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Rich

September 27, 2007

ECO TV PACKAGING TURNS INTO DIY FURNITURE

by Rich

TV PACKAGING TURNS INTO TV STAND, Tom Ballhatchet, Eco TV stand, Reuseable Packaging, Furniture made from Packaging, Packaging Furniture, Recycling packaging for furniture

In its quest for ‘bigger and better’ technology, mankind is facing a mountain of expanded foam pieces and polystyrene packing material used to protect items during handling. Tom Ballhatchet, a recent graduate from the Central St Martins’ MA in Industrial Design, has come up with a simple and utterly plausible solution. Rather than throw away the packaging and leave nature (and a few hundred years) to deal with it, Ballhatchet’s concept allows the user to slide foam casing apart after delivery and reassemble the parts to form a neat self-contained entertainment stand with built in cable management system.


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