Mumbai-based architecture firm NUDES thinks outside the box with an everyday material, cardboard

2019-04-02T15:30:00-04:00

Many may remember playing with cardboard boxes as children. The material is widely common and found almost everywhere. However, it is rarely seen in a contemporary design setting. Now imagine having coffee in a fully functioning cafe built almost entirely out of cardboard. Thanks to Mumbai-based architectural firm NUDES, that idea was made into a reality. The new Mumbai-based cafe Cardboard is turning heads with the use of a familiar, cardboard. From light fixtures to chairs and tables, corrugated cardboard fills the entire landscape of the cafe. The interior is comprised of flowing undulating walls made from carefully sculpted cardboard sections.

Cardboard interior. Image © Mrigank Sharma

Diagram illustrating the relation between the ‘micro’ and ‘macro’ elements of the material. Image courtesy of Nuru Karim of NUDES

Many may be thinking what about the moisture and humidity in the area? However, NUDES founder Nuru Karim put much thought into transforming this common material into a ...

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Mumbai-based architecture firm NUDES thinks outside the box with an everyday material, cardboard