I was browsing around today and found this cool website that teaches you how to build cardboard furniture for kids. They have a stool, chair and a rocker. You just have to find the cardboard and have a few simple tools.

What a fun project this would be! Hunting for the right piece(s) of cardboard. Older kids might be able to help with creating the furniture. Younger kids could decorate it. Everybody could use it! Each piece is designed to easily withstand the weight of an adult. Then just recycle it when the kids have outgrown it.

Foldschool is a collection of free cardboard furniture for kids, handmade by you. Use the downloadable patterns, print them out, follow the instructions and assemble a fun piece of furniture. Each piece is designed by Swiss-based architect Nicola Enrico Staubli.

Foldschool’s philosophy is simple. Mass culture is run by superficiality and ecological absurdity. Foldschool supports craftsmanship as a face-to-face approach to design and brings together product and user the closest possible.