If you need it quickly and cost effectivelydecorate the interior, take a closer look at the corrugated cardboard. This is an environmentally friendly, durable and cheap material from which you can easily make furniture at home. Many, probably, had to deal with a situation when you need to decorate the interior as economically as possible. This is a typical scenario when moving from one rented apartment to another, opening a new office, if you need furniture for a summer cottage or a play set for a nursery. Corrugated cardboard is one of the most popular packaging materials, consisting of sheets of cardboard connected by layers of corrugated paper. There are several basic methods of working with corrugated board, each of which allows you to create design objects that can significantly complement the interior. Method 1: Layer-by-layer gluing of cardboard sheets Gluing corrugated cardboard sheets together for furniture production was invented in the 1970s by the famous architect Frank Gehry. He created the series that brought him fame called Easy Edges for Vitra. Four items from this collection are still being produced, the average cost of each of them is $ 400. Technically, layering is one of the easiest ways to make cardboard furniture. It is enough to come up with a silhouette of the future object, cut out the required number of contours and glue them together. In order to increase the strength of the product, the corrugated layers in adjacent sheets must be located in different directions. For gluing cardboard, PVA glue or universal spray glue is suitable. The ends of the resulting object can be painted or even used for them with another material (for example, plywood). The contrast of the porous and smooth surfaces and the solidity of the resulting shape give such items a similarity to traditional African furniture. Such objects can become not only a temporary, budget solution, but also an elegant accent in a luxurious interior. 
Our opinion:- If you have never made furniture from corrugated cardboard, it will be easier for you to start with the simplest shapes and designs. To better understand how to work with the material, you can first make a sketch layout - a smaller model. Method 2: frame furniture Corrugated frame objects are systems of stiffening ribs. To connect individual elements in each of them, grooves are made in half the height of the joint. To increase the strength, it is better to take a five-layer corrugated cardboard (two layers of corrugation and three layers of cardboard) or glue several sheets together, alternating the direction of the corrugated layers. 
Our opinion:- Corrugated board combines well with other materials. The connection with wood will give the products solidity and will look original due to the difference in textures. The addition of textile elements (for example, soft seats for sofas and armchairs) will make the interior cozier. Method 3: paper framed furniture This method works well for creating complex shapes. In many ways, it repeats the previous one, that is, it is based on the creation of a rigid frame. But in this case, the side faces are closed with sheets of three-layer corrugated cardboard, the joints are pasted over with paper tape and several layers of kraft paper torn into strips are glued on top. The surface of products can be sanded, primed, and then painted and varnished. There are many detailed workshops on the Internet on how to make furniture in this way. 
Our opinion:- Carefully consider the choice of design, color and details of the future product. Furniture made of cardboard is almost as diverse as, for example, wooden furniture and can become an accent in interiors of different styles, such as Scandinavian, industrial, art deco and others. Method 4: Origami You can also find patterns on the Internet that can be used to create a stable and functional structure in several folds of cardboard. To bend a sheet of corrugated cardboard, it must be cut with a metal knife from the outside of the fold line. 
Method 5:combination of straight and curved elements This design principle is based on the fastening of a curved sheet of corrugated board using flat elements. Thus, objects with rounded corners are obtained, suitable, for example, for an interior in a nursery. 
Method 6:modular structures The modular method assumes that the structures consist of separate, interconnected segments. The classics of this type of cardboard design can be considered hemispheres of triangular or hexagonal modules - one of the symbols of the hippie culture that became popular in the 1960s. In America, many parents still collect such playhouses for their children. Modern objects of this type often have a complex structure, consisting of elements of different shapes. Such structures are often modeled using special programs. 
Above, only the main ways of working with corrugated cardboard are listed. Sometimes several techniques are used in one product at a time. 
Corrugated board furniture can be bought inonline stores, but the versatility of the material allows everyone, based on their own project or on ready-made patterns, to create an object for their interior. pinterest.com, vitra.com, caporasodesign.it, thecardboardguys.com, srulirecht.com, kartongroup.com.au, foldschool.com, davidgraas.com, papertigerproducts.com
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