Students boxing clever to make sustainable furniture out of cardboard

STUDENTS at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) have been transforming waste cardboard into functional, sustainable furniture as part of a project focused on environmental responsibility and design.

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BSDC students with their sustainable furniture creations

The project challenged first-year students on the Level 3 3D & Mixed Media Design course to work in teams to design and construct a piece of furniture or body support using only cardboard and masking tape.

The brief required students to research bridge construction techniques, and apply their findings to create structures that were not only visually striking but also strong enough to support weight.