Cardboard is a truly magnificent material. Being itself produced from recycled material, it can subsequently be transformed or repurposed into other products, like furniture, lighting and fake cops. When you’re tired of that item, back it goes, to once again be made into a shoe box!
Another impressive thing about cardboard is its rigidity - things can be made from it without the need of glue, screws, or there fasteners. All you have to do is cut a couple slots in a few sheets, interlock the boards and there you go – a table! The material is also very light, so large items can be made to hang or transport easily.
This awesome cluster of corrugated creations includes everything from bridges and beds to surfboards and bikes. There are some really creative ideas here and if you look closely, I bet you will find something that you can recreate yourself.
35 Inventive Cardboard Creations
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Cardboard Children
Sneaky Cut-Outs Trick Road Warriors into Safe Driving
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Corrugated Cardboard Furniture
Swirly, Modern and Eco-Friendly Cardboard Chairs
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24 Prefab Homes
From Cardboard to Shipping Containers
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Cardboard Taxidermy
PETA-Friendly Trophy Heads
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Cardboard Shelving
Eco-Friendly Magma UK Bookstore
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Cardboard Retail Shops
The Bombed Mache By Ksubi
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Green Hangers
100% Recycled Cardboard Coat Hanger
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Cardboard Realism
Chris Gilmour Sculptures
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100% Recycled Home
The CardBoard House
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Flat-Pack Holiday Decor
The Cardboard Christmas Tree
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DIY Cardboard Garden Tools
The Rake and Take
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DIY Cardboard Kids Chairs
Finish Your Self Junior
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Biodegradable Sculptures
Corrugated Cardboard Art
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Cardboard Room
Disposable Design at its Finest
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Cardboard Creations
Paperpod Housing
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Recyclable Folding Cardboard Stool
Flat mate
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Cardboard Art
Chris Gilmour's Eco Creations
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Real Cardboard Building Blocks
Bloxes
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Table in a Suitcase
Portable Cardboard Table
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Cardboard Surfboards
Mike Sheldrake's Home Creation
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Banana Box Lights
The Chiquita Chandelier
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Intense Paper Crafts
The Recycled Cardboard Transformer
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Design Curiosities
Cardboard Miniature Audio Equipment as Art
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Recyclable Workspaces
The Cardboard Office
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Collaborative Cardboard Art
The Box Doodle Project
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Customizable Cardboard Cot
$300 Baby Box as Art
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Cardboard Mattresses
The Foldable itbed
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Cardboard Box Beds
Nikolay Suslov Designs for Nomads and the Homeless
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Cardboard Bridges
Japanese Architect's Eco-Friendly Bridge in France
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Cardboard Cafes
B3 Designers at London Design Festival
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Cardboard-Inspired Bedding
The Quilt Cover Project
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Cardboard Box Accessories
Wannabe Turns Boxes into Chic Tables
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Fake Police
Cardboard Cops
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Portable Adverbenches
Perfect Perch
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