Crafted with the most common of materials, paper, these magnificent creations and innovative ideas on chairs, sofas and benches, are the envy of design pioneers. Increasingly more artists experiment with this eco-material and explore its potential, while others are already in business.
Recycled paper and cardboard are the foundations on which the designers realize their vivid imagination. Some concepts appear remarkably robust; others make it hard not to wonder whether one can test one’s weight without destroying the seemingly delicate art pieces that they are. Regardless, the ensuing models are exemplary both in novelty and style.
11 Stunning Paper Seating Designs
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Corrugated Cardboard Furniture
Swirly, Modern and Eco-Friendly Cardboard Chairs
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Recycled Books as Art
10 Innovative Creations
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Collapsing Accordion Chair
Flexiblelove Furniture Seats 16 People or Just 1
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DIY Cardboard Kids Chairs
Finish Your Self Junior
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Delicate Paper Chairs
Web-Patterned 'Hechima 4' Seating Only Looks Frail
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Paper Softseating
Foldable Paper Furniture
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Recycled Paper Seating
The Shredded Paper and Pulp Chairs Showcase Ecovation
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Paper Lounge
Molo Design
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Pleated Paper Furniture
The Cabbage Chair
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Recycled Carpet Sample Furniture
Rugburm Lounge Chair
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Seating From Recycled Newspapers
The '334' Bench
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The 'Vale' Furniture Collection is Made with Recycled PET Bottles
Stacking Hemp-Made Chairs
The 'PEEL' Chair From the PROWL Studio and M4 Factory is Sustainable
Upcycled Plastic Bag-Made Chairs
Sungai Watch Creates the Ombak Chair from Plastic Bags
Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
The 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers Puts Garbage in the Spotlight
3D-Knit Airplane Seat Designs
The 'Modulo' Aircraft Seat Concept Sustainably Upgrades First Class
Exaggerated Seating Solutions
The Ode to Chair 14 by Jiri Krejcirik Honors the No. 14 Chair
Curvaceous Bench-Style Coffee Tables
The 'Shell' Table by Deniz Aktay is Chic Yet Strong
3D-Knitted Chair Designs
Morgan Used 3D Knitting to Create the Aran Lounge Chair
Adaptable Ergonomic Office Seating
The 'Moon Chair' by Serena Papait is Comfortable Yet Stylish
3D-Printed Seaweed Chairs
Interesting Times Gang's Sugar Kelp Chair is Made from Brown Seaweed
Posh Paper Craft-Inspired Lamps
The Japandi Lamp by Natalia Pogudina is Textural and Organic
Energy-Producing Furniture Designs
The yA-18 STOOL by Beomseok Chae Features Solar Panels
Retro-Tinged Elegant Chair Designs
Karakter Introduces Two Chairs Designed Inspired by the 60s
Biodegradable Furniture Collections
Mater and Patricia Urquiola Showcase the Alder Collection
Envelope-Packaged Couch Designs
The 'Couch in an Envelope' is Modular and 100% Recyclable
Naturalistic Stainable Seat Designs
The 'Daisee' Chair from Borrellski is Made with Beeswax
Modular Coffee Table Sofas
The 'Silky' Sofa from the Teixeira Design Studio is All-in-One
Chic Single-Piece Plywood Chairs
The 'Void' Lounge Chair Boasts Built-in Storage
