Cardboard Furniture

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Three words one company has made a mainstay of its mission statement—along with its desks, tables, and stairs. Michael Jansen, founder of the Amsterdam-based advertising agency named Nothing, seems to be on to something. He recently converted his concept of creating an entire office from cardboard into 3-D reality, giving whole new meaning to the term “board meeting.” What’s even more amazing? No glue, screw, or nail was used. In fact, Nothing whittled 500 square meters of cardboard down to 1500 separate interlocking pieces to construct its office furniture. With 90 percent of all US products shipped in boxes, cardboard is certainly in no short supply here in the States. While constructing your next conference room with cardboard may seem a bit daunting, why not start with a chair and build your way up from there!