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Five cool and creative cardboard tube creations

Cardboard Tube Footbridge, France

Recycled cardboard tubes from paper rolls have been put to very good and interesting use by artists and architects world over to create structures that have grabbed many an eyeball. These cardboard structures gave been created to spread the message for creating a green world. We bring you five interesting cardboard tube creations.

Pavilion Built With 2000 Cardboard Tubes, Australia

This temporary pavilion has been constructed by a group of Architecture students from University of New South Wales in front of the Sydney Customs House. It was built by the Environment team using 2000 tubes from a carpet manufacturing company. The structure was created as part of a competition for creating designs using recycled materials and educates visitors on sustainability.

Paper Tube School, China

A team or architecture students, led by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban have erected this temporary, but resilient school, which has been made entirely of plywood and recycled cardboard tubes. It was created after the earth-shattering Sichuan earthquakes and while the framework is made from paper tube, the walls are made from materials that are cheap and easy to produce in China.

Cardboard Tube Footbridge, France

Cardboard Tube Footbridge, France

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This new cardboard tube footbridge has been erected over Gardon River in South France. It is the creation of a Japanese architect and is strong enough to carry 20 people at a time. It weighs 7.5 tonnes ad has been made with 281 cardboard tubes, which are 11.5 centimeters in length and 11.9 millimeters in breadth. The bridge is accessed with steps made from recycled paper and plastic and has sand-filled wooden boxes for foundation.

Cardboard Bar, Australia

The cardboard bar has been created as a showstopper at the center of DesignEx. It was also designed to act as a meeting point and the centerpiece was created in less than a day. It has been created with raw cardboard tubes and spreads the message that good design and eco-friendly materials can co-exist. Its components which are the bar itself, light fittings, signage and furniture were created with a combination of cardboard, chipboard and Masonite.

Tiny World within cardboard Tubes, France

Tiny world within cardboard tubes is a bunch of scenes created with paper within toilet paper cardboard tubes my French collage artist and painter Anastassia Elias. She has used paper to create intricate scenes, people’s pictures and the scenes taking place inside the walls are part of the roll itself. The models are on sale for £90 each.

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