About: Justin Tyler Tate is an artist, designer, animator, teacher, jeweler and maker/hacker who produces with thoughts of culture, science and interactivity.

Cardboard is an amazing material: light, strong, durable, biodegradable, and cheap (or free).



This Instructable looks to construct a couch made of cardboard which retains the original properties of the material while being able to hold the weight of a person or people as well as being comfortable to sit on.



In order to do so, pieces of cardboard will be glued together and then used like pieces of wood.



You will need the following:



MATERIALS:

Cardboard (obviously)

Flour

Water

Hot-glue

*Using other glues or sealants is optional

TOOLS:

a Utility-Knife/Box-cutter

a Jig-Saw (also a Circular Saw, but it is not absolutely necessary)

a Pencil/Marker

a Measuring Tape

a Paint Brush

a Saucepan or Pot as well as a Whisk or a Fork

*a Straight-Edge and some C-Clamps are optional





If you use Google Sketchup, you can download the file below in order to see the whole structure assembled, exploded as well as all of the dimensions in extra detail.