That Chair Will Kill You Someday

Business Week has a very interesting article about the health benefits of standing as opposed to sitting.  It turns out each position has a dramatically different effect on our bodies.  Who knew? Well, apparently King Arthur. It was fabled that he had a chair at the round-table called Siege Perilous (Dangerous Chair)  which only the Pure of Heart could sit at or else it would be Instant Death {dadum}.  I'm assuming Merlin must've read Business Week's piece and quickly hopped back in time in his Bermuda shorts to warn King Arthur of the perils of sitting....

It's Only A Paper Moon

We had fifteen people over for dinner in our little one bedroom home this weekend, and that's not our record so I need to figure out how to make this flexiblelove sofa- they don't sell it in the US yet (not that I'd probably buy it anyway, kind of spendy).

I've been discovering lots of cool cardboard items lately - furniture, playhouses, - even bridges! It all started when I began researching fun bassinet designs for spyglass and found this cardboard one. (My kids know all about cardboard furniture - for a long time their beds were cardboard boxes; I wish I'd been clever enough to brainwash them into believing we weren't poor, just hip and green!)

I took some large cardboard pieces from Ikea's recycling (recycling the recycling) and am going to try to make the cradle just to see if I can, and to experiment with their strength. I think if I paint it it will be sturdier. I'm not convinced about the durability of cardboard. I had this lovely cardboard file organizer, but the seams became worn from paper sliding in and out and they eventually tore.That doesn't bode well for, say, a cardboard house!

Colossal Cubby:

Etsy Stove:

Nothing Office

S. Ban Bridge:

Flatpack Closet:

Extension Chair:

Guest Room:

Record Player:

Light: Zakkacandy Stove: Villa Julia: Inhabitots Sharks: Nume Bathroom: Guest Bed:Here's some more finds - believe it or not, I haven't even made a dent (haha) in the subject. If you're interested in more ideas, WebUrbanist has an article entitled 7 Creative Approaches to Building Big with Paper: Adaptive (Re)Uses of an Everyday Material that I really enjoyed, and google searching will keep you busy for a week!
 

Amoeba Coffee Table:Mark Langan Art:

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Cardboard Document Box Stove via 
Cardboard Colossal Cubby House (with instructions!)via

Cardboard Stove Pattern (invented by a mother!) $12 via

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Cardboard Amoeba Coffee Table via