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Designed by: Kiel Johnson Why we love it: Using cardboard to meticulously recreate old-school cameras is cool enough, but the fact that they actually work makes these truly exceptional. Where you can get it: Kiel Johnson  | |
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Designed by: Flexible Love Why we love it: This modular range of sofas repurposes recycled cardboard to create elegant, durable furniture. Employing pre-existing manufacturing techniques further reduces environmental impact, making this a responsible as well as ingenious line of products. Where you can get it: Flexible Love | |
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Designed by: Tokujin Yoshioka Why we love it: Folding out from a single flat sheet, the Honey Pop chair moulds to the contours of it’s occupier. It can be re-flattened and opened to register a new body-shape, making it versatile, ingenious and comfortable. Where you can get it: Tokujin Yoshioka
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Designed by: Graypants Why we love it: Inspired by the planet Jupiter, the Moon series Scraplights use cardboards original structure to gently diffuse light and create a textured illumination. Where you can get it: Graypants | |
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Designed by: Mike Sheldrake Why we love it: Using cardboard for the internal structure of the surfboard and then laminating it with fibre glass has yielded a lightweight, functional ride that won’t leave you floating in a pulpy seawater soup. Where you can get it: Sheldrake.net | |
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Designed by: Christopher McNicholl Why we love it: In an age when every technological device resembles the starship enterprise this simple, functional radio is refreshingly straightforward. The fact that it’s almost completely recyclable further heightens its appeal. Where you can get it: 4M | |
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Designed by: Foldschool Why we love it: Taking environmentally friendly design to the next level, the Foldschool range of furniture is not actually a product you purchase but a set of instructions on how to build your own furniture you download… for free! Viva the Foldschool revolution! Where you can get it: Foldschool | |
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Designed by: Creative Coffins Why we love it: Whilst pharaohs and taxidermist might balk at the idea, decomposing a coffin (and corpse) is the environmentally responsible way of disposing of yourself once they (you) are no longer in use. The coffins do, however, come in a lively range of designs. Where you can get it: Creative Coffins
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Issue 64
The 'Future' Issue
Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!
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Habitus Loves… Cardboard
Ubiquitous and utilitarian, this most humble of materials holds surprising design and aesthetic potential.