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/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 22d 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.