PESI created the Lumber table to explore the potential of cardboard as a material for short-use furniture. The table is designed to be easily assembled and, once no longer needed, disposed of.

In just seconds it can be unfolded and assembled into a working ping-pong table, complete with a cardboard net, cardboard, paddles, and a cardboard scoreboard.

This particular table by etsy artisan Alaynature neatly shows off the corrugation of its cardboard base with a glass top. While it may not work in a more traditional household (or, let's face it, ...

Not so much. (But 100 points for creativity and wit.) The best cardboard furnishings do seem to follow a pattern, with the maker/designer stacking sculpted pieces of corrugated board. Leaving the ...