Saturday, September 3, 2011

'World's first' cardboard vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner made mostly of cardboard, which the manufacturers claim to be a 'world first,' will be on display at consumer electronics and technology show IFA in Berlin.

The vacuum cleaner - called the Vax ev -was designed by student Jake Tyler of Loughborough University in the UK

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Creating a cardboard cathedral

In the aftermath of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in February that rattled Christchurch, New Zealand, officials for the quake-ravaged ChristChurch Cathedral -- which had served as the city's centerpiece since 1864 -- have been working with Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to build a 700-person-capacity cardboard cathedral as a temporary replacement.

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

An Apartment Made Entirely of Cardboard

This is an art installation rather than a functional home... view more





Friday, July 23, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

It's Cardboard and it's Cool!

From Freshome.com: "The Internationally acclaimed award-winning furniture designer Reinhard Dienes, is debuting an exclusive line of cardboard furniture with Fashion4Home. The furniture pieces are lightweight, sturdy and 100% recyclable as well as playful."


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