bloxes
Susan Lomuto | Mar 12, 2008 | Comments 2
What if we started thinking like the guy who created Bloxes?
Bloxes are building blocks made of interlocking pieces of corrugated cardboard, folded together. Bloxes can connect with each other on all six sides, so you can use them to build walls, benches, tables, tunnels — whatever you can think of.
Aza Raskin’s cardboard product is meant to furnish your office – from walls to furniture, but what about using the ‘blox’ concept for art installations?
Why not cover the interlocking pieces with polymer clay? Or paint? Or decorative paper? Or felted wool? Mmmmmm…felted wool. That might be a job for Betz White. She’s a whiz with felted wool – and she’s already got Martha Stewart hooked on her recycled-sweater-felt-teacups. I bet Betz could figure out a way to make a cozy felted bloxes table to hold those adorable teacups that would make Martha swoon.
C’mon people – time to think outside the blox! Have an idea for covering the way-cool Bloxes? Tell us about it.
Read more about this brand-new product here.
Many thanks to Lili Fox Velez for finding the links and sending them along.
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A very ingenious green idea. My first idea for covering them would be with some kind of plastic spray paint — because spilled water would ruin the furniture! Not to mention that all those nooks and crannies would catch dust like crazy. Perhaps large polymer clay tiles could be made to cover groups of the little boxes — round tiles, square tiles, kaleidoscope tiles?
what about making the blox out of clay? I bet it can be done. I may try it