Tag: Flat Pack - Page 7
-
Zweifach Shelf: Flat-Pack, Break It Down Storage
Put the words "flat" and "pack" together, and TreeHugger usually needs a towel to contain the drooling; there are few things we like more than the ability to change dimensions, create structure from wafer-thin materials and make efficient use of
-
Living Simplicity in Design: Teo Stool
Back to the Premio Vico Magistretti design contest for a closer look at what happens when you "combine simplicity with playfulness, elegance, freshness, and contemporary spirit in home and office furniture design." Sponsored by designboom (we stopped
-
Reviewed: 2D Design to 3D Product Process at Ponoko
TreeHugger first spied Ponoko a few months back, and was intrigued by the idea that you could submit a design online and have the pieces for said design show up at your house a few days later. It combines several of our favorite models for a greener
-
Get FIT: Flat Packing "Friction in Tension" Table
A great companion to your new flat pack shelving, the FIT table fits together without screws, nails, hardware or tools. It's another great candidate for downloadable design, breaking down into six flat or nearly-flat pieces that can be easily
-
Bend it Like Piegato: Flat Pack Shelving
Made from just a single sheet of laser-cut steel, and requiring just two screws to mount it on the wall, Piegato shelves are a great way to add storage using minimal space and materials. You get to decide how its configured -- the shelves can be packed
-
Splat: Flat-Packing Hideaway Dish Rack
Perfect for this mini-kitchen, this one, or any smallish cooking space, the Splat Dish Rack collapses flat for easy storage and to get out of the way when your dishes are dry; it also can be punched from a single, flat sheet of material. Flat pack may
-
Have a Backyard BBQ Wherever You Go: Folding Picnic Table
If you've got you're flat-folding BBQ or diminutive Grilliput, and are tired of sitting on the ground and using your clothes as a picnic blanket, then this folding picnic table is for you; heck, it'd even work well at your next tailgate party. Through
-
Bend it Like Chissick: CNC-Cut Bent-Ply Bowls
Exploring the versatility and maximizing the functionality of one small sheet of birch plywood, designer Elil Chissick came up with "The Bend," a clever series of fruit bowls (though you could probably put some veggies in there, too, if you wanted to)
-
This Week at Sundance: Flat-Pack and Prefab
This week at TreeHugger's blog at the Sundance Channel, it's all about flat-pack. If it can slip inside an envelope or slide under the door, we want it, as we took a look at the design philosophy that cuts down on materials, shipping and construction
-
Flat Pack Magic: Emergency Stool 5 by d e s furniture
Designed by d.e. Sellers (remember him?) to "transcend function and question furniture as object, art, or image", the Emergency Stool is a clever, laser-cut piece that packs flat (for easy shipping, and it'll slide right under a really big door upon
-
Papton Chair: Flat Packed, Then Folded, Then Functional
TreeHugger has a pretty soft spot in its modernist, hippie heart for flat-packing furniture; show us something that can be shipped in an (occasionally very large) envelope or slipped under a (really big) door and we start to salivate. Berlin-based
-
TreeHugger Picks: Flat Pack Furniture
Flat-pack furniture, much like downloadable designs, owes much of its TreeHugger appeal from having the ability to create something three-dimensional from a flat (or nearly flat) material; this makes it easy to ship, easy to assemble and generally space
-
It Slices, It Dices: Incredible Folding Furniture Video
We TreeHuggers regularly fall all over ourselves for smart, space-saving, folding, flat-packable designs, but even we were left agape by this video. German designer Nils Frederking has bowled us over with his folding chair and table that seem to defy
-
Tree Stump Coffee Table: Because We Can
Aside from our obvious affinity for (and desire to hug) the leafy brethren of this table's design inspiration, the Tree Stump Coffee Table from the designers at Because We Can is a nice piece of sustainable design. The table base is made from certified
