HUG
Lightweight recycled cardboard chair
Individual Project
Timeline: 10/15/2021
Scale: 61” x 58” x 43” inches/ 1549 x 1473 x 1092 mm
Material: Cardboard, Packing peanuts
This chair reimagines childhood nostalgia through the lens of sustainability, blending hazy personal memory with functional design. Constructed entirely from CNC-cut recycled cardboard and biodegradable packing peanuts, it explores the tension between permanence and impermanence—both in material choice and in our recollection of formative objects.
The model has signed the model release agreement
Moodboard
The entangled memory comes back through a new set of lenses
Concept Development
This experimental approach blended analog intuition with digital precision. Six participants blindly sculpted a shared clay form using only tactile feedback—capturing collective subconsciousness in raw shape. The organic model was 3D-scanned, refined in Blender, and translated into CNC-cut recycled cardboard modules. Assembly became a puzzle of contour logic: no internal skeleton, only ephemeral packing peanut filler suspending the structure like neurons holding a memory.
Moving forward
Intrigued by its strength and design potential, I decided to submit the concept to the A’ Design Award. This step served as a professional validation of the chair’s functional and aesthetic merits and a way to highlight the innovative use of simple, eco-friendly materials for everyday seating.