Savannah Dollhouse: Toys & Games. Davidgraas: Furniture from Cardboard. Talk about zero-waste design- here is a stool made of cardboard. Netherlands designer David Graas says "You not only assemble this stool yourself, but, because product and packaging are both made from cardboard, also finish it yourself. Two parts of the stool are simply cut loose from the box where the remaining six parts are packaged in. " He also designed a cardboard chair , a pair of stools called This Side Up-"A cardboard box, machine cut from a single sheet of cardboard, transforms into two stools by pulling the two identically shaped stools apart.
" and a very pretty website at ::Davidgraas.com via ::Designspotter. How to Make a Cardboard Dollhouse from a Used Science Poster... review at Kaboodle. Cardboard Dollhouse. The Recycled Dollhouse. This photo shows a portion of the dollhouse my mother made for my sister and I when we were little. Built from cardboard boxes, the house was filled with wallpaper remnants, beds fashioned from old spaghetti boxes, curtains sewn from leftover fabrics, crocheted rugs and plenty of ingenuity. We loved our dollhouse then for its large size (Barbie’s Dreamhouse never had so many rooms) and personalized touches. Only now do I admire it for it’s eco-friendliness, the recycling of old materials in this labor of love. Sofie started off with a little wooden dollhouse and a wooden doll family, but she’s since transitioned into the world of Barbie-size dolls that need a home of their own. First, I perused craigslist for options but balked at the prices for today’s Dreamhouse.
They were so plastic, so plain, so pink. I was inspired to do better. So in the tradition of my family, I have begun to build Sofie a Barbie-sized house from cardboard boxes. Majestic Mansion. Bamboo Sunshine Dollhouse. When I was in Middle School, I went to the house of a friend who had a dollhouse in her room that was a miniature (though huge) version of the house in which she lived (which was also huge). I was not allowed to touch her prized possession and thought it was really lame that we couldn’t play with it. Fortunately nowadays there are many dollhouse options that are ready to play with. Some of these new houses even include fun and fancy features like built in lighting. I discovered Hape’s newest creation, the Bamboo sunshine dollhouse and immediately added it to buymoderntoys. Then I couldn’t help think that it looks like a cross between the Green Dollhouse and the Contemporary Dollhouse from Plan Toys.
I am not here to judge. But these newfangled “eco” or “green” dollhouses are really cool ideas and add a new educational dimension to the type of play done in these houses.