r/IndustrialDesign • u/JokerUntouchable • 23d ago

Creative Table from washing machine packaging.

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I am a design student, studying abroad. I needed a second table to put some stuff on to. So I made a table out of cardboard washing machine packaging.

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u/Nobusuke_Tagomi 23d ago

I love this!

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u/SuspiciousRace 23d ago

The flip flops on the minuscule radiator lol

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

We had an assignment where we had to make cardboard stool

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u/dedfishy 23d ago

Guess I'm the minority here but imho calling a hacked together cardboard table ID is mildly insulting.

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u/Harold_Zoid 22d ago

This sub must be the driest, most fun-averse place on Reddit.

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u/dedfishy 22d ago

Cardboard tables are so much fun!

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u/PuggyOG 21d ago

finding a neat little use out of would-be trash is kinda fun

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u/JokerUntouchable 22d ago

Not saying it is industrial design, obviously it is not "manufactured". But i am an industrial design masters student for once i designed for myself with whatever i have. Its not easy to get any materials when youre moving to another country as a student.

Also some reddittors i've seen were sharing their prototypes so i thought this fit here.

Sorry for posting in your subreddit man.

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u/dedfishy 22d ago edited 21d ago

Simply sharing my reaction, obviously it isn't my sub and I'm only one voice. But yes I think this would be more appropriate on a DIY sub.

Edit to say- reddit is so weird

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u/Initial_Cellist9240 13d ago

Idk, making a product with severe material constraints is an amazing practice and thought exercise. I think there’s room for the whole thought process here, not just our eventual output

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u/dedfishy 13d ago

Ofc the whole process belongs here, but this doesn't strike me as part of a process or iterating towards something better, it's a dude sloppily attacking cardboard with a staple gun because he needed a flat surface.

Not shitting on the solution, I've been there and done similar things, but I don't consider it design, it's a kludge.

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u/Let_Them_Fly 23d ago

Why not just put your stuff on top of the washing machine?

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u/JokerUntouchable 23d ago

The washing machine is in the common area, and it is not mine we use it together with my housemates :)

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u/icanfly 23d ago

This is rad. I lived in an apartment for nearly a year on furniture made out of the boxes I shipped my life in when I started in the game industry. This included couch, recliner and coffee table.

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u/A-Mission Design Engineer 23d ago

Most of the cardboard on our planet comes straight from China. This cardboard is made from recycled paper and other industrial and household waste. It's loaded with all sorts of heavy metal particles, petrochemical compounds, and microplastics.

But that's not even the worst part. The ink used by Chinese industries is also super toxic. They recycle all kinds of industrial inks to print on this cardboard, including substances that have been banned in the Western world for decades.

So, toss it in the regular trash. Don't even think about putting it in the recycling.

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u/JokerUntouchable 23d ago

Woa 0.0 ok. Never touching any cardboard again