Sculptural Recycled Plastic Chairs
The 'Super' Chair is Artistic Yet Inherently Comfortable
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Posh Pet-Friendly Chair Designs
The Conceptual 'Quella' Chair by Dhiraj Choudhari is Plywood-Made
Sleek Multipurpose Crib Furniture
Zhipeng Qiu and Yufeng Lin Present a Unique Chair-Crib Design
3D-Printed Sustainable Chairs
Eva Dugintseva Designs the Som Chair Concept with No Screws
Ultra-Precise Woven Chair Designs
Borja Gomendio Designs the Stunning Atacama Chair
Whimsical Stool Designs
Modern Design Review Curates Hem X's Collection
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
3D-Printed Recycled Material Furniture
The 'LOOM' Furniture Collection is Visually Soft
Multi-Position Side Tables
The 'Drop' Side Table by Deniz Aktay is Made of Recycled Materials
3D-Printed Concrete Chairs
The 'Chair N°ONE' by Martin Oberhauser Has a Cushion-Like Form
Shapeshifting Spine-Like Work Chairs
The 'Spine Chair' Adapts to Sitter Needs
Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs
These Knoll Chairs Have Been Customized by Noel Mercado
Recycled Material Pendant Lights
These ZBOZHZHA Pendant Lights are Made with Cardboard and Paper
Modern Cushioned Outdoor Furniture
Paola Lenti Designs the Pod Outdoor Seating Series
Upcycled Book-Made Marbled Furniture
Willem Zwiers Designs the Tranformed Remnants Series
Ergonomic Polyurethane Chair Designs
The 'Arfinio' Chair by Thomas Schnur is Injection Molded
Stone-Like Styrofoam Stools
The Kinold Styrofoam Stools by Jiwon Jung are Inherently Lightweight
TV Packaging Seating Solutions
The 'Cuna' Furniture by Valeria Coello is Made Out of Cardboard
Chic Recycled Waste Chairs
The 'XOX' Chair by Xingcheng Zhu is Made with Plastic Bottles and More
Bold-Tonal Organic Furniture Series
Shim Seungyeon Designs the Pressura Stool and Table
Rope-Like Dynamic Chair Designs
Miray Ozlem ER Designs the Caterpillar Lounge Chair
Hemp-Made Sustainable Chairs
Normann Copenhagen and Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen Launch the Mat Chairs
Haute Cohesive Plywood Chairs
The Peel Chair by Blond is Figuratively and Literally Flexible
Seashell-Inspired Chair Designs
Ernesto Pastore Fuses Traditional and Digital Techniques
Storage-Attached Chair Designs
The 'Grid Chair' from SUNRIU Design is Thoughtfully Constructed
Mother Goddess Folding Chairs
The Venus Folding Chair Has a Subtle Venus of Willendorf Silhouette
Tailor-Made Furniture Ranges
Last Ditch Design's Capsule Balances Aesthetics and Functionality
Weather-Versatile Conical Chairs
The Conicent Chair Has a Minimal Design for Indoor and Outdoor
Ultra-Chic Minimalist Seating Designs
Zilio A&C Collaborates with Designer Alessandro Stabile
Sustainably Minded Seating Solutions
The Conscious Chair by Mater Design Has Recycled Materials
Atmospheric-Inspired Mesh Office Chairs
Steelcase' Steelcase Karman is a New Task Chair
Oozing Cake-Like Furniture Designs
The 'Roll Furniture' Makes Use of Discarded Materials
Hollow Multipurpose Armchairs
The Tailor Armchair by SUNRIU Design Prioritizes Efficiency
Stacked Pebble-Like Furniture
The FIGURE Sofa and Lounge Chair are Inspired by Josef Hoffmann
Posh Pet-Friendly Chair Designs
The 'Arch' Chair Design by Ricardo Sá Has Multifunctional Storage
Sleek Minimal Cohesive Furniture
Koichi Futatsumata Designs the Sand Chair of Minimal Forms
Plastic Waste Artful Installations
Studio Karyn Lim Presents So Plast!c at SaloneSatellite
Naturalistic Grass-Inspired Chairs
The Flip Chair by Kuan-Cheng Chen Mimics Movement
Air-Purifying Stool Seats
The Conceptual 'ZAZEN' Air Purifier by Jiayan Li is Multipurpose
