After completing the passive solar house, we decided to add some furniture. To save money and present a unique project, we decided to build chairs that met the following criteria:
1. Single-ply cardboard
2. No use of fasteners or glue (only cardboard)
3. A maximum of 64 square feet of cardboard
4. Thickness of cardboard may not exceed 1/4 of an inch
4. Support a 150 pound person comfortably
Due to a lack of big pieces of cardboard, we decided to build a kid's chair instead of a full-sized chair.
The chairs were then graded based on these factors (taken from the cardboard chairs rubric):
1. Single-ply cardboard
2. No use of fasteners or glue (only cardboard)
3. A maximum of 64 square feet of cardboard
4. Thickness of cardboard may not exceed 1/4 of an inch
4. Support a 150 pound person comfortably
Due to a lack of big pieces of cardboard, we decided to build a kid's chair instead of a full-sized chair.
The chairs were then graded based on these factors (taken from the cardboard chairs rubric):
- Function
- Structure
- Aesthetics
- Economy
- Integrity
- Making Trade-Offs
- Decision Making
- Group Process
This project was a cool way to learn to balance out different factors when designing a product .In our chair, we sacrificed aesthetics for function and economics. I feel proud of my product and I am impressed with the stability (140+ pounds) of such a simple design.