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 ...

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, ...

ADDISON, Ill. — It looks like a torture chamber for cardboard and bubble wrap. At a lab in suburban Chicago, UPS Inc. tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and smashing boxes with ...

Want a house in a hurry? You can get one made of corrugated cardboard layered and glued onto a wooden frame, waterproofed, stained to look like wood, and finished on the inside with plywood. It’s ...