Scissor-Inspired Minimal Wooden Chairs
Shubh Wadel Designs the Structural Kainchee Chair
Sustainably Made Chair Designs
Arper’s Mixu Chair Was Designed with Sustainability at Its Core
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Eco-Friendly Scandinavian Furniture
These VERK Furniture Designs Prioritize Swedish Sustainability
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Sustainable Metallic Furniture Designs
The Selek Stuttgart Chair 2.0 is Made with Identical Pieces
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Sustainable 3D-Printed Chairs
The WOOD-LOOP Lounge Chair is Made with Only Scraps and Excess Parts
Plant-Based Dynamic Furniture
A Group of Design Students in Sweden Created the Chia-Chair
Innovative Waste-Reducing Chairs
Annabella Hevesi's Peach Easy Chair Boasts Innovative Joints
Meticulous Paper-Stacked Chairs
Brian Thoreen Creates the Paragraphic in Four Stacks Chairs
Cocoon-Like Knitted Chairs
Miray Özlem ER's Cocoon Chair is Inspired by Metamorphosis
Sleek Recyclable Collaborative Chairs
Antonia Vitterio and Vitra Present the Vitra ACX Chair
Paper Mable-Made Tables
Bentley Home Creates a Table with Paper Factor and Frederico Peri
Aesthetically Pleasing Minimalist Chairs
Koichi Futatsumata's Sand Chair is Comfortable and Chic
Strong Geometric Steel Chairs
XYZ Integrated Architecture Designs the Zero-Thickness Chair
Minimal Wooden Webbed Stools
found/Founded Designs the New KNOT Stool with Refreshing Tones
Naturalistic Public Outdoor Furniture
The 'Life Ark' Outdoor Seat Has a Leaf-Shaped Form
Pod-Inspired Bulbous Furniture
One Week Presents Its New Pod Collection of Furniture
Sizable Chair Installations
Martino Gamper Presents His Sitzung Project in Munich
Repetitive Curvaceous Seating Designs
BIG Designs the Colle Sofa for Natuzzi Italia
Sustainable Felt Furniture Collections
LAYER Designs the Vale Collection for KFI Studios
Playful Recycled Aluminum Chairs
The 'TUBA' Chair by Samuel Wilkinson is Easy to Store
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Rolled-Up Wooden Tables
The Sofan Table by Qi An Has a Clever Rollable Design for Portability
Sleek Artful Accessible Furniture
ThirdKind Presents its Abigail Collection of Furniture
Colorful Flat-Packed Sustainable Chairs
One to One Unveils the OTO Chair with Vibrant Colorways
Cozy Storage-Focused Furniture
The Pocket Chair by Blå Station is Designed by Stone Designs
Dynamic Timber Furniture Designs
Didi NG Wing Yin Unveils the New Down to Earth Collection
Upcycled Sculptural Exhibitions
Madeline Continues to Grow her EPS [Expanded Polystyrene] Series
Wavy Lounge Chair Designs
Fereshteh Hajigholami's Design Was Granted the Iron A' Design Award
Upcycled Stool Designs
Space Copenhagen Designs a Stool with Coffee Shells and E-Waste for Mater
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
Urban Waste-Made Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes and Ex Soup Join on an Exhibition
Seasonal Interactive Fashion Installations
Yoshihisa Tanaka Highlights Washi Paper for SS24
Electronic Packaging-Made Stools
Razeen Mohammed Designs the Portable EDGAR Stool
Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Distinctive Wooden Furniture Series
Karimoku Designs the Seyun Collection for Zaha Hadid Design
Minimal Upholstered Chair Designs
Philippe Malouin Designs the Sacha Chair for Resident
Bent Wooden Sculptural Furniture
Poul Kjærholm Designs the PK15 chair for Fritz Hansen
Origami-Inspired Seating Capsule
Ames Living's New Seating Line Relies on Origami-Inspired Design
Minimalist Aluminum Furniture Collections
