Samsung and Dezeen launch $20,000 Out of the Box Competition
Samsung and Dezeen have teamed up to launch a global contest seeking innovative designs for the home that can be made by repurposing cardboard packaging. More
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Stykka designs cardboard #StayTheF***Home Desk for people working from home during self-isolation
Anyone in need of a temporary desk during the coronavirus crisis can build one themselves, using this design by Danish startup Stykka. More
Chiho Cheon creates colourful furniture collection from corrugated cardboard
South Korean designer Chiho Cheon was inspired by Seoul's homeless population to create this collection of furniture made from lacquered cardboard and cement. More
Savannah design studio reimagines cardboard box as chair
After more than a year of prototyping, Savannah studio Donttakethisthewrongway has unveiled its design for a chair that consists of a single cardboard box. More
MAS Architecture Studio's wind tower keeps visitors cool without air-conditioning
MAS Architecture Studio favoured passive ventilation over high-tech solutions in this installation for Dubai Design Week, which reimagines Emirati wind towers using 480 layers of recycled cardboard. More
Branch Studio Architects creates piazza-style school office in Melbourne
Italian town squares became Branch Studio Architects' point of reference for the design of this school administration office in Melbourne, which is almost entirely lined in cardboard tubes. More
Fredrikson Stallard makes furniture cast from "humble" cardboard
London studio Fredrikson Stallard has completed the Reformation collection of furniture and art made using cardboard found on the streets of the city. More
Nudes creates cafe in Mumbai entirely from cardboard
Indian architecture studio Nudes has built an entire cafe in Mumbai using cardboard to prove its versatility as an environmentally friendly material. More
Flat-pack Lumber table is made entirely from cardboard
Seoul-based studio PESI has designed a side table using planks of cardboard that have the appearance of wood. More
Brooks + Scarpa recycles cardboard tubes and paper for Los Angeles Aesop store interior
Reclaimed cardboard tubing from fabric rolls used by the nearby fashion district line the walls of this Los Angeles store for skincare brand Aesop. More
Waarmakers' R16 light is made from its own cardboard packaging
Dutch design studio Waarmakers has used standard cardboard tubing to create a ceiling light that can be assembled from its own packaging (+ movie). More
Fiction Factory builds prototype for "groundbreaking" cardboard house
Amsterdam collective Fiction Factory has developed a modular building system of cardboard components, which can be assembled in just one day to form houses or offices (+ slideshow). More
Explore images of cardboard architecture and design on our new Pinterest board
Following the popularity of a fully functional car made entirely out of cardboard by Japanese manufacturer Lexus, we've created a new Pinterest board full of architecture and design projects utilising the heavy-duty paper. Examples include a cathedral by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban, a bicycle that costs less than £10 to manufacture and jewel-like vases.
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Lexus unveils fully drivable car made from cardboard
Japanese car brand Lexus used 1,700 individually shaped cardboard sheets to create a fully functional replica of its IS saloon model (+ slideshow). More
Bureau A builds a model Soviet city inside L'asticot boutique
Swiss childrenswear brand L'asticot has collaborated with architecture firm Bureau A to install a miniature cardboard city at its Geneva store (+ slideshow). More
Cardboard pavilion burned in Valencia "to highlight the emptiness of political discourse"
This geometric cardboard pavilion by art collective Pink Intruder was set alight in Valencia as part of the city's Fallas festival earlier this year (+ slideshow). More
Zimoun uses motors to create moving cardboard installations
Swiss artist Zimoun has used motors to add jostling and spinning motions to three installations made up of cardboard boxes (+ movies). More
Shigeru Ban to do "smaller number of projects" following Pritzker Prize award
News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has said he intends to work on fewer projects and may reduce the size of his office following his acceptance of the Pritzker Prize, which he says he did not expect to win. More
Numerouno cardboard lamp by Johannes Kiessler
A single piece of cardboard is folded and fixed together to create this rectangular lamp by Berlin designer Johannes Kiessler. More
Yakushima Takatsuka Lodge by Shigeru Ban
Architect Shigeru Ban has constructed another building using cardboard tubes - this time a cabin for hikers in a Japanese national park. More