I spent yesterday helping my sister move from one Brooklyn neighborhood to the one adjacent, and started thinking about how much cardboard box waste must be generated on a typical first of any month. Designer Wendy Plomp has created the brilliant Message in a Box, printing rug-like patterns on cardboard boxes.
There are many reasons why this is so good. From an interiors standpoint, since it often takes a while to fully unpack after a move, these patterned boxes can look decorative while storing our items. They can also serve as wall or floor decor, thus being repurposed. The idea of printing on cardboard boxes has a number of social implications as well; information can be passed in food aid drops, praying rugs improvised, or temporary shelters made.
The order form on the website is a little bit buggy, but I'll be sure to update once the issues are ironed out.
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The patterns are fabulous!
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I'm on board with it looking fashionable while the boxes are in packing or unpacking process. But wall art? I'd have to see a better visual of this in action.
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Intriguing, to say the least! There are some beautiful designs here.
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Love them! Question: Where can I find the pendant lights?
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I'd think twice before using boxes as rugs, particularly in the Midwest. Brown recluse spiders favor cardboard and love to hide in small spaces created by a cluttered floor, according to our exterminator. :(
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What are those lights? Im searching pendant similar to Nelson Bubble lamp - ufo shaped / pear / cigar / - anyone know about cheap but nice alternative? Thank you.
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