URBANCRAFT Debuts the Monochrome Basics Collection
Colorful Sustainable Recycled Stools
Alexander Latersztain Designs the Stump Recycled Stools
Sustainable Modular Desk Trays
A Team of Designers Join on a Minimal Tray Collection
Slick Eco-Conscious Chair Designs
TAKT Introduces the Soft Lounge Chair Leather
Revived Sustainable Urban Benches
Daniel Rybakken and Vestre Revive the Ypsilon Bench
Spiral-Inspired Minimal Benches
Verónica Mar Designs the Minimal Soul Sculpture Bench
Rustic Recycled Wood Tables
The 'Primitive Structures' Table Design by Jongwon Lee is Stone-Like
Living Plant DIY Chairs
Front/ Highlights Themes of Nature with the Green Hideaway Chair
Playful Sustainable Lounge Furniture
The Beam Collection by Neinkamper is Soft and Curvaceous
Sustainable Dynamic Structured Chairs
Alessandro Stabile Designs the Taco Chair for LaCividina
APPI Eco-Friendly Furniture
Sabai Design is a Sustainable Furniture Disruptor Led by Woman Founder
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Nature-Inspired Minimal Stools
Shota Uruasaki's Capture the Light Stool Depicts Shadows and Light
Juxtaposing Material Furniture Series
Junya Igashami Designs a New Furniture Collection
Ergonomic Latticed Sofa Designs
Eva Schildt Designs the Gardener's Sofa for Design House
Sustainable Flat-Packable Hotel Furniture
Fritz Hansen Recently Debuted Its First Outdoor
Stackable Cork-Like Stools
Teixeira Design Studio Creates the Textural Drum Stool
Landscape Seating Theater Designs
Matter Make Creates the Cinema Visiona Home Theater Project
Grow-at-Home Sponge Furniture
ÉCAL's Sponge Furniture Expands 10 Times in Size After Soaking
Unconventional Playful Seating Series
Note Designs the Bau Seating Series for Lammhults
3D-Printed Public Pavilion Prototypes
Hassell Works with Nagami on a New Public Pavilion
Squishy Clay-Made Daybeds
Niveau Zéro Atelier Designs the Soft Soil Daybed From Waste Clay
Adaptable Versatile Multi-Purpose Seating
Landscape Forms Unveils its Every Day Chair
Eco-Friendly Plastic Shell Chairs
Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen Designs the Sustainable Mat Chair
Single Material Minimal Chairs
Ford Bostwick Presents the X_x_X Solo Exhibition of Chairs
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Stool-Inspired Design Exhibitions
Daisuke Motogi Presents the Hackability of the Stool Show
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Minimal Geometric Chair Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Euclid Chair Concept
Life-Exploring Colorful Furniture
Arper Presents Five New Collections of Vibrant Furniture
Plastic Waste Textural Benches
The New Raw's Knotty Project Stems from Sustainable Values
Milan Streets-Inspired Furniture
The Italian Lab and LAND Design the Il Salotto Milanese Capsule
Chic Recyclable Outdoor Furniture
The Nami Collection by Qeeboo is Made with Polyethylene
Contemporary Rocking Chair Designs
Audo Designs the Sleek Mid-Century Penguin Rocking Chair
Seating Solution Design Projects
The Metaproject 13 Series by RIT Taps the Talents of Students
Table Design Exhibitions
Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity Debuts Tables, Tables, Tables
Collectivity-Inspired Furniture Series
Conor Hacon Designs a New Capsule for Common Design
Digitally Backed Artisinal Chairs
A Three-Way Collaboration Forms the Enlace Chair with Heritage
Upcycled Down Furniture Series
Christoph Kurzmann Breathes New Life to Old Furniture
Recycled Plastic Felt Furniture
LAYER Introduves the New Sustainable Felt-Covered Vale Collection
Clay Mug-Evolved Dynamic Seatings
Lalese Stamps Creates a Sculptural Seating Solution