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tom de vrieze: 'kraftwerk' cardboard chair


'kraftwerk' chair by tom de vrieze

'kraftwerk' is a cardboard chair that has been created by designer tom de vrieze.
the chair uses only 4 mm cardboard thickness and is filled with polyurethane
expansion foam.its name arises from the use of cardboard and kraftpaper-tape.

tom de vrieze explains his design process -

first i tried to work with internal structures, without using foam, but the
unfolding patterns became to complex for DIY-builders.
i agree, not absolutely envirnoment friendly due to the expansion foam
but more durable and stronger than some other cardboard chairs.
most cardboard chairs are using larger thicknesses (and/)or are layered
which are using a lot of cardboard-surface.

view designboom's cardboard folding chair competition




the chair withstands alot of weight






a collection of the 'kraftwerk' chairs











ridhika db
03.18.09  
10
Brilliant design
LvH   03.18.09
This product is a joke ! More than an ugly grcic pastich ,this chair is stupid. Economise cardboard surface by putting expension foam on it , what a great ecologic step!Why don't you paint your your plant with resin to make it "more durable"?
batafastras   03.18.09
I agree, it's not ecological at all... But I like the design
oliver   03.18.09
great work...
md   03.18.09
im having a designgasm. this is AMAZING!
tarynpaper   03.18.09
konstantin grcic - ever heard of him?...i think so
g   03.18.09
sorry but its already been done! www.foldschool.com
matt   03.19.09
nice comment matt.. nice things at foldschool.com
thank you!
matt-fan   03.19.09
All done already - http://www.kartongdisain.ee/index.php?page=92
BC   03.19.09
its really lame to add steel holders
maki   03.19.09
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