Agua Table by Domingos Tótora
Brazilian designer Domingos Tótora has sent us photos of his Agua Table.
At first glance, the table appears to be made of rocks, but it is actually cardboard, which can be seen in the process photos that Domingos Tótora has provided for us.
Raw material cardboard:
Substance of cardboard and glue:
Moulding of the pieces:
Process of drying the pieces:
Finishing the pieces:
Finished pieces:
Studio of Domingos Tótora:
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Max on 01 Oct 2009 at 3:38 pm #
Like pebbles resting in a shallow stream. Love it! …Or maybe they’re dinosaur eggs behind the glass wall of a museum exhibit. OK, I need to stop now.
Lance on 01 Oct 2009 at 4:24 pm #
Love it!
kyle on 01 Oct 2009 at 6:55 pm #
That’s an amazing process of up-cycling cardboard into an amazing table. I want one and I want to know what else could be made through this unique process.
G Snake on 02 Oct 2009 at 7:23 am #
wow
Michael Nash on 02 Oct 2009 at 7:34 pm #
How do they make the “rocks” exactly the same height so that the tabletops rests level?
HowardG on 04 Oct 2009 at 3:23 am #
kyle – there are now door handles, table tops made of this materia. All manner of things you maye not realise.
Michael N – “hamd” made .=. trial & error
Stunning idea – I want one … or is it 3?
José Tótora on 04 Oct 2009 at 1:54 pm #
Domingos Tótora is the best!!
ziiip on 05 Oct 2009 at 5:01 pm #
Simple, beautiful and eco-friendly.
A great example of recycling.
Alan on 07 Oct 2009 at 8:28 pm #
kyle – It’s papier-mache. I have a Victorian occasional table made the same way. The method has amazing applications; google papier-mache furniture.
It’s a wonderful approach, though I wonder how long these will last, because most cardboard has a lot of acid in it.
Drew McDaniel on 10 Oct 2009 at 7:12 am #
Great table! I have never seen cardboard recycled in this manner, and I am impressed! The products on your website are beautiful too!
felipe on 21 Oct 2009 at 4:17 pm #
Vai em portugues mmo.
Domingos Tótora é um grande designer juntando ecologia e arte.
Parabéns
karin on 12 Mar 2010 at 7:01 am #
How much does the table cost and can it be shipped to america?
Domingos, I love your work!
morgan on 05 Apr 2010 at 7:45 pm #
I love papier-mache. this doesn’t however strike me as something with a lot of longevity. I’d be interested to know what glue they are using to make them.
And on a side note: Is anybody else sick of the term up-cycling? There’s a word for it, it’s recycling. recycling doesn’t imply in any way that the product is being turned into only products of equal or lesser value. It just sort of strikes me as similar to those real estate jargon terms like “bonus room” that already had 100000 ways to describe them but somebody had to come up with a new one to innovate for the sake of innovation.
Zachary A. Bitner on 03 May 2010 at 1:31 pm #
Something about the color of cardboard is so soft especially when these are buffed out. They are probably super dense too. I wonder what this technique would look like pressed into molds. Hmmmm.