Creativity with Cardboard
“Say, it's only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea”
~ E. Y. Harburg
As the holiday season wraps up, I am left swimming in heaps and heaps of leftover cardboard boxes. What a girl to do? I can surely zip em all down to the local recycling center, but I wonder what more can be done? Can superlicious eco-cool designs come from material similar to thick, stiff paper that is made of pressed paper pulp or pasted sheets of paper? I searched for some earth-friendly inspirations...
The Paperpod Rocket made entirely from cardboard. Reminds me of the forts I would build as a youngster using those great big brown boxes. What joy! This sky-rocketing design made from recycled corrugated cardboard is available at Paperpod.
Cardboard Riccio from A4adesign. Large and light mobile resembling a sea urchin, to be suspended from the ceiling.
Claw is made from corrugated cardboard and is an inclined scratching post for your clawing feline friends, from Everyday Studio







Boxylady cardboard chair from ReturDesign. Designed from cardboard to create the perfect post-holiday 'sit back and relax chair'.

4-Petal table designed by Josh Levy for Cardboardchair.com. Recycled cardboard designed into a versatile piece which can be a side table, coffee table, accent table and/or serve as wine storage.

Spacedividers from Cardboarddesign, constructed from corrugated cardboard. The partition is fully recyclable and an ecologically-friendly product.


Corrugated Cardboard Lamp by Giles Miller, designed by alternating the angle of the corrugated cardboard to created different textures and patterns. An intricate light that gives off moody cool shadows...



For the cardboard creative and courageous... The Cardboard House designed by Stutchbury and Pape. The recycled cardboard is a lightweight and versatile material. Recycling the house saves 12 cubic metres of landfill, 39 trees and 30 000 litres of water. Gives new meaning to home sweet home...
Oh, thou cardboard... I shall never underestimate the endless potential of a big brown box...
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