Street Use

Cardboard Bridge and Paper Shelters


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A bridge made of cardboard tubes. (First noticed on here.) It’s more of an artpiece than utiltarian structure. Think rain and snow.

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However the architect, Shigeru Ban, has built many utilitarian structures using low tech cardboard tubes. Protected inside an outer membrane, the tubes keep their strength and preform magnificently. For example,

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This is a paper theater built in Amsterdam, Holland in 2003.

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This one is a Japanese pavilion built for an Expo in Hannover in 2000.

Posted on July 31, 2007 at 7:42 pm | comments


Bubble Wrap Lace Curtains


Recycled hi-tech lace curtains. “Seen a few days ago in Cork, Ireland: a sensible use for all that bubble-wrap.” Submitted by Tom Raworth.

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Posted on July 16, 2007 at 5:27 pm | comments




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