flatpack

Hit or Miss: 2440×1220, Saw, Assemble by Pål Rodenius

December 2, 2010

images credit Pål Rodenius

I am conflicted about this one. Swedish designer Pål Rodenius sells plywood with his designs for various kinds of furniture printed on to it; the purchaser cuts out what is desired and assembles it….Read the full story…

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Flatpack Exhibition Display Is Built Out of Cardboard

November 4, 2010

Credit: Sarah Rowlands

Australian architect Toby Horrocks designed freefold furniture for his empty apartment two years ago. It was clever stuff, letting you build up a bookcase out of the cardboard boxes you move things in. Now he has designed a car…

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Flatpack Unfolds Into Instant Shelter

June 21, 2010

image via designboom

Designboom shows us a clever flatpack shelter design from Adrian Lippmann of Form-Al. “these tent like structures are unsupported mini-houses made of light composite panels to be used as disaster relief shelters. developed with only a few elements, each panel comes in relatively small dimensions resulting in a compact building design.”…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Graypants, the Kings of Cardboard, Move into Metal

May 19, 2010

graypants icff aluminum lamp photo

We have been fans of Seattle’s Graypants for a while; Seth, Jonathan and Jon “strive to come up with designs and ideas that are thoughtful and have an impact, whether it be furniture, lighting, architecture or graphics.” Most of the work we have shown to date has been made of cardboard, but this year they introduce Steplight, a new lamp made of aluminum….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Latest from MIO: Flatpack Pop-Up Bike Baskets

May 18, 2010

mio flatpack bike basket photo

Another year, another great new product from MIO, who we have been covering since TreeHugger started. This year they offer these clever flatpack bicycle baskets. It is part of their “Design on the Go” series of pop-up products….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Multifunction + Flatpack + Le Corbusier = Bookcase Chair

February 19, 2010

bookcase chair Gail Peter Borden design photo

Only an architectural historian like Gail Peter Borden would photoshop his bookcase chair into what is probably the most iconic architectural photograph of the 20th century, Julius Shulman’s shot of the Case Study House 22. If you are are a modern chair, that is where you want to be.

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