Cardboard Student Desks

This Foldable Desk is an Affordable, Reusable and Portable Work Space

This resourceful foldable desk is an affordable piece of decor that is a capable solution to help promote the sharing of ideas.

Designed by Fraser Callaway and Oliver Ward for 'Co-nnection', this 're-fold' desk is an ingenious solution for more affordable work spaces to facilitate a greater work-rate -- with greater access for more people. Co-nnection is "a platform to facilitate a connection between design students and local studios, creating an experience that will provide insight, initiate relationships and instigate change in design education." With this mindset, as a result of limited workspace, the 're-fold' desk was created.

The desk is flexible and portable -- it can easily be folded and put away in storage or transported. This resourceful foldable desk is the perfect solution for low-income and/or overpopulated areas to provide workspaces for students -- giving them space to learn and grow.

Affordable Work Spaces
The 're-fold' desk represents a disruptive innovation opportunity to create more affordable work spaces for students and professionals in low-income areas.
Reusable Furniture
The foldable design of the 're-fold' desk presents a disruptive innovation opportunity to create reusable furniture that can easily be stored and transported.
Portable Work Solutions
The portable nature of the 're-fold' desk opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for creating portable work solutions for individuals who need flexibility in their workspaces.

Who This Affects Most

Education
The 're-fold' desk introduces disruptive innovation opportunities in the education industry by addressing the need for affordable and flexible workspaces for students.
Furniture
The foldable and portable design of the 're-fold' desk presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the furniture industry for creating versatile and space-saving solutions.
Design and Manufacturing
The development of the 're-fold' desk highlights disruptive innovation opportunities in the design and manufacturing industry for creating sustainable and cost-effective furniture solutions.
SCORE
5.2 out of 10
GENDER
70% Men30% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 80%
Activity 67%
Freshness 8%

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