Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box!
Of course, I love using cardboard and cardboard boxes to make quick prototypes, but here below are some other inspiring ways to think about that accessible and versatile material.
Artist Federico Tobon of wolfCat Workshop has used cardboard, paper clips, scraps of wood, and tape to create wonderful and whimsical little mechanical sculptures like the one shown below.
Tobon also created a video collection of some creations entitled "29 automata in 6 minutes" which you can see on YouTube.
There's something satisfying about taking/recycling pieces of cardboard and fastening them together to make interesting new creations.
To that end, check out the video embedded below (or on YouTube) of the automated cardboard horse that trots around Bulgaria. Using cardboard and what appear to be "zip ties," the artist has made not only a cool kinetic piece but also something that gives community members an excuse to gather together --- big fun!
Artist Greg Olijnyk lives and works in Melbourne, Australia, where he makes his fantastical cardboard creations, like the robot pictured below.
Olijnyk's website portfolio gives a sense of how versatile cardboard can be!
And if you want a cardboard building system to play around with, check out the Makedo website. There, you will find tools and connectors that are specially made to shape and hold cardboard together in various ways.
You probably have all the materials you need at home right now to assemble your own cardboard creations. Have FUN thinking outside the (cardboard) box!
(Although here's a blog post I wrote about "better" boxes!)
Paul Orselli writes the posts on ExhibiTricks. Paul likes to combine interesting people, ideas, and materials to make exhibits (and entire museums!) with his company POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.) Let's work on a project together!
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