A Winning Costume Made From Balikbayan Boxes
Overseas Filipino workers send stuff to their families in the Philippines through balikbayan boxes. The Filipino word “balik” means return and “bayan” means country. It is usually a big box of souvenirs for the whole family and the extended family members. These boxes are usually thrown away after being unloaded. Continue reading »
After A Breakup, This Artist Made His Own Boyfriend Out Of Wine Boxes
Michael James Schneider is a 44-year-old artist living in Portland, Oregon. He’s been there for about five years and previously lived in Los Angeles. Michael worked in retail until a few years ago when he decided to take a year off and be creative. Continue reading »
Architect Couple Turns Cardboard Boxes Into Stackable Cat Fort
We all know that cats love cardboard boxes. This Taiwanese brand called Cat Thing took them to another level by creating a collection with a modern design, where a modular docking system allows to build an awesome city to be set up for felines. Continue reading »
Boxes Into Beds: Brilliant Idea Helps Earthquake Victims In Japan
On April 14 2016, Japan’s Kyushu Island in Kumamoto Prefecture was rocked by a magnitude 7 earthquake. The earthquake killed nine people and caused widespread damage to the region. Many people lost everything in the disaster, but thanks to these clever ‘Box Beds’, at least the victims have somewhere comfortable to sleep. Continue reading »
Meet the Painter Turning His City’s Drab Utility Boxes Into Internet-Inspired Works of Art
Walk the streets of Auckland, New Zealand, and there’s a good chance you’ll come across some of Paul Walsh’s work. A self-taught artist, Walsh has spent the last several years transforming his city’s unsightly internet service provider utility boxes into colorful portraits and landscapes, each of which adds a dash of much-needed whimsy and creativity to the otherwise drab fixtures. But rather than pull a Banksy and create his art clandestinely, Walsh’s work is done with the permission and full support of Chorus, the local telecommunications ISP who own his medium of choice. Continue reading »
Mini Cooper Boxes in Amsterdam
Mini Amsterdam has launched a promotion campaign for their brand new creation Mini Cooper. The idea is that Mini Cooper is so small that it could fit in a box. Thus, as part of the promotion campaign, huge cardboard boxes were left in various popular placed of Amsterdam, making it look as if someone has bought a Mini Cooper and thrown out the cardboard box it came in. Of course it is simply a commercial; however, it clearly illustrates just how small the Mini Cooper really is. This is a perfect vehicle to handle narrow streets and lack of parking space. Truly, this vehicle could be parked just about anywhere! (Photo by JWT) Continue reading »
Parents Recreate Famous Film Scenes with Cardboard Boxes and Their Baby Boy
Cardboard Box Office is the brainchild of parents Lilly and Leon, who recreate scenes from famous movies using only household objects and their incredibly cooperative baby boy Orson. The resulting photos are uploaded to their website and Facebook page where fans can follow along with the little family’s weekend adventures. Continue reading »
A Spitfire Plane Made out of Egg Boxes
A Spitfire made out of egg boxes is seen at IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, in support of ‘Eggs for Soldiers’ which raises funds for the Help for Heroes charity. The life-size Spitfire took six weeks to make using 6,500 egg boxes, five litres of glue, 5,000 nails, 10 litres of paint and 10,000 staples. Eggs for Soldiers was created in 2011 to raise money for Help for Heroes, 15p from the sale of every khaki green box of six Eggs for Soldiers goes directly to the charity which helps wounded servicemen and women returning from conflict. So far Eggs for Soldiers has raised over £650,000 for Help for Heroes. (Eggs for Soldiers /PA)
