Cardboard Chair
After completing the passive solar house, we decided to add some furniture. To save money and present a unique project, we decided to build chairs that met the following criteria:
1. Single-ply cardboard
2. No use of fasteners or glue (only cardboard)
3. A maximum of 64 square feet of cardboard
4. Thickness of cardboard may not go over 1/4 of an inch
The chairs were then graded based on these factors (from the Cardboard chairs rubric):
This project was a cool way to learn to balance out different factors when designing a product. I feel proud of my product and I am impressed with the stability of such a simple design.
1. Single-ply cardboard
2. No use of fasteners or glue (only cardboard)
3. A maximum of 64 square feet of cardboard
4. Thickness of cardboard may not go over 1/4 of an inch
The chairs were then graded based on these factors (from the Cardboard chairs rubric):
- Function
- Structure
- Aesthetics
- Economy
- Integrity
- Making Trade-Offs
- Decision Making
- Group Process
This project was a cool way to learn to balance out different factors when designing a product. I feel proud of my product and I am impressed with the stability of such a simple design.