Cardboard Activity Desk

The challenge

This project allows the need knower to sit in a comfortable and supported position in order to engage in various activities.

Who it helps

Anyone wanting to build custom furniture to fit various needs

How it works

This soultion allows custom adaptive furniture design sustainibly and at little to no cost.

Using layered cardboard, wood glue, and paper bags to create a strong wood like material that can be used to design the desk.

Tools needed

Measurement tool

Cutter

scissors

Hot glue gun

Project details

• Stage: Concept
• Built by the Elon University community, Elon, North Carolina, United States of America
• Team: child with spinal muscular atrophy
• Category: Daily Living, Hobbies, Fun/Leisure

The build files for Cardboard Activity Desk are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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