Do you remember playing with Legos when you were a kid? Now there is a new way to get your creative building fix. This fairly new idea is called bloxes. Yes, bloxes not boxes. According to the description on bloxes.com  “blocks” + “boxes” = “bloxes”. They were originally designed to be noise cancelers in your , but have sinced evolved into something way more interesting. These cardboard “bloxes’ are becoming a creative way to decorate your home or office. There are a number of different ways you can play around with bloxes. People have made everything from furniture, advertisements, sculptures, and more.

The creator of bloxes is Aza Raskin. His dad Jef Raskin was one of the originators of the Macintosh project for Apple Computers. Aza himself is an expert in design, and has been speaking about user interfaces since the age of 10. Aza describes bloxes as “Essentially 3D cardboard legos that ship flat, and fold up in modular building blocks that are strong enough to stand on. While they aren’t tech per se, we use them for building tables, walls, cubicles, and desks. Both Google and Mozilla have expressed interest in using them in their offices. So, this may well be the new thing in terms of agile office-space deployment. Don’t like where a wall is? Just move it! Don’t like the way it looks? Just rebuild it! They are cheaper than cubicles, and much more fun.”

You can apply bloxes to about every furniture application there is. Many people are also using them in a conference setting to give some decoration. There are a number of applications that can be implemented. The great thing about bloxes is you create them yourself. Other than the blox dimensions themselves, the possibilities are endless. So go out and get a package of bloxes and start having fun turning your office or home into a aesthetic, as well as eco-friendly environment.

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