Continues to Grow her EPS [Expanded Polystyrene] Series
Toy-Specific Storage Systems
Step2 Debuts a Toy Storage Box for Developing Organizational Skills
3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
HONOKA LAB Presents the TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
Upcycled Stool Designs
Space Copenhagen Designs a Stool with Coffee Shells and E-Waste for Mater
Sandbox-Like Modular Storage Cabinets
Roee Magdassi Channels Childhood Whimsy for Poventura
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
Recycled Cardboard Toilet Papers
These Tesco Paper Products are for the Kitchen and Bathroom
3D-Printed Recycled Seating Solutions
The Revo Chair Concept by Ethan Solodukhin is Eco-Friendly
Flat-Packed Wooden Stool
Joao Teixeira Designs the Flat Stool Concept with Easy Packaging
Sustainable Modular Desk Trays
A Team of Designers Join on a Minimal Tray Collection
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Experimental Biomaterial Art Exhibitions
Copenhagen Contemporary Opens the Reset Materials Show
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
'Kubik' Uses Plastic Waste as a Sustainable Material
Electronic Packaging-Made Stools
Razeen Mohammed Designs the Portable EDGAR Stool
Grow-at-Home Sponge Furniture
ÉCAL's Sponge Furniture Expands 10 Times in Size After Soaking
Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Colorful Foam-Based Furniture Capsules
NARA Presents the FAMILY Collection of Furniture
Youth-Focused Architectural Toys
The Freckled Frog's 'Happy Architect' Toy is for Curious Youth
Sawdust-Created Biodegradable Casts
DART Lab's BioMatters Project Creates a Concrete Cast
Hyper-Ordinary Headquarters
Lab La Bla used "Hyper-Ordinary Materials" in This Project
Multifunctional Building Planks
'KEVA Planks' are Diverse Building Toys for All Ages
Sustainable Repurposed Clay Bricks
Mutina and Konstantin Grcic Create Eco-Friendly Bricks
Tree-Free Sustainable Packaging
Craste Uses Crop Residue to Create Eco-Friendly Packaging
Bauhaus-Themed Contrasting Sofas
Jens Juul Eilersen Designs the Cocoon Sofa for Eilersen
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Paper-Made Mushroom Packaging
Sainsbury's Mushroom Punnets are Now Made with Cardboard
Hand-Crafted Wooden Stationary Boxes
chengshe.design Designs the ONEBOX with Fidgeting Elements
Junkyard-Inspired Art Projects
ÉCAL and Philippe Malouin Unveil the Junkyard Diving Project
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Organic Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Creates the Crafting Plastic Collection
Recycled Phonecase Art Installations
Casetify Creates Public Displays for Journey to Re/Birth
Ruin-Adaptive Shipping Container Homes
Patrick Bradley Architects Forms the Barneys Ruins Project
Exclusive Card Game Decks
Mattel Creations and Kartell Unveil Special Edition UNO Deck
Personal Cubicle Concepts
Ma. Camilla Isabel Reyes Designs a Personal Working Pod Concept
Cardboard-Inspired Ceramic Household Art
Jacques Monneraud Designs the Cardboard Collection
Thoughtful Wheeling Cabinets
Anna Søgaard's Cabinet on Wheels Emphasizes Mobility in the Everyday
Blocked Modular Furniture Systems
The Vank Cube System by Anna Vonhausen Adapts to Any Space
Sustainable Recycled Aircraft Skateboard
François Jaubert Designs the Eco-Friendly TRASHBOARD
Curved Stacked Wooden Boxes
Studio Entrandan Designs the Box Set with Wooden Details
Secure Card Recycling Systems
Mastercard and HSBC are Making the Card Industry More Sustainable
Squishy Clay-Made Daybeds
Niveau Zéro Atelier Designs the Soft Soil Daybed From Waste Clay
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Paper Packaging Recycle Stations
Co-cre8 Debuts the New Paper Cup Collection and Recycling Service
Bright Modular Office Furniture
Form Us With Love Created the Center Center Series for String
Sustainable Biophilic Stools
Ponti Design Studio Presents the Inspired by Nature Stool
Briefcase-Compact Office Set-Ups
Worky Designs the Compact and Portable Home Office
Eco-Friendly Desk Stands
The 'HOMBI' is a Customizable Stand for Phones, Cards, and More
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Upcycled Down Furniture Series
Christoph Kurzmann Breathes New Life to Old Furniture
Vacant Wood-Clad Offices
Kurosawa Kawara-ten Designs the Ichihara Life and Work Commission Office
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Imaginative Pared-Back Art Supplies
Woset Designs a Range of Stationary and Furniture for Kids
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Sawdust Scrap Recyclable Stools
Renaud Defrancesco Designs the Briket Stool for Firewood
Artisanal Interior Storage Systems
Alexandre Dubreuil Creates the Dice Design System