Eco-Friendly Furniture With Flair - Creative Cartons by Les Cartonnistes (GALLERY)

What is flexible, sturdy, costs practically nothing, gets thrown around, and is taken for granted? If you think that cardboard is basically useless, think again.

When “Cartonist” Bertrande Durand-Jenny created her atelier Les Cartonnistes Associés in 2003 in Paris, everyone else was either recycling cardboard or throwing it out. Free to imagine, create, and customize beyond her heart’s content, Bertrande Durand-Jenny has concocted a unique collection of furniture for both adults and children with the magical touch of a painter and sculptor.

A colorful universe comes alive with drawers in the shape of a woman, an animated CD holder, a strong and powerful coffee table, a royal couple of king and queen chairs, and a cheerful chest of drawers.