DETROIT — This is a story about a box. That's it, just a box. "It's not rocket science," said Rudy Youell. "It's almost so stupid it's ridiculous. But it's saving so much money it's amazing." His ...

It looks like a flattened cardboard box. But with a few folds, a new design transforms into a low-cost bed that can be used at shelters after a disaster. “It’s one of the most in-demand, basic pieces ...

Usually you take your new PC out of the cardboard box in which it was shipped. But a company called Recompute is building systems that stay in the cardboard box. That's because they are eschewing the ...

Samsung and Dezeen have teamed up to launch a global contest seeking innovative designs for the home that can be made by repurposing cardboard packaging. The Samsung Out of the Box Competition ...

The concept of living in a cardboard box got a whole new meaning when design studio Fiction Factory completed their first ...

The term “workflow” gets thrown around a lot these days. For example, say you own a 3D printer and you just came up with an idea. The temptation is to go straight to your favorite CAD tool, start ...

The opening description 'it is a material of endless possibilities', pretty much sums up the ethos of this thought-provoking book by Michael Czerwinski and Santiago Perez. Paying homage to this cheap, ...