Kenno, Kassa & Taita cardboard furniture19. Mar2012
Corrugated cardboard is a material which has an appealing feeling, inspiring warmth and being as lightweight as possible. Also, though it might not look this way, this cardboard is a durable and versatile material when one knows how to exploit its nature. Despite all this, the corrugated cardboard was rarely used for final products in the furniture area.
Kenno, Kassa and Taita are an exception to this situation. This series of cardboard furniture designed by Heikki Ruoho and Teemu Järvi are now being produced by Showroom Finland.
Photos by Kalle Kataila.
'Kenno' chairs are made of a new kind of recycled cardboard. The sturdy yet lightweight material can be re-recycled as paper; waterbased adhesives are used to create its sandwich construction. The material has an appealing feel of warmth and lightness, and it is durable and versatile. Until today, it has seldom been used for final products like furniture.Kenno chairs are manufactured by using computer-aided cutter, with little manual work required in the process. Four pieces of cardboard form a robust structure with no need for glue or screws.
Kenno series consist of three products: two chairs and a stool. Th e Kenno small (S) chair is perfect for children as it can be personalized by painting or drawing on the surface and then discarded when the child has outgrown it. - text from presentation brochure. Designed by Heikki Ruoho.
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'Taita' cardboard container works as storage system for people of all ages. TAITA is made out of new recycled cardboard material and can be can be re-recycled as paper. Containers are light, durable and stackable. 'Taita' is available in diff erent print styles or all-white. - text from presentation brochure. Designed by Teemu Järvi.---
'Kasaa' cardboard shelf is made of a sturdy but lightweight cardboard material. Numerous variable combinations can be created with two diff erent sized units that pile up to form a modular shelving system. Each unit folds up with two at-packed cardboard sheets without the need for glue or additional things. Th e adhesives used in creating the sandwich construction are water-based, so the material can be recycled as paper. - text from presentation brochure. Designed by Teemu Järvi.---
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