(2018)
This chair is part of an ongoing material exploration with recycled cardboard pulp. Cardboard boxes are ubiquitious across the globe, and I am interested in finding new ways the material can be utilized beyond its role as a shipping container.
By limiting myself to using only cardboard (no additives or armatures) I developed new processes for manipulating the material to perform structurally. Inspired by traditional woodworking techniques, the chair features mortis and tenon joinery with dowels that were formed on a lathe. The chair has high compression strength, a unique fuzzy texture, and is lightweight. At the end of it's life, I will return it back into pulp and make a new piece of furniture from the select batch of pulp. Through this process, I hope to demonstrate a circular approach to furniture, ownership, and resources.
