Paper Bricks

The Eindhoven-based designer WooJai Lee has transformed recycled paper into bricks that can be used for building furniture. Made from recycled newspapers and wood glue, Paper Bricks are as strong as real bricks and have an aesthetic and appearance similar to stone or marble. Their texture is warm and smooth to the touch, like paper or fabric. To make the bricks, newspaper is transformed into pulp and combined with wood glue before they are pressed into the right shape. The colour of the bricks depends on the colours of the paper utilized. Each brick can be cut, drilled and glued in the same way as wood. The holes in the side of each block allow them to be joined together.