Cardboard Furniture
Reuse, Recycle, Upcycle!
Reuse, Recycle, Upcycle!
- A new and upcoming trend is to use by-products or scraps from other projects to create new and interesting works of art or useful household items. We are going to explore this with furniture and cardboard. There are many examples that are on the internet of example where this is used. You need to create your own.
- A new and upcoming trend is to use by-products or scraps from other projects to create new and interesting works of art or useful household items. We are going to explore this with furniture and cardboard. There are many examples that are on the internet of example where this is used. You need to create your own.
Task (100 Points)
Task (100 Points)
Create a 12 inch tall step stool that will hold Mr. Moulton.
Create a 12 inch tall step stool that will hold Mr. Moulton.
Outcomes:
Outcomes:
- 12 inch tall step stool
- 12 inch tall step stool
- Cannot be a solid chunk of cardboard there must be open space. In other words you can't just glue a bunch of sheets into a stack and call it a stool.
- Cannot be a solid chunk of cardboard there must be open space. In other words you can't just glue a bunch of sheets into a stack and call it a stool.
- All pieces must be cut on the laser cutter
- All pieces must be cut on the laser cutter
- Only one stick of glue may be used to hold the whole stool together
- Only one stick of glue may be used to hold the whole stool together
Use this as an example of steps that might help:
Use this as an example of steps that might help:
Proposal:
Proposal:
It's your turn, think of a useful household object made entirely out of cardboard. The object cannot be bigger than a 12 inch cube and all pieces must be cut on the laser cutter. Create a project proposal and start designing.
It's your turn, think of a useful household object made entirely out of cardboard. The object cannot be bigger than a 12 inch cube and all pieces must be cut on the laser cutter. Create a project proposal and start designing.
